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It still may be too early for comfort food: the days are fairly sunny and warm, and it's still light out at 7pm. But when those cooler, darker days roll around (or if you just want a preview) this quick and easy recipe fits the bill. My favorite part of this dish is the mouthfeel. It's like eating...

Someday, I will learn to photograph meat in a way that does not emulate a retro cookbook . Today is not the day. I can say, however, that the recipe is fantastic. The mingling of cider, maple syrup, cinnamon, and star anise with the chicken and pork ribs is irresistible . While everything roasts, the...

First al fresco dining opportunity of the season! I love cinnamon. It's warm, rich and spicy; I'm absolutely obsessed with it when baked in sweets. Cinnamon and sugar is a natural, but the depth it adds to chocolate (or chocolate and dark coffee; mmm...) or mixed in with the fruity notes from...

Photo courtesy of CooksIllustrated.com I really love chicken tikka masala, mainly because my favorite Indian restaurant, Thali of Inda , makes it so well. (But all of their food is amazing -- mmmm.) Admittedly, this version from Cook's Illustrated is not as divine as Thali's. But it's still...

Ohhhh, Parsnip. I love you. Sure, you’re supposed to be the side complementing a roast chicken *** but, let’s be honest: you’re the star. You made me eat each and every piece of you, sliced in thin strips, tossed in olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper. The high temperature of the oven softened...

Photo courtesy of Light & Tasty . As a flavor, lemon has been on my mind a lot lately. Naturally, it took center stage in January's Daring Baker challenge , but I think there's more to it than that. When I was in London, though the calendar said "January," the air felt like early...

This is a Wegmans' recipe: it's not bad but it's nothing to write home about, either. It made a ton of sauce/gravy, far more than we could use and the whole thing was rather bland. (Sort of like hospital food.) All in all, not a winner. Slow-Cooked Chicken with 40 Cloves (adapted) 1 pkg ...

It's been about a month since the kids started school -- and extra-curricular activities -- again, I'm back to teaching, and Shane continues working at his new job. So life is suddenly busy. A little over a year ago, we moved from Geneva to Canandaigua because -- damn, y'all* -- I needed...