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The Mexican Torta: It's One Big Belly-Busting Sandwich

2009-07-13T14:35:00.000-07:00

Seems the latest food trend is food trucks, more specifically gourmet food trucks. Or as one San Fransisco owner calls his, "mobile bistro." From LA to Austin to NYC, dozens of urban, hip food trucks...

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My Delicious Day With Julie & Julia

2009-07-10T12:43:00.000-07:00

OK, I'm gonna come right out and say it. I like the taste of celebrity. Hobnobbing with Julie & Julia author, Julie Powell, and Executive Chef Brian Malarkey, of Top Chef fame, yesterday in...

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Nectarine and Raspberry Crumble. It's Not a Cobbler or a Crisp.

2009-07-08T06:27:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again when people everywhere find themselves completely confused about crisps, crumbles, and cobblers, not to mention brown bettys, slumps, and grunts. I talked about this last...

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Four Amazing Potato Salad Recipes for Your Fourth of July Cookout

2009-07-02T08:40:00.000-07:00

Americans will be celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend, and that means loads of hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, watermelon, and, the perennial favorite, potato salad. Patriotic Potato...

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Mom's Blueberry Sweet Rolls Taste Like Summertime

2009-06-29T09:09:00.000-07:00

It's blueberry season. Glorious, juicy, sweet blueberry season. If you're looking for one fabulous blueberry treat this summer, then you've got to make my Mom's Blueberry Sweet Rolls. She has been...

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A Product Review and Give-Away for Cedar Grilling Planks

2009-06-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

It's almost the 4th of July, and Americans are gearing up for cookouts. According to the National Retail Federation, 62.6% of Americans will host or attend a cookout, barbecue or picnic this...

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What's Your Favorite Chicken Sandwich?

2009-06-21T14:25:00.000-07:00

How did chicken sandwiches become so popular in the U.S.? Supply and demand. The emergence of large scale chicken processing companies such as Perdue and Tyson in the 1920’s and 1930’s respectively,...

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A Must Make Strawberry and Cardamon Crumb Cake Recipe

2009-06-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

It's peak strawberry season which means strawberry shortcake, milkshakes, ice cream, parfaits, pies, and muffins. It also means it's time for strawberry cardamom crumb cake. This cake has a...

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How to Make Limoncello

2009-06-14T20:23:00.000-07:00

I have featured my dad so many times on my blog I should start paying him. He graciously shared how to make traditional Italian pepper biscuits and pizzelles. He even not-so-graciously demonstrated...

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Win a Dinner for Two at Carrabba's Italian Grill!

2009-06-13T10:53:00.000-07:00

Still not sure what to get Dad for Father's Day? Here's your chance to do some shopping with a few clicks on your keyboard. Carrabba's Italian Grill is offering a lucky Food Blogga reader a chance...

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NPR Is Hosting a Grilled Dessert Contest! Sumbit by 23 June 2009.

2009-06-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

Grilled Watermelon Slices with Honey Lime Sauce from my July 2008 NPR piece, "Watermelon Confidential: Dessert And So Much More" Think you're pretty hot when it comes to grilling? Then submit your...

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Food, Inc. Book Give-Away!

2009-06-11T11:20:00.000-07:00

Looking for a movie to go see this weekend? How about Food, Inc.? It's a documentary film that opens in select theaters this Friday, June 12, 2009. (Click here for additional play dates.) In...

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You Don't Ignore a Craving for Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

2009-06-09T18:30:00.000-07:00

Some blog posts are well thought out and take hours to prepare, while others just write themselves. Then there are the posts that result from cravings, which happened to me yesterday. I was leaving a...

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Would You Travel 3,000 Miles for Fig Marmalade?

2009-06-07T16:46:00.000-07:00

When most people travel they splurge on expensive things like jewelry. Me? I traveled 3,000 miles from San Diego to Providence to buy a $3.29 cent bottle of fig, anise, and sesame marmalade. Though...

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A Delightful Recipe for Orange Delight Cookies

2009-06-04T10:12:00.000-07:00

Delight your friends and family with a batch of frosted orange delight cookies from Anita Chu's Field Guide to Cookies. I have made several of Anita's cookies, and these are by far my favorite:...

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The Winners of the Splenda with Fiber Are....

2009-06-04T10:10:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Jackie, Kalyn, Lekili, Leslie, and Rajee! You are the winners of the Splenda with Fiber Give Away. Please email me your full names and addresses at your earliest convenience so you...

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A Swoon-Worthy Recipe for Almond Crusted French Toast with Fresh Cherry Sauce

2009-05-31T06:55:00.000-07:00

In my last post I covered everything you need to know about cherries and shared a recipe for savory Mesclun, Cherry, and Goat Cheese Salad. Today I'm admiring cherries' sweet side with a swoon-worthy...

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I'm So Happy. It's Cherry Season.

2009-05-28T06:23:00.000-07:00

For the last couple of weeks, I have been unusually happy. It's not the weather or exercise or Prozac. It's cherries. Here's the deal with cherries: their season is ridiculously short, their price...

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The Monte Cristo Sandwich and Dwight Howard: Both Super

2009-05-25T20:05:00.000-07:00

The two best things to come from Orlando, FL are not Walt Disney World and Sea World. They are Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and the Monte Cristo sandwich. Technically neither Howard nor the...

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How to Put Snap Into Gingersnap Cookies

2009-05-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

Ginger bread men are perfect for Christmas time, but gingersnaps are perfect any time. Our love for gingersnaps runs deep: they evolved from the traditional German Christmas ginger bread cookie,...

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What is Tat Soi?

2009-05-18T15:16:00.000-07:00

I first tasted tat soi about three years ago at the Santa Monica farmers' market. I was intrigued by its name and uniquely attractive appearance -- little bouquets of lush, dark green, spoon shaped...

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Smoky Chipotle Chili Corn Chowder Recipe

2009-05-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

Sweet corn has already arrived in California supermarkets. Despite its good looks -- plump, creamy white kernels -- it needs a bit more time to develop its characteristic sweetness. It's ideal,...

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How to Select, Store, and Cook with Asparagus

2009-05-10T17:55:00.000-07:00

It's May 10th, and asparagus season is nearly over here in Southern California. While the majority of the country enjoys asparagus from April to June, our season usually stretches from late February...

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Mother's Day Breakfast Ideas: Recipes for Pancakes, Hotcakes, French Toast, and More

2009-05-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

I couldn't let a week's worth of Mother's Day brunch recipes end without at least one recipe for pancakes or French toast. So today I present you with a compilation of scrumptious hot cake, pancake,...

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Mother's Day Breakfast Ideas: Bagels and Lox with Chive-Dill Cream Cheese

2009-05-07T19:55:00.000-07:00

Bagels are nice for breakfast. But for Mother's Day brunch, it has to be bagels and lox. Nothing says "step it up a notch" quite like lox. In a good New York deli, you might have to break a...

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