A Menu for All Seasons

A few weeks ago my mother-in-law, Fran, called to report that she had just completed the switch from winter to summer clothes, dragging the former down two flights of stairs to the cedar closet in her basement. Spring came late this year. I must be getting old, she huffed, sighing heavily into the phone. It […]

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Cassoulet Again

This week alone I’ve managed to consume at least 15,000 calories. And it’s only Wednesday. Yes, yes, I know, t’is the season and, yes, t’is, but really, 15,000 calories and most of it from wild boar and duck fat–come on. Somebody call Jenny Craig. Or an ambulance. I’m testing recipes for my first book. And […]

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