RECIPE: Deviled Eggs For New Year’s Eve

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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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Best Gourmet Food Of 2010, Part I

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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TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Drinking On New Year’s Eve

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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