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Pepper Power

In our house the hot summer belongs to tomatoes and basil, but early fall, that’s prime pepper time.
10.03.07
food politics

Hog in the Limelight

In pork-crazy North Carolina, the Ossabaw pig—with a wild-tinged ancient flavor and fat that’s actually good for you—makes a last stand.
October 2007
food + cooking

Summer’s Last Hurrah

The Autumnal Equinox has come and gone, but we can keep cooking like it’s mid-summer until the last possible instant.
09.26.07
food + cooking

Bird’s the Word

Roast a pasture-raised chicken, and your life will be a happier place.
09.19.07
food + cooking

When Fruit Makes You Weak

Pick-your-own presents the daunting moral dilemma of being surrounded by fruit at its ripest, but having to wait until you’re done filling your basket before you can take a single bite.
09.06.07
food + cooking

Small is the New Big

Some growers compete to see who can sell the smallest vegetables. What’s a cook to do?
09.12.07
food + cooking

Shell Yeah

Fresh beans are so good you can’t believe they’re not bacon.
09.05.07
food + cooking

How Good Does A Mango Get?

One day, you’ll be telling your grandkids about how 2007 was a banner year for American mango lovers.
09.04.07
food + cooking

Testing for Perfection: Tortillas

Granted, you never eat them by themselves, but we think tortillas should still bring a little something all their own to the table.
September 2007
food + cooking

Ethnic Food, Aisle 10

For a cook, discovering a new ingredient is like a painter discovering a new color. And that's the source of my fascination with what is labeled the "ethnic aisle" at the grocery store.
September 2007
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