Jan Norris: Writer, Editor, Floridian

Jan Norris writes at all hours of the day and night. To keep up with Jan, please sign up for her once-a-day Appeteaser. We have a no-spam guarantee and you can opt out of the email Appeteaser anytime you like. Of, if you’re more of the RSS sort, you may subscribe to her feed.Mark S. [...]

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From an anonymous cook who is making a rib roast for the first time for the holidays:
What’s the best way to roast a prime rib? Should I get the one with the ribs, or without?

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From Teresa L, a former colleage at The Palm Beach Post:
Hi Jan: Can you share an easy, goof-proof chocolate (and butterscotch, if you have it) fudge recipe with me? I’ve tried a few that never seem to harden short of freezing them into nonedible ice blocks. Thanks!

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Readers ask, Jan answers - but feel free to comment if you can help further.

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My ad in The Palm Beach Post helped reunite me with many old friends, and I’ve met great new ones. Welcome to all!
It also brought a flurry of calls with readers looking for something. Can you help me help them? Read on…

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A food friend is off to Europe — and needs suggestions for Rome, Venice, Amsterdam and Paris.
If you’ve been to any of those areas recently and know of great markets and eateries, please share them with her - and the rest of us.
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Food question call-in line.

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Readers who read the Eat Beat entry today wanted to know: What’s an “airline” chicken?
Chef Van Coyle of Entre Nous in North Palm Beach answers:
“It’s a butcher’s cut of a meat or chicken with the wing bone, or a rib or shank bone, that is cut to stand up on the plate.  It’s also called [...]

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Reader DC of Okeechobee wonders:
“At the Okeechobee (city) Publix, why is a gallon of the Publix brand milk $3.79, and a gallon of the MacArthur milk priced at $6.19 (!?!?). I think this is a bit high, especially considering the MacArthur dairy is just down the road. No hurry on the answer - am just [...]

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Welcome to the Web version of my popular reader contact line. Got a question? I’ll do my best to get you an answer, either from my own references or those of other experts — and trust me when I tell you that I know people!
Two ways to get to me:

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