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A Strawberry Celebration

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5 Jun 2010 at 10:16 am
By Mindy Moreland

Gift of StrawberriesGift of Strawberries: Photos by Samantha Archer & Kimberly Huyett

A Sybaris Spring

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22 May 2010 at 05:50 pm
By Foodlore Library



It’s 1 p.m., and Matt Bennett, Chef and co-owner of Sybaris restaurant on 1st street in Albany, has spent all morning meticulously stuffing beef and lamb into casings to make handmade sausage. When I arrive in the afternoon, he's onto other tasks in the kitchen: pureeing asparagus for crab, asparagus ravioli. A pot of chicken stock and spring artichokes simmers on the stove.

Family Dairy: The Estrella's Love Affair with Cheese Making

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13 May 2010 at 10:50 am
By Jenie

 


Photo courtesy of Estrella Family Creamery
Story by Jenie Skoy

Putt-Putt's Legendary Lobster Bake

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10 May 2010 at 09:37 pm
By Tara Barker

Photo: Lobster


The lovely thing about families is that we all have traditions, which, while we're in the thick of them, seem perfectly normal and just what we do. But sometimes, through no fault of our own, traditions end. Then we are handed bittersweet hindsight, and in seeing our traditions again through fresh, almost naive eyes, we realize the wondrous, unique nature of what we had for so long thought was simply commonplace.

Mom's Rhubarb Crunch

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24 Apr 2010 at 03:00 pm
By Jenie

Mom and Cara in IdahoOn Mother's Day, this story is to honor my mother who is a holy terror in the kitchen. I inherited her furious flare for throwing food around and leaving the kitchen resembling a war zone, yet winding up with something truly delicious! 


 

My Artichoke Life

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22 Apr 2010 at 09:13 am
By Fiona Lapham

Morellino ArtichokeMorellino Artichoke


Recently, while attending a wedding in Chicago, I was chatting with my two female cousins during the cocktail hour portion of the event. We teetered in our high heels while trying to gracefully balance champagne glasses, various passed hour d’oeuvres and cocktail napkins in our hands.

Trying Something New - Rhubarb

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22 Apr 2010 at 08:39 am
By Kimmyis

Challenging me is quite dangerous. I won’t back down. Unfortunately (or fortunately, you decide) one night while watching the Food Network, I heard a show host remark that the average American home chef has a list of 100 ingredients they use, and they rarely stray from that list.


The gauntlet was down!


Only 100 ingredients?


Surely I can do better than that!

Mom was Queen for the Day in Poland

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20 Apr 2010 at 11:47 pm
By yepitsray

Sharing Food, Sharing Hearts

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20 Apr 2010 at 10:57 am
By Ronda Walker

Mom, thank you–for teaching me how to cook and how to serve. Rest assured this tradition will continue … for generations to come. From the examples of you and grandmother, I have learned that sharing food is the ultimate act of service, and that receiving is the ultimate gift.


Double Dipping

Easter Eggspectations

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1 Apr 2010 at 05:57 am
By Gemma-Jayne Hudgell

Eggy!: One of Prunella's eggs. Yunmmmmm!


So, I'm sitting at my desk chomping on the last of my Cadbury's Crème Eggs from Easter and I'm wondering to myself, how come I haven't seen any huge hollow chocolate eggs around these parts?