Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Here’s one delicious soup – and it’s gluten free. A Gluten Free French onion soup from Prime Catch in Boynton Beach – the one on the waterfront. Cheesy, and oniony and rich – this is great for a chilly night. Other great recipes, including the popular Popper Dip are on the Sentinel site, too. Check [...]

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I’m an original cookie monster – I love me some cookies! I will forgo all other desserts for a good cookie. I therefore pay attention when I find great websites with great cookie recipes. My favorite so far this year is the Tampa Tribune’s “Cookie Hall of Fame.” It has cookies voted on by readers [...]

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For the past five days, I’ve been down with a pretty hefty version of the flu. Thankfully, it took hold late Thanksgiving night, or it would have spoiled my holiday. I’ve been on the Chicken Soup and Bed Rest Rx since. Chicken soup in any language Almost every culture and cusine around the world has [...]

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Judy Avey of Fort Lauderdale took first prize in the Sun Sentinel’s Thanksgiving Day dessert contest with her Pumpkin bread pudding and maple-caramel sauce. Chef Adam Brown of Henry’s in Delray shared with my You Asked for It! readers the eggplant “cake” appetizer – now a small plate served at Henry’s. This yummy app originated [...]

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Cooks often get this simple dish very wrong on Thanksgiving, and it’s perplexing. Maybe they’re trying too hard, rushing, or simply don’t know the basics. Here’s the FAQ on making perfect mashed potatoes. Choose the right potato Idaho Russets or Red Bliss are the most common choices for good mashing potatoes, but Yukon Golds work [...]

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