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  • Tomato, Tomato, Tomato

    Tomato, Tomato, Tomato

    Readers, if there are any of you out there, I need some help. I’m being over-run by tomatoes. I know, I know, I can always give them away, but for various reasons, I really would like to see if I can can them all. But...

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  • Basil Banana Pepper Jelly & Mustard Peach-Glazed Pork Chops

    Basil Banana Pepper Jelly & Mustard Peach-Glazed Pork Chops

    Jelly… I think of toast. Peanut butter. Pastries. Not last night. Think pork. Onions. Mustard. Maybe this is old hat to you, but for me, this was an adventure. I tried two recipes, actually. Peach-Glazed Pork Chops. Basil Banana Pepper Jelly. Incredible. I had a...

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  • Apple Pie and Iron

    Apple Pie and Iron

    Before this weekend, I’d never made an apple pie. Now I’m still not sure if I’ve made an apple pie. Y’see, the thing is every time I find a new Cook’s Illustrated in my mailbox, I get preoccupied with at least one of the recipes....

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