Firsts and Lasts with Rachel from Rachel’s Table

Food -- damn, how I love food. Cooking -- damn, how I suck at cooking. But I don't have to worry, I simply have to visit the red hot food blog, Rachel's Table and steal all of her recipes. Rachel, or Rachey-Pooh, or RP -- as I affectionately call her -- is the master of not only cooking, but …

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Confessions of a Bad Cook

When I was a child, the kitchen was always a mysterious place. My mother would tie her “Kiss Me, I’m Irish!” apron on and disappear in there, banging around the pea green and pale yellow cupboards for hours. Eventually she’d emerge, and huge platters of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans would magically appear. I’d only …

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