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Oozing Butter

The following will appear in this week’s issue of the Syracuse City Eagle.

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The kitchen was insufferably hot, so I had been zoning out a little (okay, a lot) during a demonstration at culinary school when I heard my chef-instructor say, with plain indifference, “We are oozing butter with the Gratin Dauphinois.”

Oozing butter?  It seemed like [read more ...]

Getting Whisked Away

The following will appear in this week’s Syracuse City Eagle for my “Miss Syracuse” column.

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“Whisk, whisk!” Chef  barked, standing over my shoulder as I incorporated air into egg yolks and a reduction of white wine vinegar.  He was watching intently, waiting for me to make a mistake.  The béarnaise sauce still looked a little thin, [read more ...]

Chef and Me

The following piece will appear in this week’s Syracuse City Eagle.

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“Never with salt season a stock,” I read aloud from the marker board upon entering class last Tuesday.  I’ve been a student at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan for a little over two weeks, so I’m not yet entirely used to my instructor’s way [read more ...]

I Found My Strudel

As soon as I bit into the cabbage strudel, I knew I was going to have a problem.  My friend had, after all, taken me to Andre’s for the sole purpose of pumping me with strudel and sending me on my way to write about it.  

“Nora Ephron and Ruth Reichl have both written [read more ...]

A Cut Above the Rest

And I’m off to the city again for the weekend! It’s my last trip before officially moving on the 20th! I’m going to the ballet tonight! Here’s this week’s column for the City Eagle! Exclamation points!

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I was peeling potatoes in my kitchen last Tuesday night when I cut off the very [read more ...]

Baking with Mom

This piece appears in today’s Syracuse City Eagle.
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There are two things of which I am certain. The first is that no matter how long, how unbearable, how biting the winter may be, spring will come again. The second is that my mother is an excellent baker. And you know, now [read more ...]

Garlic and Me

This column appears in both the City Eagle, and Le Moyne’s Dolphin. (Look ma, I’m syndicating myself!)
If you’re a regular reader, you might’ve heard the first part of this story. Read on to discover what happens when blenders go bad.
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At a family gathering this summer, my relatives and I caught up over a [read more ...]

Liquor Stores and Men: A Good One is Hard to Find

This column runs in this week’s Syracuse City Eagle. Pick up a copy to check it out, or browse around cnylink.com for more CNY news.
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I’m of the mindset that finding a good liquor store is not unlike the search for the perfect man. They’re both maddeningly difficult endeavors, and as soon as one [read more ...]