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Tuck some fruits on your grill as a salad, side or dessert

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By Sheila Lennon    Email

With a long holiday weekend ahead, I went looking for some easy grilling beyond the usual suspects. These grilled fruits are easy, and would be fine to snack on cold later. Natalie Moore at NPR (Grilling Your Dessert) notes, Grilling......

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Distinct tastes balance on Indian tapas plates

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By Sheila Lennon    Email

Gail mentioned last month that Chef Sanjiv Dhar, right, of Rasoi in Pawtucket and Kabob and Curry in Providence would be cooking up a special all month. The press release: Every evening from 5:30pm - 9pm... Rasoi is offering a......

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NYT's next restaurant critic makes a mean Sesame Noodles

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By Sheila Lennon    Email

New York Times photo / Tony Cenicola Sam Sifton's Sesame Noodles. Sam Sifton, cultural news editor of the New York Times, has been named to succeed Frank Bruni as that news organization's restaurant critic. His Wikipedia biography: Sifton graduated......

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Meaty ragu sauce experiment turns out delicious

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Mushroom ragu / AP Photo My husband remembers tastes much better than he does recipes, so when he told me he wanted to make "ragu sauce" -- not the name brand, but the beef-based northern Italian, stew-like sauce he......

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 Tags  meat sauce   pasta   ragu   rigatoni  

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Julia Child's illustrated recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon

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By Sheila Lennon    Email

Photo / Knopf Doubleday Boeuf Bourguignon, from Julia Child's recipe Before going on vacation, Gail Ciampa wrote a story about Julia Child that will appear in tomorrow's paper, and is online now at projo.com: Child and her editor changed......

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Dining Out: Food, drinks as exquisite as views at Fluke in Newport

12:01 AM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

The Providence Journal / Frieda Squires Fluke’s Shellfish Pan Roast is a feast of scallops, clams, mussels and shrimp in a savory broth, served with grilled bread. View Fluke's menu Dining Out review: Food, drinks as exquisite as views......

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Food fest, auction at Castle Hill Tuesday to benefit Farm Fresh RI

3:20 PM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Sheila Lennon    Email

Journal files At the 2007 Local Food Fest at Castle Hill, Newport, Randall Page, left, of Portsmouth, fills his plate next to a striped bass. Local Food Fest 2009, a benefit for Farm Fresh Rhode Island, happens at Castle......

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