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Sunday Dinner: Lamb Chops With Mint Salsa Verde
If you don’t have elaborate plans etched out for tonight, splurge on some lamb chops for a festive dinner that’s elegant, yet easy and fast to prepare. Although this cut of lamb isn’t cheap, it’s a dish customarily consumed on Easter Sunday, and takes next to no time to cook at all. Serve the chops drizzled with a tarragon, mint, parsley, and caper-flecked salsa verde. Add a side of asparagus, orzo pilaf, and you’ve got a complete Easter feast in less than 60 minutes. For the recipe, read more.
Full StoryHave You Attended a Passover Seder?
Despite my lifelong affinity for Jewish culture and food , I’m sad to say that I have never attended a Passover Seder . After all, even the Obamas attended one this year! Assuming that one day I’ll be the recipient of an invite, I look forward to eating from the ke’ara , or Passover Seder plate. I already know what most of the items symbolize! How about you? Source: Flickr User revenante Have You Attended a Passover Seder? Yes No
Full StoryThis Centerpiece Is Salt, Spice, and Everything Nice
I made it my mission to eat myself silly at Charlie Palmer’s Pigs & Pinot , but also happened to find entertaining inspiration at the same time. At one table, chef Roland Passot offered egg-cellent boiled eggs with toast soldiers. Eggshells don’t stand up easily on their own, but he served them in a large bowl filled with rock salt, star anise, and pink and white peppercorns. I loved the natural colors and unpretentious feel of the presentation - and the fact that this wouldn’t be too difficult or expensive to re-create. What unique ways do you like to serve food for a crowd?
Full StoryLet’s Dish: What Beverages Remind You of Your Youth?
While searching for inspiration for my Easter Sunday cocktails slideshow , I came across a recipe for Long Island iced tea that instantly brought me back to college, when I drank them as frequently as I did water. Out flooded a waterfall of memories from my years as a young drinker, and all the beverages that reminded me of that time in my life. Everclear, Bacardi 151, Goldschlager , Jägermeister, anything with schnapps, and last - but certainly not least - jungle juice ladled out of a clean trash can and into red plastic cups. What drinks make you think of your youth? Source: Flickr User pink_fish13
Full StoryKoodies Now Have Their Own Magazine, ChopChop
With the growing number of kiddie foodies , or koodies , that have gotten press over the past year, it was only a matter of time before they got their own magazine. Meet ChopChop , a new quarterly food glossy and website that’s full of cooking pointers, recipes, and kitchen tool introductions, for kids aged 5 to 12. The vision of the magazine’s creator, cookbook author Sally Sampson, is to reverse and prevent childhood obesity; according to the website , the mag is “filled with nutritious, great-tasting, ethnically diverse, and inexpensive recipes.” The debut issue has a circulation of 150,000, and is being distributed to pediatricians, grocery stores, farmers markets, schools, children’s hospitals, and youth-based community organizations. What do you think of the idea? Would you buy a subscription for someone you know? Source
Full StoryDo You Eat Chocolate Bunnies Around Easter?
Do You Eat Chocolate Bunnies Around Easter? Yes. Doesn’t everyone? No. I prefer another Easter treat; I’ll tell you what it is below.
Full StoryFast & Easy Dinner: Onion, Kielbasa, and Potato Roast
Sometimes making a delicious and filling dinner can be as simple as tossing a bunch of ingredients into a pan and placing it in the oven. Sure you have to wait for the food to roast, but while you do, the house will fill with tantalizing aromas foreshadowing the savory meal to come. Don’t believe me? Then give this recipe a try. It proves that a few basic components - potatoes, onions, carrots, and sausages - can come together to create a satisfying dish. There’s no fuss, no heavy chopping, and no complications in this recipe, so check it out now and read more. Onion, Kielbasa, and Potato Roast From Woman’s Day Ingredients 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream 2 Tbsp country-style Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp water 2 leeks, chopped 1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/2-in.-thick wedges 4 tsp oil 4 carrots, cut in 1 1/2-in. pieces 5 medium Yukon gold potatoes, cut lengthwise in quarters, then halved crosswise 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper 1 turkey or beef kielbasa (14 oz), cut in 2-in. pieces, then halved lengthwise Directions Position racks to divide oven in thirds. Heat oven to 500ºF.
Full StoryJennifer Aniston and Sam Worthington in Skirts, Jennifer Lopez Talks Twins, and Kids Do Scarface!
Jennifer Lopez says she brings her twins to work for inspiration, while Sam Worthington reveals that he loves wearing skirts. Plus, see Jennifer Aniston in her nude minidress, the dramatic highlights from the The Hills final season preview, and the kids gangster video that is causing all sorts of Internet buzz!
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