Jan Norris: Food and Florida

If you didn’t stock up when I told you to at the beginning of September, you better get on board. Here is the link to my story about storm pantry and other household must-haves. You’ll already be waiting in line, if you’re in Florida today, but at least you can shop with a list and [...]

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Grandma Sara’s is back If you remember Grandma Sara’s on Old Dixie Highway next to Good Samaritan Hospital, you’ll remember some seriously fluffy pancakes. Those are back — along with a menu that is simply terrific for breakfast (all day – yay!) and lunch at her new spot at the old Murphy’s in Palm Beach [...]

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Keep checking back on my site today and you’ll find dozens of recipes for your big meal. To see all that have been published, go to the search bar and type in Thanksgiving and they’ll come up. A Cooking Help Hotline And don’t forget – you can call me on my hotline – 561-340-0820 – and talk [...]

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Making a roux with oil does work, but you can’t rush it. A recipe for Cajun pork stew from Bruce Aidells uses an oil-based roux.

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I have recently come home from North Carolina, where my partner and I caught up with several old  friends on a mini vacation. As usual, it was too short a trip and hard to leave the wide beauty of the mountains. Coming back to August humidity didn’t help. One couple – he is a childhood chum of  my partner’s — owns the terrific [...]

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