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  There are things I love, but I’m too lazy to make them often. Chicken and dumplings – a relatively simple dish — just seems exhausting to me. Cooking all that chicken! Making that soup! …

... We're all familiar with the role that California black olives play in traditional Cal Mex cuisine -- they're a regular feature of nachos, enchiladas, and taco salads. I decided to use them in …

...Of course, once we got home, I had Maine withdrawal. Lobster in California is never, ever, ever $2.99 a pound. So I made do, in a thrifty New England way, and came up …

...The first time I made this street meat, the scent of the rice instantly carried me back to that summer, and I was, however briefly, 24 again. It has since become a serious …

I don't come from a place where chili is a thing. Heck, I'm from California -- we put barbecue chicken on pizza. We don't have things. What this means is that I …

When I was a teenager, I used to spend hours reading through my mother’s cookbooks. (OK, I still do that. When I’m over at my parents’ house my mom and I will curl …