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Salt Baked

My brother introduced me to salt baked fish. It's a simple, clean tasting method for baking fish. Besides the fish (any white fish will do) all you need is salt, egg whites, herbs and some lemons. Baking time is 25 minutes at 450F. 

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Shapiro Restaurant (Paris)

The painter and his family, Karlshrue 1966 The introduction to this blog has a story relating to my dad's cooking in Paris. It's also a story that my mother shared with us kids, namely the family lore of art and cooking. My father, who was a painter, met my mother,...

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Induction

The ongoing no-gas crisis continues in my building. Tired of the electric coil burner-top offered by my landlord, I went out and bought an  Induction cooktop. The one problem is cookware, namely my collection of stainless steel pans with copper...

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What To Do When The Home Fires Go Out

Imagine you wake up and go to brew coffee on your favorite stove (the one in your own kitchen), and there's no flame. Happened to me. Turns out there is a major a leak in the building's gas line. Could be months without cooking at home. Ouch! To cheer myself...

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Brunch

Instead of England's early Sunday dinner, a post-church ordeal of heavy meats and savory pies, why not a new meal, served around noon, that starts with tea or coffee, marmalade and other breakfast fixtures before moving along to the heavier fare? By eliminating...

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