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About floricooks

I cook; I feed; I eat

Passover’s coming

Last night driving home from ballet I noticed that the moon is just a sliver away from full.  The coming full moon marks Passover. Last weekend, in order to have a shank bone for the Seder plate, I made jerk … Continue reading

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This will make my brother wish he lived closer

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It’s raining for the second Sunday in a row which makes me happy. Angus is in his favorite spot and I’m in mine: the kitchen… I’ve been asked to teach a class making macaroons (not to be confused with macarones…)  … Continue reading

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Hospital Food!

I started seeing posts on Facebook yesterday afternoon from my friend Michele that she was in the ER, and this morning while eating breakfast there was a picture of the breakfast tray (liquid diet) – fake pudding, fake jello, lactose … Continue reading

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Thumbs up from the housemate!

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Based on (but radically changed from) a recipe in Eating Well this month… “What’s in the house?” and “I feel like comfort food” conspired on this and it will reappear in other iterations I’m sure.  This could be easily scaled … Continue reading

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Not so much a recipe as an idea – Quick Cioppino

You can do this after work and have an impressive dinner on the table in under an hour – really. Most of this dinner was in the pantry or freezer. I was shopping at Trader Joe’s on Sunday (after Southern … Continue reading

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