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Egg Cream: What’s in a Name?

andrealynn — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:02:52 +0000

I’m obsessed with the fresh, constant supply of seltzer water pumped out by my small SodaStream. So much so that I wrote a cookbook, The Artisan Soda Workshop, revolving around syrups that can be mixed into the seltzer for DIY soda. And then it was a thrill to write a blog post for SodaStream featuring a [...]

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Ginger-Scallion Sauce, Two Ways

andrealynn — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:49:40 +0000

One of my first *wow* moments from culinary training was learning how to correctly peel gingerroot. Using a peeler never worked quite right due to the knobbiness of ginger. Cutting off the peel with a knife made me feel like half the ginger was ending up in the trash. The trick is to use a [...]

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Chocolate Fondue.. Easy as Can Be

andrealynn — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:49:49 +0000

While chocolate fondue isn’t quite difficult to make, it involves tempering chocolate and all that jazz–which, let’s face it, can kind of be a pain. But, while working on my cookbook, The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook, I discovered a quick, practically fool-proof way to get chocolate fondue the easy way. And that’s by [...]

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Great Cookbooks for Holiday Gifts: Make the Life of a Mom-to-Be Easy(er)

andrealynn — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:00:25 +0000

When a friend of mine—also an avid cook—had her first baby recently, she was trying to figure out how to cook with a baby bouncing on her hip. “If only someone would write a cookbook on one-handed cooking,” she said. Soon after that conversation, I met Debbie Koenig, who was working on a cookbook with [...]

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A Gift from Summer: Padron Chiles

andrealynn — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:24:22 +0000

You know what guides me through thoughts of living in NYC with just a tiny window AC to cool me down in summer heat? (You see, in the South, we at least have central air to cool us down.) All of the produce that summer reaps. Garlic scapes — be still my heart. Fresh, heirloom [...]

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