After Thanksgiving, the serious partying begins. Around here, holiday time is nonstop from Thanksgiving to Mardi Gras. At parties, we will be eating rich party food and entertaining more than usual.

· ¾ cup finely chopped onion, from about ½ small onion · ¾ cup finely chopped celery, from about 1 stalk celery 1.Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions and preheat oven to 420°F ...

Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and stock; simmer until reduced by ...

Margaret M. Johnson offers this Irish adaptation of Oysters Rockefeller in The New Irish Table (Chronicle Books 2003). Bacon and cabbage -- far more Irish than corned beef and cabbage -- is ...

YORK, Pa. — There is no shortage of luxury in Olivia's latest dish. They demonstrate how to prepare a dozen oysters three different ways: baked Mediterranean style, stuffed with colossal crab imperial ...

This old-school oysters Rockefeller recipe is decadent and dressed-up, yet easy to make at home. That just might be why it's been around for over 130 years.

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