Lemons + Anchovies

Tamarind-Marinated Baked Chicken Wings

  Chicken wings.  I have always loved them but I rarely ever order them at restaurants and even less frequently prepare them at home (this marks the third or fourth time, ever).  It's not that I'm afraid the public will think me unrefined for eating them--they are considered finger food, after ... Read More

Crab and Shrimp Dip

  One of my favorite appetizers as a child was my mother's crab mousse, one she always turned out expertly onto a plate from one of her copper-lined molds.  She used gelatin to set the mousse's shape and its elegant appearance belied the use of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup which was the ... Read More

On Facing Fears and Nectarine-Blueberry Jam

  Do you know the feeling of being paralyzed with fear?  When the taste of it in your mouth is far stronger than the bitterness of accepting defeat before even trying to meet the challenge?  As a freshman in college I dropped my English composition class during the first week after learning ... Read More

Taste of South America, Part 4: Empanadas de Pino (Chilean Empanadas)

  * This is the long-overdue conclusion of my Taste of South America series.  For parts 1 - 3, please click here, here and here.   What do volcanoes, Middle European architecture, the Eiffel Tower, wild boars and penguins have in common?  Before my South America trip in February, I would never ... Read More

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