I seem to always be several years behind on the big Internet cooking trends. I can’t tell if that’s because I’m skeptical of the hype or because I have too many recipes to try already. This week, though, I finally crossed one that I just hadn’t gotten around to off my list: garlic confit. Apparently, …
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There are a lot of ways people define the beginning of summer. For some, it’s the day school lets out. For, others, it falls on the summer solstice. For me, it was last week, when I saw the first crop of excess cucumbers nestled in a box in the local post office. I mean, is …
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Joey and I received an amazing opportunity last week to speak at the Kentucky Press Association’s winter conference. We had a fabulous time with some really great people. My only complaint was the weather for our drive there and back heavily featured thick fog and switched between torrential downpours and drizzles. By the time we …
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I’ve written before that I have some random, mostly mild food allergies that make certain recipes difficult for me. Specifically, tomatoes cause me trouble, and I have to limit how often I include them in my diet, no matter how much I love them. Because of that, I’m sympathetic to readers who sometimes email me …
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