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My dad has the sweetest tooth I know. Every night, about an hour after we finished dinner, he’d stroll back into the kitchen and ask, “Is there anything sweet to eat in the house?” Sweet could be anything—chocolate, cake, cookies, brownies, ice cream… he’s even been known to eat Nutella straight up (and call it [...]

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Another delicious dish to satisfy my near-constant craving for Indian food. This chicken curry, or curry chicken, has been a staple in our home ever since I found the recipe on Meeta’s wonderful blog, What’s for Lunch, Honey?
I made a few adjustments this time around—instead of using a whole chicken, I cut 1 pound of [...]

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This recipe couldn’t have come at a better time. My parents live across the country from us, and I had wanted to send my mother something yummy for Mother’s Day. And hey, my mother adores mangos! It’s her favorite fruit of all time. My family traveled a lot when we were growing up, and whenever [...]

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What is it exactly that makes a dish delicious? Besides the actual taste, would you say appearance, aroma, texture and presentation all play a role in the way food is judged? If so, this dish has it all—bright colors, the fragrance of toasted spices, a balance of tender and crunchy and the ability to work [...]

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Egg whites! Too many egg whites. Five, to be exact, left over from making Dorie Greenspan’s Banana Cream Pie and Chocolate Cream Tart (I halved both the recipes). They’d been sitting in my freezer until this weekend (Did you know you could freeze them? Oh yes you can!) when I decided to turn them into cookies.

Coconut macaroons [...]

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