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Culinate Just in time: Win a copy of Diane Morgan's just-published book, The New Thanksgiving Table.

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Culinate editor’s note: We asked Diane Morgan, the doyenne of Thanksgiving, to give us eight ideas for maximizing fun — and minimizing stress — on the big day.
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Culinate What one woman did with four noisy birds.

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We already had plenty of feathered friends on our old French farm. My favorite part of the day was bringing the children home from school while our flock of geese darted across the field in a frantic race ...
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Culinate A look at halal food that's humanely and sustainably raised.

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On a brisk November day, Zaid Kurdieh is busy ensuring his chickens are comfortable. With temperatures well below freezing and snow on its way, Kurdieh — an organic farmer in the upstate New York town of Norwich — is moving his flock from open pasture to a heated greenhouse.
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Culinate Did you get evoo on my chisel?

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I intended to write this post nearly six weeks ago--on the day of the action but so it goes. My kitchen was under construction from mid-August until late October which meant that I had only limited access ...
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Culinate To add to your DVD collection: Food Inc.

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Last summer, many Americans got a peek into industrial food production — an area that most of us know little about — through Robert Kenner’s startling film Food Inc. Now, starting today in fact, “Food Inc.” is available on DVD. ...
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Culinate Anyone sent in a recipe to Food 52 yet?

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In case you haven’t heard of it, there’s a website called Food 52 that’s aiming to pull together the best recipes from home cooks via weekly themed contests, such as “Your Best ...
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Culinate He ate his way through Portugal.

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Let me set the record straight: For the first 32 years of my life, I wanted nothing to do with Portugal, its food, or its culture. For anyone else, that wouldn’t have been a problem, considering that during the 1960s and 1970s, Portugal wasn’t exactly on most people’s radar. ...
Janet Texas
Janet Texas
I can't wait to get a copy of this book. My family too came from the Azores and immigrated to Fall River. I didn't appreciate Portuguese food when I was growing up either. (Fish - Yuk!)
November 2 at 9:42pm
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Culinate Scared of a cow's tongue? Not Caroline. Happy Halloween!

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So last summer, my husband and I bought a quarter of a cow. Hung, butchered, wrapped, and frozen, it filled our entire chest freezer. Most of it wound up as ground beef, but a few less-than-choice cuts come with the territory. Thus far, we’ve tackled beef liver and beef tongue.
Ralph Naylor
Ralph Naylor
Ahhh, smoked tongue on good rye, with plenty of horseradish :-)
October 31 at 8:24pm
Diane Engles
Diane Engles
Some years ago, a friend from Kansas (who grew up on a farm) served up some pickled tongue with mustard. I thought it was very tasty and decided to make my own. I purchased a tongue in the supermarket and the checkout youngster screamed and dropped it when she tried to scan it. I managed to make the recipe and it was very good, but must admit I didn't enjoy working with the whole tongue.
November 1 at 3:02pm
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Culinate Managing editor Caroline Cummins honors those in her life who've died.

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Every October, for the past few years, I’ve wanted to set up a Day of the Dead altar. You’ve probably seen these altars before: the annual displays of photos of loved ones who have died, decked out with flowers, candles, and edible treats. ...
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Culinate Estate sale find: A vintage (?) flame tamer. What kitchen items have you found at estate sales?

Amanda Ryan
Amanda Ryan
Not a kitchen item per say, but I scored a Japanese Kamado Cooker - ceramic green egg, no cracks, brought over from Japan in 1968. Beautiful!!!
October 29 at 12:55pm
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Culinate Kim O'Donnel is just about to chat up some culinary tricks and treats on Culinate.

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This Thursday on Table Talk join Kim O’Donnel from her temporary home in Arkansas to discuss “Tricks and Treats” — the food of the season.
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Culinate Culinate member Patrick wonders what new recipes you're finding in your favorite old cookbooks.

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A lot of my cookbooks share one attribute: A wrinkled, crumb-impacted page that they will fall open to when set on the counter. That’s the recipe I love the most from that particular book. I am constantly surprised at how few recipes I generally cook from one book, even books that I adore. ...
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Culinate Get fancy.

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You know what I love? Perfectly cooked fish with a crisp crust, the kind you get in restaurants and rarely anywhere else. Today I’m going to teach you how to do it. Not to be smug, but you’re better off learning it from me than from Eric Ripert.
Leslie Howard Hubbard
Leslie Howard Hubbard
This is definitely the best way on earth to eat a nice thick fillet ... if you don't eat it raw. Now I'm craving fish at breakfast. bah.
October 28 at 4:14am
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Culinate In case you missed this amazing pepper on Fritter

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Culinate A wheelbarrow of squash ideas from Linda Ziedrich.

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Author of The Joy of Jams, Jellies, and Other Sweet Preserves and The Joy of Pickling, Linda Ziedrich likes to cook with every sort of food she can grow in Scio, Oregon.