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PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE

DannyM

Aug 2921 min

PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE

Rather than painstakingly restore all of our various Prime Rib essays, we've consolidated them right HERE. Simple & Attainable...

OUR FAVORITE THINGS-- Preferred & Proven Products

DannyM

Mar 199 min

OUR FAVORITE THINGS-- Preferred & Proven Products

We don't do paid ads... yet. But when we find products we like, we're happy to sing their praises. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on...

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In Like a Lion: A Late Winter Dinner Party

DannyM

Mar 1, 20235 min

Food & Wine

In Like a Lion: A Late Winter Dinner Party

The calendar just flipped to March– still technically winter, but Spring is about to burst. Let’s do a weekend dinner for 6 to 8 people.

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DannyM

Jan 11, 20236 min

Food & Wine

DINNER PARTY TIPS, PART THREE: The Menu

In parts 1 & 2 we discussed strategy and tactics. Now, as promised, we present some actual dinner party menus and the reasoning behind them.

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DannyM

Dec 28, 20225 min

Food & Wine

A NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER FOR TWO

New Year’s Eve used to be the biggest bash of the year– an all-night free-for-all featuring Champagne, dancing, and all manner of revelry.

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DannyM

Nov 9, 20227 min

Food & Wine

THANKSGIVING, Part Two

“Because that’s the way we’ve always done it!” is not, in itself, an especially good reason for always doing something a certain way.

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DannyM

Nov 7, 20225 min

Food & Wine

THANKSGIVING, Part One

Thanksgiving is perhaps our most hidebound of secular holidays, strongly rooted in its traditions and staunchly resistant to change.

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DannyM

Feb 2, 20229 min

Food & Wine

THE BIG BIRD BOWL:

How To Host A Healthy Super Bowl Feast That Bridges America’s Sharp Political Divide

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