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Sugar Spiced Pecans

Sugar Spiced Pecans

I don’t know why we eat spiced nuts primarily in this holiday season. But that’s the pattern. I’ve tried many recipes with some success. A friend from Texas, for example, is a pecan maven. His are firey. And someone from the Five Towns on Long Island is an elegant...
Sardines with Kale, Pine Nuts, and Raisins from Estella

Sardines with Kale, Pine Nuts, and Raisins from Estella

    In Field of Dreams, the hero is told: “If you build it, they will come.” I think today’s version is: “If you eat kale, a lot of kale, eventually you will like it.” My first taste of kale? Ugly? An urge to retch. A sensation that my throat would be etched...