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Vickie McCorkendale


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Culinary Q & A

Pairing Wine with Food

Tips on making great wine choices to pair with food.

Creating a Super Feast

Ideas for hosting a crowd on Super Bowl Sunday

Food for New Year Prosperity

Ideas for creating a New Year's Day feast designed for good luck in the coming year.

Safe and Healthy Holiday Cooking

Keep your holiday meals safe, review basic food safety before you start preparing the feast.

Dips and Noshes

Recipe links to help inspire your next potluck contribution.

Water Chestnuts and Bean Sprouts

Descriptions of these basic yet mysterious Chinese ingredients as well as recipes using each are given.

Quick and Dirty

Little answers to little questions: hominy, heirloom tomatoes,finding a farmer's market, and flour types.

Fresh New Links

Food websites reviewed

What about cooking school?

Is it a good idea to go to cooking school if all you want to do is learn to cook?

The Enigma of Eggplant

What is one to do with an eggplant? Details on the eggplant's use in cooking and easy recipe links are given.

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Culinary Q & A

So you want to become a chef? (10 msgs)

Apple gravy (4 msgs)

Foie Gras Source (5 msgs)

convection range (3 msgs)

Chef vs. Caterer? (2 msgs)

Roasting Peppers (9 msgs)

Proper Storage of Herbs, Greens and Mushrooms (2 msgs)

Storing Herbs and Veggies in the Refrigerator (5 msgs)

Sorting out Squid and Olive Oils (2 msgs)

In Praise of the Avocado (2 msgs)

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