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Scrub Daddy, our new kitchen essential. Photos by Faith Tomases | THE NIBBLE. In the beginning, there was the sea sponge, one of the simplest animal organisms, believed to have evolved at least 700 million years ago. With no specialized organs and no locomotion, they attached to rocks on the sea bed, where they…
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Eggs Benedict is a popular Mother’s Day or Father’s Day brunch entree. The classic recipe combines a poached egg and ham or Canadian bacon atop a toasted English muffin slice, topped with hollandaise sauce. There are many variations to the original recipe, including portabella mushrooms for vegetarians (recipe) and corned beef hash (recipe). Since today…
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Wild nettles. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco. If you like to scour farmers markets looking for rare seasonal delicacies, keep an eye out for stinging nettles, Urtica dioica. Now there’s a name that can get the juices flowing—or not. Some varieties have no sting or burn*; those that do can be neutralized…
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For tax time, add fresh thyme to a G&T. Photo courtesy Q Tonic. If your taxes are in, you deserve a drink today. And if you haven’t sent them in by day’s end, you may need two drinks! Here’s a variation of the gin and tonic with a sprig of thyme, for tax time.…
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A classic bowl of mussels. Photo courtesy Duplex On Third | Los Angeles. Recently we joined a group for dinner at a French bistro. Others dug into rilletes and onion soup hidden under a heavy layer of Gruyère, cassoulet and steak frites. We, still feeling guilty about all the Easter candy consumed pre- and…
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