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Boiled Salmon
This recipe is from Marcella Hazan, and is called Boiling Fish in the Italian Manner. We’ve only ever tried it with salmon and found it to be delicious. Aside from being tasty, it’s quick and easy to make.
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Brisket
Delicious slow cooked brisket. The recipe is originally from Michele Pockross I believe, but I’ve added my own touches in the modifications section.
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Latkes
We served this recipe at our Hanukkah party for 2024 (party was actually in early 2025) and the latkes were great. We did a test run a couple days prior to test, and then charged ahead. We bought a small food processor to grate the potatoes, I’m not doing them with a box grater again,…
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Four-Spice Salmon
Delicious & easy, like so many Bittman recipes.
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Epicurean Kitchen Series Cutting Board
We have a couple of these and are very happy with them. They’re light and easy to clean. I haven’t noticed any problems with them and we’ve had them for years, at least 10.
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Global G-5 Classic 7″ Vegetable Knife
Vicki gave it to me over 20 years ago and I’ve loved it ever since. It’s better than a chef’s knife for scooping up the veggies you’ve chopped. it fits my hand well and can easily be sharpened to a razor’s edge.
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Global 8″ Chef’s Knife
Great knife. Light, well balanced, nimble, easy to sharpen, and really sharp from the factory. This knife fits my hand really well. I’ve been using it for over 20 years, and remain very happy. It’s available at Amazon, Williams-Sonoma, Sur la Table, and a gazillion places on line. It typically runs $100+, but it’s well…
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Curried Rice
This recipe is from the Spice House’s website and uses their Sweet Curry, which Vicki & I love.
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Baked Polenta with Greens
This is a Mark Bittman recipe from his discontinued iPhone app, “How to Cook Everything”. I would pay again to have the app back, but it’s gone.
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Roasted Potatoes
There are many variations on this recipe. You can add garlic, rosemary, cumin, paprika, onions, shallots, almost anything you like in whatever combination catches your fancy. It’s very good in the basic form and you can customize it depending on your mood.
Food for family & friends