I finally plunked down $12 for a bottle of toasted walnut oil. IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY!! This warm, toasty, nutty liquid has turned my everyday salad into a veritable gourmet flavor sensation.
It’s also the secret to a very special salad I’ve been eating often, which I copied from a restaurant near my apt, Fraiche. […]

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The holiday season creates the need for two kinds of recipes: First, those that impress in-laws and children at holiday events. Second, those that are healthy and quick to prepare, but tasty enough so that you don’t feel like you’re taking a respite from the death march (the mall) to be fed some gruel before […]

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December is the month where my home-cooking goes in the toilet and I need fast foods that I can nevertheless make at home. Here’s one of my favorite quick dinners that’s relatively healthy but tastes like yummy junkfood — just what you need after stressful shopping excursions or long days at the keyboard.
THIN-CRUST TORTILLA PIZZA
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This is a hearty, elemental meal best enjoyed a glass of wine and a loved one. (Or alone on the couch, or in an earthquake, or on the run from the mafia …)
Some of you will balk at anchovies. If I can’t convince you to try them, use sun dried tomatoes in oil instead. The […]

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