Archives in Category: Dining/Food

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Cook’s Illustrated

Posted on May 18, 2006

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The Oyster Bar

Posted on May 17, 2006

One week ago today I arrived in New York for my semi-annual visit to that city. As usual, my son, his partner, and I met for dinner at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar. It’s become a tradition every time I

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Ketchup

Posted on April 19, 2006

I frequently wear short sleeved knit shirts, both in winter and in summer; so I have a variety of colors: lavender, coral, pink, green, blue, white, etc.

It doesn’t matter what color I’m wearing on any given day, invariably I

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Cancun

Posted on April 3, 2006

I like good Mexican restaurants, ones where the salsa is freshly made and the guacamole is too. Where the atmosphere is cozy and maybe a little dark.

There was a restaurant near Spring City, Tennessee that used to fit

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Berrien Hills Country Club

Posted on March 14, 2006

The news is grim. Berrien Hills Country Club, which has served local communities and residents for over eighty years, is in trouble. Financial trouble. In fact, the club has voted not to open this year and to entertain offers to

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Pantry Pizzazz

Posted on March 9, 2006

I love pantries, those giant-sized cupboards where you stock up on everything from soup to nuts. Where you take advantage of the two-for-one sales on canned goods and pastas and beans. Where you squirrel away chocolate chips for cookies and

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El Rodeo

Posted on February 26, 2006

It’s one of Benton Harbor’s best kept secrets; judging from its storefront appearance, maybe the owners want to keep it that way. But this weekend, El Rodeo took the gold medal for dining at a Mexican restaurant.

Earl usually doesn’t

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Recipes

Posted on February 6, 2006

I have issues. Issues with recipes, especially recipes that are printed in a local newspaper or circulated on the Internet. More often than not, they are incorrect, which means the cook must be part sleuth as well as part gourmand.

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Broccoflower

Posted on February 1, 2006

Both Earl and my spellchecker shake their respective heads when I purchase broccoflower at the supermarket. Earl winces because he can’t imagine a vegetable that combines the tastes of broccoli and cauliflower when he abhors both. The spellchecker is simply

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Vodka

Posted on January 25, 2006

My evening cocktail of choice is vodka on the rocks.

It wasn’t always this way. When I first became legal and could order a drink with my ID as collateral, I chose Pink Ladies. They were syrupy and smooth and

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