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Braised Lamb Shanks in Cranberry

December 7, 2009
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Winter has officially arrived in NYC and I had to detour into the local zoo Century 21 on my way to Whole Foods to pick up some leather gloves today. Despite ranking up there along with crowded department stores on the things I like least about New York, cold weather is the perfect excuse to [...]

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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: A West Asian Thanksgiving

November 30, 2008
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West Asia, a region comprised of the Near East and Middle East includes countries like Turkey and Syria which were at the center of the spice trade for centuries. It’s no surprise then that West Asian cuisine makes extensive use of spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, and sumac.
For Thanksgiving this year, my family flew out [...]

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Mediterranean Spiced Thanksgiving Dinner

November 2, 2008
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After 30 plus Thanksgivings, I’ve gotten a little bored with the usual “Thanksgiving = turkey + stuffing + mashed potatoes + gravy + cranberry sauce” formula. Still, it’s a meal that I look forward to for 11 months out of the year (I spend December in recovery) and doing away with the traditional items and [...]

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