The Best Beef Brisket Recipe Ever! Over the years I’ve had my fare share of briskets and they’re all different. Some are dry, and some are chewy. Some have a thin clear au jus, and…
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When I think of Passover I think of two things: my stepmother’s guest list and vegetable kugel with matzah. For years my stepmother has been channeling her mother (Grandma Shirley) who was notorious for opening…
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They, whoever they are, call me the “parent-charmer.” I know, it sounds silly, but it’s true. And believe me, as soon as I figure out how to monetize on this gift, I’ll be rich! Maybe…
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I was never a big fan of soups. Aside from matzo ball soup of course. But I don’t really consider that a soup. It’s more of a baseball-sized dumpling with broth-like gravy and maybe some…
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Nearly twenty years later, and I still remember the first whole meal I ever made. Now, I’m not talking about the first time I assisted my mother in the kitchen. That would have been her…
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How to get a reservation to some of San Francisco’s most raved about restaurants Living in the food mecca that is San Francisco is a double-edged sword. Sure we could pay the mortgage on a…
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I’m not a religious person per se, but I’d be a “man of the cloth” if Costco were a church! Sure the cloth would be form fitting, inappropriately revealing and decorated with sequins, but still…I’d…
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If you’re looking for a hearty and delicious winter soup than this is it! We’ve got carrots, golden beets, butternut squash, and pumpkin melting together in this everything-but-the-kitchen-sink of root vegetable goodness. Thanks to the…
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