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100 Perfect Pairings: Main Dishes to Enjoy with Wines You Love »
"100 Perfect Pairings: Main Dishes to Enjoy with Wines You Love" is chock-full of delicious recipes for everyday cooks, and designed to make food and wine pairing easy and approachable.

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Springy, citrusy Sauvignon Blanc
May 15, 2012 »

I’ve never much been into sour candies, lemon meringue pie, or tart vinaigrette dressing, so it makes sense that, until recently, I wasn’t particularly enamored of Sauvignon Blanc. Like those foods, Sauvignon Blanc has a good amount of lemony, bright acidity—which can be refreshing, but also sometimes downright mouth-puckering.

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How to make a perfect hard-boiled egg »

Emerging from the rabbit hole »

Mom’s big red Le Creuset pot »

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Fine Cooking, Make It Tonight column,
June/July 2012 »

SPINACH SALAD WITH CHICKEN, STRAWBERRIES, BLUE CHEESE, AND ALMONDS

Fine Cooking, Make It Tonight column,
April/May 2012 »

PROSCIUTTO, APPLE, AND BRIE MONTE CRISTOS

Fine Cooking, Make It Tonight column,
February/March 2012 »

LEMON-GARLIC LAMB CHOPS WITH MINTED COUSCOUS

Napa Sonoma, Grapevine section,
Fall 2011/Winter 2012 »

SONOMA'S NEWEST CRUSH
Small is beautiful at Crushpad, a custom-crush facility.

Also check out my Global Gourmet column in every issue of CLEAN EATING magazine .

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classes and events

Fast & Fabulous Dinner Party
on April 26 is SOLD OUT!
Instead, please join me for
Berry Delicious
a hands-on cooking class
July 9
at Ramekins Culinary School »

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Featured recipe
Sierra Chicken Stew »
My Mom used to have a big, red Le Creuset stock pot (here’s a post about it), and out of it came all my favorite dinners. Her most memorable creation was this Mexican-inspired stew with whole pieces of chicken, along with bell peppers, onions, beans, corn, and sliced black olives.

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