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Yearly Archives: 2011

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How to grill safely

London Broil

I got an email last month asking if I’d do a recipe for the Food Safe Families campaign. “What’s that?” I asked. They told me: The Ad Council is joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease [...]

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How To Make Crustless Pizza

Crustless Pizza

Okay, listen up: THIS. IS. AMAZING. I’m not kidding. I came up with the recipe because I’m eating low carb during the week now, but this is so good I have to try hard to not eat it on the weekend. Good wood-oven pizza gets a lot of flavor from the slightly toasted cheese. This [...]

Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Technique | Tagged | 59 Comments

How To Make Chocolate Citrus Cake

Chocolate Citrus Cake

This recipe proves why I like older cookbooks. All the current recipes — and mixes (not that I would ever use one of those) — are designed to be light and fluffy. This one is dense and rich. It would work really well as a petit four.

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How To Make Citrus Buttercream Icing

Citrus Buttercream Icing

Jenn found a Sunkist™ cookbook at a rummage sale last week. I love citrus and chocolate together, so when we saw a recipe for chocolate cake with orange and a citrus frosting, I knew we had a winner. (If you’re a regular reader of my other site, let me assure you that this was my [...]

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