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RIP Gourmet Magazine (1941-2009)

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It was a sad day in both the publishing and culinary worlds as a shudder went through the respective communities.  Conde Nast announced that after 68 years of publication, next month’s issue of Gourmet magazine would be the last.  As if that wasn’t enough, the hits just kept on coming.  The entire staff of 180 […]

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Easy Chicken Strips

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Thanks so much for all the awesome suggestions to my dinner quandry - you guys are the best! I think my new plan is to spend the next week getting the rest of the kitchen unpacked so I can get ready to groove. I still, and this pains me so, have yet to […]

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Pear Pizza Wedges

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There are some ingredients that I like so much that I know if they’re in a recipe, chances are it will be a home run. It’s just that I like the ingredient enough that there’s little you can do to mar that, you know? Gorgonzola is one of those ingredients. I don’t […]

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Pepperoni Pizza Spread

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I’m a total cheese girl from way back.  One of my mom’s pregnancy cravings when she was pregnant with me was Limburger cheese, so I used to liken my fancy for strong and stinky cheeses to that.  When I was pregnant with Nick, I went a solid month eating sweet potatoes every day.  He can’t […]

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Butter Pecan Fudge

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During the summers when we were kids, we spent a lot of time on the beaches of Cape May.  When we got there and headed for the boardwalk, my sister and I would make a beeline for our first fudge purchase.  A quarter-pound would last us all week, and we would each choose a different […]

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