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Gatsby's sparkling finish: Moet Imperial cocktail has a bright future

In the love triangle that is "The Great Gatsby," Champagne is like the hypotenuse, a thread that runs long and strong opposite the namesake star of the new movie. Bottles upon bottles of Moet & Chandon are swilled and spilled at the movie's Jazz Age soirees from Long Island to Manhattan.

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Ada Boni: A guiding hand for young brides

Ada Boni's cookbook "Il Talismano della Felicita" is considered to be the Italian "Joy of Cooking."
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Faux pho ï¿½ to a tea

Pho (say: fuh), that mesmerizing Vietnamese beef soup, takes time. Even Nancie McDermott's superb recipe in her "Quick & Easy Vietnamese" (Chronicle) - itself an express version - requires first making a broth with a pound of round steak.
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Best basics for Memorial Day: Burgers, chicken, chops

It's time to get back to the basics. Fancy food magazines and TV shows regale us with exotic ingredients and recipes, forgetting that the average cook wants to do his or her best, serve up good food and make guests happy.
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Stir Crazy: Classic fricassee should not be forgotten

In a quick discussion the other day with a friend, we talked about food no one makes at home anymore, like ham salad. Some classics will always remain, though -- think chicken and dumplings, Then she asked me why chicken fricassee (FRICK-a-see) had fallen by the culinary wayside and I wasn't even...
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So much more to these S'Mores

S'Mores are outdoor desserts created over a campfire, right? Not this trio. Each recipe here uses the necessary ingredients: Chocolate, graham crackers and marshmallows. But, there are a few twists. The main idea here, though, is that you don't need a blazing fire to make any of them. In fact, two...
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I believe I can fry chicken

There is no magic to fried chicken. Most people don't cook it for the same reason they don't make their own burritos. They have grown up in a world with free-flowing fried chicken at every turn.
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Enter spicy contests at Horseradish Festival

I like spicy food, and while I didn't grow up eating horseradish, I am a fan now.
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Food briefs

Eckert's Country Store and Farms begins pick-your-own strawberries today at the Belleville farm at 951 S. Greenmount Road.
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Cook's Corner: Savory sauce distinguishes German stuffed cabbage

Q: I hope you can track down a favorite recipe I lost for meat-stuffed cabbage leaves called kohlruladen. I haven't had any luck finding it online.
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Wine of the Week: 2008 Tenuta di Trinoro Rosso Toscano 'Le Cupole'

Wine of the Week: 2008 Tenuta di Trinoro Rosso Toscano "Le Cupole"

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