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To Have, To Hold, and To Bite Your Head Off

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri August 25, 2011

“Desperate, I tried rolling the marzipan in a paste made out of baking soda and flour. No dice. I tried layers of white sugar, but that didn’t work either. Sometime around 9:00 pm, I wandered out into the neighborhood, despairing and fearful that I was about to commit one of the worst offenses in the known universe: disappointing a bride.”

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Feasting on the Stories of the Saints

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri July 28, 2011

“The Feasts of Saints in Italian neighborhoods around the country are a tradition that is quickly fading, and evidence of their once great importance can be found tattered and scattered, often in food.”

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Velveeta, Fizzies and Spam: Foods From My Childhood

Good. Food. Stories. Contributorby Good. Food. Stories. Contributor July 13, 2011

“Like the ever-expanding Technicolor realm of television-based entertainment, the snack food aisle at the supermarket was swelling with new, curious and exciting fare. Come along with me as I amble down memory lane and take a look at some of my favorite, uh, foods from childhood.”

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Throwing Elbows for Sour Cherries

Casey Barberby Casey Barber July 8, 2011

“The word “laden” was invented for the amount of fruit on these trees. Lite-Brite brilliant clusters of cherries were everywhere, shimmering beads and sequins stretching into the distance against the blue sky.”

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Starting from Scratch with Warm Dinner Rolls

Casey Barberby Casey Barber June 20, 2011

“With its quick rising time and opportunity to roll lots of squishy dough bits around in my hands—not to mention its sympatico relationship with a pat of butter—a dinner roll recipe would do.”

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Learning to Love the Finer Things in New York

Irene Kopitovby Irene Kopitov June 15, 2011

“I am of course speaking about chilled, refreshing raw oysters and a stiff, olive-soaked martini. Strong, saline, and utterly perfect. To me, this is the ultimate last meal in a city that I love and am soon about to leave, so why not go all out?”

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