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by Bob Sassone, Posted Apr 29th 2007 @ 4:18PM

ring shaped cookies

Isn't pasta just one of the most versatile, perfect foods?
Everybody loves a ring-shaped cookie from Rome.
The Globe taste tests the leading sharp white cheddar cheeses.
Here's the Plonk of the Month.
Alison Arnett is leaving?!
Wagamama has opened its first U.S. location in Boston.
This week's recipes: Sausages with Potatoes and Hot Peppers, Carmelized Chicken Liver Mousse, Kulfi, and Yaki Soba.

by Bob Sassone, Posted Jan 21st 2007 @ 7:55PM

It's winter. Eat some stew.
A look at five different Boston area bakeries.
The Plonk of the Month? New wave Spanish reds.
We've been talking a lot about hot chocolate/cocoa this week, now the Globe taste tests a bunch.
Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali are raving about a new book about Marco Pierre White.
Speaking of books, how many cookbooks do you own?
This week's recipes: Double-Vanilla Sour Cream Pound Cake; Maani Gyros; and Italian-American Meatballs.

by Bob Sassone, Posted Jan 30th 2006 @ 2:23PM

Did I ever tell you how I love yams but don't like sweet potatoes for some reason? No matter, the Globe has some nice sweet potato recipes to warm you up this winter, including Sweet Potato Gratin and Sweet Potato and Smoked Turkey Hash.
The Boston Globe Magazine has a feature this week on new stuff in Boston, including new restaurants you should check out.
Hey, what happens if you put five pounds of sugar in a cold garage and it hardens? Can you still use it? (Scroll down)
What the hell is "plonk?"