America loved him for his street-smart tough-guy mannerisms and his Academy Award-winning portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. But actor James Cagney loved the outdoors and country…
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A Lofty Goal For Good
Among the important skills teens gain while in school, learning how to ask is a big one. Not for the car on Saturday night, or a new dress or video…
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Love Is In The Air
Luxardo maraschino liqueur, a main ingredient in the Aviation, is a clear Italian cherry liqueur found in many classic cocktails. Crème de violette, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, and Luxardo cocktail cherries…
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Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Cake
Chocolate fudge and tender yellow cake layers with vanilla cream and cherry fillings, and cherries on the top! This beautiful cake is one fancy Valentine. The recipe makes a four-layer…
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Fresh Oysters With Mignonette Granita
Consider the oyster. That food writer extraordinaire M.F.K. Fisher devoted a book of this title to bivalve mollusks speaks to their undying appeal. Published in 1941, the book, full of…
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Homemade Fresh Fig “Newtons”
When Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) saves his family in Harold Ramis’ 1995 comedy of the same name, it’s not without setbacks—the worst of them overcome with the aid of those…
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Classic Borscht
I have always loved the earthy flavor and deep red color of beets. Roasted, simply boiled, tucked into salads, pickled or plain, beets are delicious. But of all beet preparations,…
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Niçoise Salad
When it originated in Nice, salade niçoise was just a mix of tomatoes, anchovies and olive oil—simple food for simple people. But in the decades since, it has been embraced…
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Holiday Brandied Fruit & Nut Bars
My mother had a pecan tree on the grounds of her childhood home in Houston. Long after she married and moved to Chicago to raise me and my sibs, Mom’s…
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Russian Tea Cakes
These little snowballs of melt-in-your-mouth pleasure are full of crunchy toasted walnut. They’re the perfect go-along with that mug of hot chocolate, tea, or cider. Put some out for Santa,…
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