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This is Actinolite.

This is Actinolite. by Elizabeth

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25 for 25: A Fine Kettle of Fish

25 for 25: A Fine Kettle of Fish by Elizabeth

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25 for 25: Cooking for the Senses at Arpege

25 for 25: Cooking for the Senses at Arpege by Elizabeth

The first restaurant report in our series 25 for 25, in which we chronicle our dining adventuresat the world's 25 best restaurants. Richard shares our meal at L'Arpege in Paris.Elizabeth and I had happily accepted friends offer to ring in theNew Year in the south of France. Our friends' restored farmhouseis perfectly located in the…

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25 for 25

25 for 25 by Elizabeth

In 1990 Alain Ducasse was theyoungest chef ever to receive 3 Michelin stars, at Restaurant Louis XV. Theworld’s biggest McDonald’s opened its doors in Moscow in 1990, and theintroduction of a new food pyramid that year once again admonished usto eat a variety of foods, maintain a healthy weight and choose a diet withplenty of fruits,…

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Delicious Dish: Versatile Parmigiana di Melazane

Delicious Dish: Versatile Parmigiana di Melazane by Elizabeth

Just about this time of year I start dreaming about Italy. Well, truth be told, I’m alwaysdreaming about Italy, but now, as spring creeps forward on tippy toe feet andthe pale green shoots are breaking ground in my barren garden, I imagine a morefertile, far-away landscape.Places linger, but people make every moment in Italy come…

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A Taste of Summer: Perfect Peach-Ginger Pie

A Taste of Summer: Perfect Peach-Ginger Pie by Elizabeth

There are certain foods that have a fleeting life, their peak flavours sharpened by memory and desire. Tomatoes have long been myobsession; I can't bear the thoughtof not having my fill of that juicy, sweet and acidic burst of summer.But lately I have a new diversion.How is it that I never noticed how perfect a perfectly ripe peach…

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Sliding into the Super Bowl: Chicken and Apple Sliders

Sliding into the Super Bowl: Chicken and Apple Sliders by Elizabeth

Growing up in Windsor, a small Canadian city in southwestern Ontario just across the borderfrom Detroit, you could not help but be immersed inAmerican culture, no matter what your passport said. Mega American malls, with their low prices,huge selection and a Target at every corner, were just 30 minutes away. Grocery stores beckoned…

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Taking the Chill out of Winter: Apple-Ginger Hot Toddy with Calvados

Taking the Chill out of Winter: Apple-Ginger Hot Toddy with Calvados by Elizabeth

Butwinter has its dark underbelly too. Drearynaked branches longing for green; slushy wet snow that seeps into your bootsand between your toes. The monotony ofroot vegetables and wooden tomatoes. Andworst of all...the dreaded spectre of colds and…

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Autumn Canning: Two-Step Carmelized Pear-Ginger Marmalade

Autumn Canning: Two-Step Carmelized Pear-Ginger Marmalade by Elizabeth

In canning, there are no mistakes, only opportunities.But that wisdom is hard-won, and not so obvious the first time you burn a batch of jam, or over-process the marmalade until it's as stiff and unyielding as hardened honey. These seeming failures can be transformed into something quite wonderful by the addition of one simple…

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Seasonal Sensation: Maple-Baked Lady Apples with Herbed Goat Cheese

Seasonal Sensation: Maple-Baked Lady Apples with Herbed Goat Cheese by Elizabeth

“What are you going todo with those? Decoration?” said the cashier as she eyed my purchase dubiouslyand weighed the bag. “Not for eating,right?”I was in one of thosesmall and chi chi produce shops where every gleaming pristine piece of fruit isplaced…

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