Dinnertime Challenges for Mom, Top Chef Style

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Is it just me, or was the elimination challenge on Bravo’s Top Chef last night hardly, well, a challenge? The task: cook a nutritious, simple, and kid-friendly dinner that American families would be happy to re-create. Oh, and spend $10 or less. If this seems an impossible feat, as Chef Andrew quipped, it’s worth notingRead More

No Bones About It

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Having dinner with my 27-year old friend the other night reminded me of one of my biggest (and silliest) ‘food fears’ as a child: chicken bones. My friend hesitated to order the roasted chicken, asking our waiter if it would be ‘on the bone’. While I was hardly a picky eater as a child (fondRead More

Free Range — Not a Cash Cow

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No doubt you’ve noticed it takes a few more greenbacks to buy things these days. With gas prices soaring past $3.50 gallon, the mortgage crisis heating up, and unemployment rates rising, it’s no surprise that groceries are becoming gastronomical too. The cost of eggs were up 40% in 2007; milk and coffee are 26% moreRead More