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Mom’s Scalloped Potatoes & Her Thing About Butter

Let’s see if I paid attention to how my mom, Gloria, made her scalloped potatoes. She was always peeling potatoes; there were seven of us. And she had no recipe box if I remember, just a mental arsenal of foods we would consume without debate. There were no extra items for any fussy eater. Either [...]

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Seared Sea Scallops in Saffron Burre Blanc with Sautéed Spinach

Christmas present to Larry: a cooking class at Sur La Table. He picked “Date Night Paris in April” with Chef Martin Gilligan at LA Farmer’s Market location. I’ll post more recipes soon – watch for them – but to begin, here is one of the easiest: Seared Sea Scallops in Saffron Burre Blanc on Sautéed [...]

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All Butter Pie Shell

When I was a teen, I baked pies for fun. My dad was very skinny and there wasn’t much of a dietary focus in the household. Since you couldn’t buy pre-made pie shells in the store yet, the first part of making a pie was obviously making the crust. Without a food processor. And with [...]