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Umami sauce, an asset in the kitchen and at the table. Photo courtesy Omni Hotels. “Umami” was a trending word in America a few years ago, a Japanese word coined in 1908 to indicate a brothy or savory taste (umai = delicious, mi = taste). Lauded as “the fifth taste” after sweet, sour, bitter…
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When Mr. Carson pulled a bottle of wine from the cellar for Lord and Lady Grantham, it was invariably a fine claret (Bordeaux), the wine of choice among the British nobility of Edwardian England. With fish, a “blanc” made from the Sémillon grape was served. So is it a surprise that the hit show “Downton…
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“Amaize” your crowd with these Indian corn cupcakes, which can serve as a table centerpiece inspired by the dried harvest corn decorations that grace doorways each fall. The kernels are gourmet jelly beans in beautiful autumn shades. Sheets of toasted phyllo dough form the tawny corn husks. The history of Indian corn is below. This…
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[1] Shrimp tempura from CBCrabcakes.com (photo © CB Crabcakes). [2] People who resist eating veggies may be instantly converted to vegetable tempura. Here’s the recipe (photo © American Diabetes Association). [3] Kabocha squash tempura is a winner. Here’s the recipe (photo © Refugee Kitchen). [4] Mixed vegetable tempura. Here’s the recipe (photo © Heather Christo…
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Fresh black mission figs with foie gras and a frisée salad. Photo courtesy BLT Steak Atlanta. National Fig Week is the first week in November. How about some gourmet fig recipes? We’ll start with one below, Fig Panna Cotta. One of the simplest desserts, enjoyed since early times, is figs with honey. It couldn’t…
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