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Every year the Durham Farmer's Market seems to get more popular. When I first started going seven years ago it was inhabited by progres...

The first time I visited India I noticed strings of hot peppers hanging in doorways and taxicab mirrors. They were hung, often accompanied ...

Padron peppers might be the simplest good time I've ever had. I first tried them in Josh DeCarolis' gnocci with okra caponata. Th...

When the thermometer hit 86 degrees on Friday I grabbed a roll of aluminum foil, opened a beer and grilled my delivery of fresh seafood . I...

April is my favorite month in North Carolina. It's warm during the day, cool at night, and insects haven't descended upon our deck....

NPR ran an excellent story this week about yet another study that concluded a Mediterranean diet is a healthy way to eat, particularly for...

To celebrate my twenty ninth year Shefali baked Red wine chocolate cake with strawberries in a red wine syrup. Check out the recipe in the ...

Each Christmas my family hosts a feast of the seven fishes. A Roman Catholic tradition, the meal is typically meatless and served Christmas...

There are times when gourmet intentions must be thrown out the window. Last fall, for example, our son was born, and my time to cook di...

Here's another recipe in honor of November 13's Diwali celebration: My mother-in-law, Arati, was back this summer, which mea...