Food & Drink
Food & Drink
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FOOD & DRINK
Satisfying a last-minute taste for carbonara
This is not a typical spaghetti alla carbonara. The traditional dish is a simple combination: spaghetti tossed with sauteed guanciale (pig's cheek, but often crisped pancetta or bacon are used instead), fresh eggs, Parmesan and Romano cheeses and lots of black pepper.
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FOOD & DRINK
Diabetes Quick Fix: Shrimp Caesar Salad
Keep frozen, cooked shrimp in the freezer to make this quick, diabetes-friendly salad on the spur of the moment. Succulent shrimp and romaine lettuce are the base for this tasty Caesar Salad.
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FOOD & DRINK
Ask a cook: Storing chickpeas
Q: To add protein to my almost meatless diet, I add about 1/4 cup canned chickpeas to my salad. How long can I keep them in the refrigerator once I open a can? Should I store them rinsed and drained, or with the liquid from the can?
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FOOD & DRINK
Personalize sangria to your own taste
Sangria is the world's most democratic beverage - all things to all people. And it's just the thing for summer.
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FOOD & DRINK
Culinary SOS: Salsa from Coronado's Costa Azul
Dear SOS: On vacation, my husband and I ate at an amazing restaurant in Coronado, Calif., called Costa Azul. They have the best smoked salsa we've ever had. Unfortunately, we live 2 1/2 hours away. I asked the waiter for the recipe, but he said they don't give it out. I would love to surprise my...
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FOOD & DRINK
Quick Fix: Steamed clams: Summer at the shore
A large bowl of steamed clams, some parsley potatoes and a chilled glass of white wine bring back memories of sitting on a deck overlooking the sparkling water in Connecticut.
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FOOD & DRINK
Cook's Corner: Avocado the secret ingredient in silky vegan pesto
While I was visiting my daughter, a longtime vegetarian who recently went vegan, she served the best pesto pasta I've ever eaten. It was amazingly rich, and I could not believe it contained no cheese or heavy cream. The secret ingredient, it turned out, was avocado.
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FOOD & DRINK
Recipe Finder: Louisiana Ring Cake
Mary Quinn from Baltimore was looking for the recipe for the Louisiana Ring Cake that was made by the long-ago closed Rice's Bakery. She said the tube cake had a crunchy outer crust and the cake itself had a slightly orange flavor. The bakery cake clearly was one that was enjoyed and remembered ...


