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I’m Back!! And I missed you all!!

Hello, everyone!  It’s been an exciting couple weeks and I have lots to share with you, but I really missed writing the blog and hearing from my readers.  I will probably spend the next couple days telling you about events from my trip and giving away LOTS of fun items this week!!  First of all, I […]

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I’m Going on Vacation!

Dear faithful Culinary Cellar readers, I am going to San Francisco to visit my Mom for awhile, and need to give her all my attention, especially since we will be celebrating her 89th birthday!  My blogs will return on Wednesday, September 1st.  In the meantime, you can still leave me messages or emails (I would love that!), […]

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Sunday Recipe for 8-15-10

I keep finding new ways to use all the zucchini and yellow squash in my garden.  These are great because they will be ready in an hour, or you can marinate overnight, too. Almost Instant Pickled Summer Squash 4 small zucchini4 small yellow squash1/2 cup chopped celery1 small red onion, finely chopped1 small red bell […]

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Saturday Recipe for 8-14-10

A great make-ahead salad filled with fresh summer produce and topped with a zesty and creamy horseradish dressing! Summer Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing 1-1/2 pounds broccoli- cut into small florets1 small head cauliflower – cut into small florets2 small zucchini, sliced2 baskets cherry tomatoes, halved if large1/2 pound mushrooms, halved2 bunches green onions, chopped1 […]

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Recipes Lost and Found

My oldest brother Paul, who lives in the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, emailed and asked me if I had ever heard of Marcelle Bienvenu, “The Queen of Cajun cooking.”  Paul listens to a weekly National Radio Program from Australia called “Late Night Live” with Phillip Adams.  Mr. Adams recently had Marcelle Bienvenu as his guest, […]

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Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons

On my last trip to New York City, I went to one of my favorite cookbook haunts, Kitchen Arts and Letters on the Upper East Side on Lexington.  It has 13,000 cookbook titles including domestic, imported, contemporary, and out-of-print.  They serve chefs, caterers, home cooks, food writers and scholars, and anyone else with an interest […]

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"Hippie Food"

Back in the early ’70’s when I lived near San Francisco, it was definitely a time when hippies were in residence.  Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, and  Sausalito were just a few of the hang-outs.  And more times than not, one would see granola sold in every health food store or co-op.   At the time, it […]

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One of the World’s Most Important Foods

“A meal without rice,” the Chinese say, “is like a beautiful woman with only one eye.”  In Indonesia, rice is the gift of the goddess Dewie Srie, and no girl can be considered ready for marriage until she can skillfully prepare rice.  Rice fields in Japan are given names as if they were people.  Throughout […]

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