Year: 2012

BOOK REVIEW: Life, On The Line

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Life, On The Line, has a double meaning. Photo courtesy Gotham Books.   Uber-foodies know the name Grant Achatz (pronounced AK-its), the wunderkind chef whose brilliant career, laden with the top honors and awards,* almost came to a tragic end. In 2007, the year after his Chicago restaurant, Alinea, was named the best in the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Olive Oil Ice Cream

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Olive oil ice cream (photo © Funkybg | Dreamstime).   Ice cream is our favorite food, so we look for special ways to celebrate in July, National Ice Cream Month. A delicious olive oil ice cream recipe (you heard that right!) is below. But first, we treated ourselves to three pints of Jeni’s Splendid Ice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 10 Uses For Bananas & Banana “Ice Cream” Recipe

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We didn’t buy quite this many, but it sure seemed like it! Photo by Alessandro Paiva | SXC.   We were overly enthusiastic when we purchased a very large bunch of bananas at an excellent price. But of course, it’s no bargain if half of them spoil. There were far more bananas than we could…
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