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FeaturedThe Week That Was, 12.21.2024


Kitchen Detail: A Cake for Queen Anne

A clever shift away from cream cheese makes a majestic difference.

October 19, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Getting a Rise

It’s biscuit season, and this Maine outfit makes the best baking powder around.

October 12, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Death for a Coffee Cake

These cakes die happy when dipped in coffee.

October 5, 2023

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Late Dates #20: ‘The Golden Bachelor’

The dating reality series tries to resuscitate itself—with boomers.

September 29, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: A Tomato Bake for Now

With a hearty orzo base, tomatoes can shine all year long.

September 28, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Best Whisks, and Some Light Refreshment

This kitchen tool maker flies right . . . under the radar.

September 21, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Zucchini Relief

Here’s a way to dispatch the green giant, grilled or raw.

September 14, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Food Wars

Movies illluminate the battle for our stomachs.

September 7, 2023

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Late Dates #19: A Close Encounter With Covid

How her beau passed an unexpected relationship test.

September 5, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Eggplants and Tomatoes, Oh My!

Mark the end of summer bounty in French fashion.

August 31, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Pineapples Have No Season

Which is great because desserts have no season either.

August 24, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Tasty Summer Reads

Chef memoirs (old and new) can be delicious.

August 17, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Lemon Sorbet!

When temps spike, this citrus soars.

August 10, 2023

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Why ‘Barbie’ Made Me Cry

A reminder of my mother’s life-saving advice.

August 8, 2023

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Late Dates #18: A Reader Asks About Online Dating

Should she or shouldn’t she?

August 4, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Translating Italian Food

After WWII, Anna Del Conte taught the British how to eat Italian.

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The Barbie Movie Will Mess With Your Head

What’s the movie’s message? Anything you want!

July 30, 2023

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Kitchen Detail: Pesto With a Pestle

Pesto made with the right tools is a revelation.

July 27, 2023

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