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Cooking from the Hearth

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Cooking from the Hearth

  This group of articles appeared in the G section of “The Boston Globe on January 13, 2013. They are all about cooking with fire. It was a lot of fun to write and research. Wood-burning ovens take on new life in restaurants Despite freezing temperatures outside, the door to the contemporary Brookline restaurant Lineage …

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In Berlin, flavors of Turkey and Lebanon spice up the fast food

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In Berlin, flavors of Turkey and Lebanon spice up the fast food

This article originally appeared in the Boston Globe in June 2003. I thought I would bring it back now, because we are spending 2 months in Berlin.
I have added old and new photos. And the currywurst at Curry36 is still delicious. Just had some tonight!

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Chopped Liver

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Chopped Liver

Makes 2 cups or enough to serve 6 Chopped liver is served during the Passover holiday with matzo. The basic ingredients are chicken livers (or a mixture of chicken and beef liver), onions, and hard-cooked eggs. At one time, the onions were cooked in schmaltz (rendered chicken fat), and mixed with boiled, broiled, or sauteed …

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Stick with ribs for these two tasty meals

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Stick with ribs for these two tasty meals

Boston Globe, May 5, 2010 Chinese spare ribs are restaurant food, and usually gnaw-the-bone good. You can also make delicious ribs at home, where you don’t have to worry about table manners. There are three cuts of ribs: meaty pork ribs, sometimes called St. Louis-style; baby-back pork ribs that have less meat; and country-style ribs …

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An American burger in Tokyo

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TOKYO — Pass the neighborhood shrine, pass the smell of charcoal-roasted fish, pass the sushi shop, pass a noodle spot. Then comes a surprise: The unmistakable aroma of grilled burgers and fries from a restaurant a few doors down. In Tokyo, anything culinary is a possibility. Yes, there is American fast food here — McDonald’s …

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A little bit of everything goes a long way

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A little bit of everything goes a long way

Don’t pity the poor antipasto according to Lynne Rosetto Kaspar, author of “The Italian Country Table” (Scribner), even though its origins are in peasant cuisine, many of the dishes, developed from leftovers, have now become antipasti, often translated as appetizers. The word “appetizer,” however, barely does justice to the long list of antipasti at restaurants …

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For dinner, too, eggs are a reliable comfort food

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They’re baaaack! Eggs that is. Denigrated for being high in cholesterol, eggs seem to be regaining their Grade A status. Sunnyside up or down, there is no more throwing away the yolk and making that pale substitute: an egg-white omelet. Diets like Atkins and South Beach tout protein, protein, and more protein. We all know …

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Clay pots irresistable in design, function

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What do a Romertopf Schlemmertopf, tagine, and donabe(donabay) have in common? They are all earthenware pots with covers, from different parts ofthe world. The high-domed Romertopf and Schlemmertopf are fromGermany, the pyramid-shaped tajine (tagine) is from Morocco, andthe round donabe is from Japan. Using clay pots is an ancient method for cooking. You can now …

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Think simple for at-home weddingsProper planning should help you put together a memorable affair

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Scene 1: ”Hi Mom, I have a great surprise for you: Ilsa and I got married last week here in Berlin. We are coming home next month so you can meet her. Do you think we could have a small wedding at the house for some friends and family? No big deals, please.” Fade to …

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When the lunch bell rings, teachers run

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NEWTON – It’s Burr Elementary School at 12:25 p.m. Stomachs are growling, excitement is mounting. ”Line up!” Squeals of delight and they’re off to the lunchroom – the teachers’ lunchroom. It is ”Salad Bar Wednesday” for the second-lunch-period teachers and almost nothing gets between them and their meal. No stopping in the halls for a …

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Secret to a luncheon feast is finally out of the bag

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She unfurls her cloth napkin. She lays out her silverware. The aroma of a real meal emanates from under the lid just lifted. With anticipation, she begins her lunch. Everyone asks: ”Do you eat like this every day?” Inadequacy is in the air. Excuses are floating thick and fast. Lunch mates reach into wrinkled paper …

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