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I've been watching American Idol for decades.  The format is addictive.  Young people audition before a panel of three "stars"

Green Gumbo on Holy Thursday at Dooky Chase's is a New Orleans tradition.   Green Gumbo is a dish prepared by

This year I've been cooking a lot of Chinese-American. This obsession began when the best Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood

I heard about Jacana Farm from a cab driver who took me from the Montego Bay airport to Jamaica Inn

Well, what can I say.  Jamaica Inn has become my home away from home.  This time I enjoyed a quiet

I once heard someone (and I think it was my brilliant mathematician sister) say that if you can read, you

It's time to regroup and get ready for a busy January. But on this first weekend respite from the work

It's official: I've reached the age where time goes by so fast it scares me. I used to think a

Perfectly steamed asparagus should be slightly crunchy but not raw, cooked through but not limp and above all, GREEN.  An