Cioppino – Seafood Unchained
Every once in a while I get a hankering for a dish of mixed seafood. Sometimes linguini-based frutti di mare ends up on our plates, other times that mouth-watering French …
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Bananas and Boats
There is a wide-spread superstition that bananas should never be allowed on boats. The history behind this is somewhat vague especially when trying to determine whether it applies to all …
Aïoli Rediscovered
If you haven’t discovered aïoli—a splendid blended sauce with egg yolk, garlic, lemon and olive oil—you’re missing a versatile condiment that can be herbed and spiced to enhance or even …
Eggplant or Aubergine?
Eggplant is not one of my regular go-to vegetables. I like the outside color—what’s not to like about purple? And I really like the French word for it: aubergine sounds much …