May 2nd, 2007
Cinco De Mayo is only a few days away and people are starting to prep their parties.
Like most, I thought that Cinco Ce Mayo was the celebrations of Mexican Independence–WRONG–that is actually September 16th. Cinco De Mayo is a celebration of the Battle of Puebla. In Mexico the major celebrations take place in the town […]
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April 8th, 2007
A lot of us, whether we celebrate the religious holiday, color and hide Easter eggs. I remember as a little girl going to church in our new Easter dresses, getting our Easter baskets and then spending the remainder of the day hiding and hunting our Easter eggs over and over again. I had two sisters […]
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April 6th, 2007
If you are looking to do the ultimate in entertaining this Easter weekend, Colin Cowie has some suggestions to have an incredible Easter brunch with friends and family at Epicurious.
His recipes include Poached Egg Brioche, Farfalle with Tomatoes and Feta and Vanilla Mousse Meringues. The cocktails range from champagne cocktails to punch.
The decor is beautiful […]
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April 4th, 2007
Nigella Lawson just had an episode with what she calls “Trashy” Food. There was a lot of yummy food, like deep-fried candy bars and fried chicken.
What caught my eye, since Easter is this week, Ham in Coca-Cola. It’s a simple recipe and looks really good. I was unable to find the recipe on the Food […]
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April 3rd, 2007
Epicurious has two different menu ideas for your Easter Celebration. The menus are meant to do some prep ahead of time so there is less stress the day of the feast:
Doing most of the cooking ahead can make all the difference, leaving you cool, calm, and collected when mealtime arrives. With that in mind, we’ve […]
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April 1st, 2007
With Passover only a couple of days a way, many are planning out there finishing touches for their Seder.
If you are looking for some great kosher wine for this special occasion or just for daily life, there is emerging better, stronger and less sweet wines for the pallet.
Epicurious has helped by eliminating some of the […]
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March 20th, 2007
This week on Martha Stewart, she shared with the audience a way to dye eggs using natural dyeing techniques.
With just a few ingredients you can get a variety of colors. Red cabbage (varied blues), coffee (varied browns), beets (varied pinks), turmeric (varied yellows), onion skins (marbled browns).
With the above along with hot water, salt, vinegar […]
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March 18th, 2007
Another tasty leftover for your St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef is Corned Beef Hash with Poached Eggs and Hollandaise Sauce.There are many variations of Hash (as in the food). Hearty one-pot meals have been around since the Middle Ages. It is a food that was probably born out of necessity. The Danes call it “biksemad” or “tossed […]
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March 18th, 2007
So, if you had the Corned Beef and Cabbage this St. Patrick’s Day, what do you do with the leftovers?
One great idea is the Reuben sandwich.
Reubens are great grilled sandwiches with Corned Beef, sauerkraut, 1000 Island Dressing or Russian Dressing and Swiss Cheese. There are several variations, including “The Rachel” which is made with pastrami instead […]
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