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Slow food with Richard Lafortune and Gabrielle Kushi – Cooking with Style

Last Thursday my friend Richard rounded me up to help out with cooking. He was preparing a Native American style feast with his new friend Gabriele Kushi. Continue reading

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Pineapple Nut Bread Recipe – I have a crush on you, Pineapple.

Pineapple is not often used in breads. When I stumbled upon this pineapple nut bread recipe, in one of Richard Lafortune’s many recipe books, I thought it would be fun to try.
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Solstice Party December 21 = Homemade Stollen

Richard makes his own delicious Stollen and fruitcake from his grandmother’s recipes. Stollen is a traditional German yeast bread made with candied fruits; raisins and nuts. The bread is frosted with white icing or dusted with powdered sugar. Continue reading

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Scones on Demand?

It is particularly disconcerting to me to watch a recent commercial on television about a child who won’t eat green vegetables. The solution to this problem is not anything to do with cooking. No. It’s a synthetically produced product that is drinkable. Continue reading

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