Preparing for the opening of her current exhibition at The Art Center Highland Park, Susan Block was searching for the right words to best describe her paintings. Freedom and transcendence…
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Steak And Stout Stew
One of my boys loves deep dark flavors. If you want that in a good stew, steak and stout are the perfect ingredients. And when using a good grade of…
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Russian Salad
I laughed when I saw it. Delightedly chortled, more like, to see that the New York Times was running a recipe story featuring that thousands-of-renditions Slavic home food: Russian Salad….
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North Carolina Cassoulet
This satisfying Southern dish full of richly flavored stock, smoky pork, vegetables, and creamy white navy beans, came to me by way of a North Carolina chef who had ready…
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Crawfish Monica
Crawfish season is in full swing, and there’s no better way to prepare those bright red “mudbugs” than in a hot boil of spices. The traditional meal version…
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Chocolate-Covered Cherries
Chocolate and Valentine’s Day are a forever pairing. For me, the choco-heart tradition is dipped in memories of my Aunt Ruth. She had the loudest laugh, the thickest auburn…
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Spiced Lamb Shepherd’s Pie
One of my boys loves lamb, and this one-dish classic casserole—layering sautéed garden vegetables and gratineed whipped potatoes over the meat, is the perfect comfort dish to showcase ground lamb….
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Boston Baked Beans With Brown Bread
The American Common Bean category includes many beloved, native-to-theAmericas beans—navy, red kidney, pinto, great northern, marrow, and yellow eye, plus garden variety edible-pod beans (string, stringless and…
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Short-Rib Stroganoff
For many during childhood, unexpected company meant Mom whipping up the two cans of condensed soup, ground beef, bacon, and sour cream stroganoff. Although that was a comfort classic for then,…
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Banana Pudding With Homemade Vanilla Wafers
This is comfort, pure and simple. Smooth and creamy vanilla pudding, fresh sliced bananas, crisp little vanilla wafers, and a dollop of whipped cream. Perfection. When I was little, we…
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