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A dusting of confectioners’ sugar completes the cast iron skillet lemon soufflé.

Cooking with Carafoli-Awaken to Spring

After the long winter on Cape Cod, spring vegetables and herbs now have a refreshing and exciting appeal as we look to the approaching warmer weather. Here are a few…

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Challenged by the Chefs

The approach of restaurant chefs to recipe development differs greatly from that of editors of cookbooks and food magazines for the home cook. While researching and writing articles and books,…

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Pineapple Cheesecake in a Jar

Carafoli Picnic Begin your picnic with fresh juice spritzers, which are both pretty and thirst quenching. Choose any fresh juice-tangerine, cranberry, grapefruit, pomegranate-and add ice, club soda and a garnish…

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Our Fall 2018 Issue

I love how our some of our contributors rolled up their sleeves and really dug in to their assignments in this issue. Vanessa Stewart jumped on board Cocktail Barbone to…

A group of nine people, possibly an Italian family, are seated around a dinner table with food in front of them, smiling for a group portrait in a cozy, home setting.

Cassoulet

(Allow at least 1½ days, including a final baking period of 3 hours.) Cassoulet gets its name from the casserole, the large earthenware pot it is cooked in. I was…

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Vacation Fare is a Lasting Souvenir

When I talked to my editor about doing an article on Jamaica, she told me about Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth where workers prepare a Jamaican buffet every Wednesday.a Our conversation…

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Taking Vacation Home With You

Whenever I visit Mexico, I find the food and culture the most fascinating, exciting, and unique part of the experience. Once a year, I leave winter and work-related business behind…

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Steamy and Easy

Steamy and Easy The once plentiful American lobster is now a delicacy that plays a starring role in this easy, one-pot clambake. I like to celebrate the Fourth of July…

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Solitary Dining

Solitary dining Meals so special you’ll be glad they’re yours alone By JOHN F. CARAFOLI CONTRIBUTING WRITER This is a time of uncertainty and unrest for all of us. It…