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Summertime Menu Featuring the Freshest Seasonal Ingredients

May 11, 2017 By Dana Vento 36 Comments

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  We are almost there, the season of fresh vegetables, bright vinaigrettes, and new seasonal menus. Nothing gets this foodies lips moving faster than good eats, with fresh ingredients at one of my favorite restaurants. I know you thought I was going to say my own kitchen and backyard, but ...

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Pressure Cooker Brisket

November 22, 2016 By Dana Vento 1 Comment

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What night is not a good night for brisket? If you answered weeknights you are totally right.  Brisket is a very task-intensive meat to prepare and serve.  Cooked wrong, it can be really tough without the ability to shred but done well and it is falling apart fabulous. ...

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Hard Crusty Rolls With Soft Centers

March 8, 2016 By Dana Vento 36 Comments

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Growing up, my mom used to take me to a bakery that offered all kinds of hard crusty rolls with soft centers.  My Gramma Stella (whom I write about a lot) is the queen bee baker in our family and she bakes fresh rolls.  Betwixt the bakery and my grandmother I never had a craving because rolls were ...

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ALDI Cookies Versus Girl Scout Cookies

March 13, 2015 By Dana Vento 11 Comments

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There is one thing I will never settle for, just one company having a monopoly on the market. There are shops of all sorts out there and if you seek a product, you shall find it.  My question is to you, how much do you really want to pay to lavishly live food out loud? What is a cookie worth to ...

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