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dinner

  • Roasted Squash & Fennel Soup

    Roasted Squash & Fennel Soup

    Dealing with expectations is a tricky endeavor for every cook, whether at home or at a four-star restaurant. Granted, the four-star chef has a harder time: diners at a four-star restaurant expect impeccable service, pristine surroundings, and food at the cutting edge of what food can be. At home, things are a little different. You…

  • It Gets Better (Cooking for My Boyfriend & Our Families)

    It Gets Better (Cooking for My Boyfriend & Our Families)

    When I told my friend Alex that I was cooking a dinner for my parents and Craig’s parents at the end of last week, Alex (who knew me in college) said to me: “Did you ever think, 10 years ago, that this would ever happen? That you’d cook a dinner one day for your parents…

  • Gazpacho and Blue Cheese Toasts

    Gazpacho and Blue Cheese Toasts

    I know there are curmudgeonly food people out there who are down on Food TV, specifically the high-octane food competition shows that command such a large audience on Bravo and Food Network. But this is a story of how one of those shows inspired me to turn an ordinary weeknight dinner (one of my killer…