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balsamic vinegar

  • Dorie Greenspan’s Mustard Bottle Vinaigrette

    Dorie Greenspan’s Mustard Bottle Vinaigrette

    When food icons have food blogs, you need to read them. That’s certainly true of Dorie Greenspan’s blog. Her posts, like Dorie herself, are wise, witty and warm. And they’re full of good advice–like where to get pastries in Paris or how to whip up begger’s linguine–but the advice that’s stuck with the most was…

  • French Onion Soup

    French Onion Soup

    The idea of a secret ingredient is a funny one. I think it’s based on a modern American notion of shortcuts; the idea that instead of working hard to be successful, you can win the lottery or appear on a reality show or read the Cliff’s Notes and still pass your A.P. English exam (I…