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[1] The only salted butter we buy (photo © Vermont Creamery). [2] A modern salt cellar. Today you can find them in wood as well. Older styles were ceramic, crystal or glass. You can find it and other styles on Amazon and elsewhere (photo © KooK | Amazon). Some people prefer salted butter, others…
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Why do deviled eggs endure as a party favorite? Of all the retro hors d’oeuvre—including stuffed celery and rumaki, a skewered chicken liver and water chestnut invented by “Trader Vic” Bergeron—deviled eggs keep holding their own. Even people who rarely, if ever, eat a boiled egg can’t help plucking a stuffed egg off the tray.…
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The Brilliant Burger, above, is stuffed with prosciutto. Photo courtesy BuiltBurger.com. We end each year by naming “The Best Of 2010”: truly the “best of the best” of everything we tasted this year. Otherwise stated: If you don’t try them, you’ll be missing out. First we share, in alphabetical order, our favorite savory foods. Next…
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Cheryl Forberg, James Beard Award-winning chef and nutritionist on NBC’s The Biggest Loser, has created a “Do List” for your New Year’s celebration. The top line: Wine is your friend, a wine spritzer is an even better friend. And some popular drinks are nobody’s friend because they’re packed with loads of calories and saturated fat.…
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[1] Make a BLT Bloody Mary with Bacon Vodka (photo © Bull And Bear Bar | Chicago [alas, now closed]). [2] Make a BLT Bloody Mary with Bacon Vodka (photo © Bull And Bear Bar | Chicago [alas, now closed]). Sure, there will be eggnog and Champagne on New Year’s Eve. But what about…
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