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Recipes by Cynthia Clampitt

Intro to Korean Food

Intro to Korean Food

(When I wrote this article back in 2001, Korean food was well established in the Chicago area but still unfamiliar to most non-Koreans. I had titled…

Oct 2010
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Hindi Chai

Hindi Chai

Tea is statistically impressive and historically significant, but its real pleasure lies in consuming it. Good tea is like perfume and poetry in a…

Jan 2010
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Vietnamese Food in Canberra

Vietnamese Food in Canberra

One of the joys of just about every city I visited in Australia was the easy availability of a tremendous range of ethnic food, especially Asian. It…

Aug 2010
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Finding Our Way Around St. Petersburg

Finding Our Way Around St. Petersburg

An important thing to know in St. Petersburg is that streets go north and south, while avenues go east and…

Oct 2015
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Larb Nua

Larb Nua

The recipe below is for a Thai dish called larb nua. This is the first Thai dish I ever had, though it has now been a couple of decades since my…

Dec 2009
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Québec Sugar Pie

Québec Sugar Pie

Years ago, when I was working for Kraft Foods, a business trip took me to Montreal, which just happened to be the home town of my boss. He told me…

Feb 2010
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A Roe By Any Other Name

A Roe By Any Other Name

(This piece appeared in the January 2002 issue of North Shore Magazine. Collins Caviar is still going strong, and if you want to order some of their…

Jul 2010
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Warm Beef and Watercress Salad

Warm Beef and Watercress Salad

The recipe below comes from Vietnam. Contrast and balance are important elements in most Asian cooking, and salads similar to this, which combine…

Mar 2012
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Latin Dining in Gurnee, IL

Latin Dining in Gurnee, IL

I just finished working on a book about the history of corn. I’m also working again with Maria Baez Kijac, with whom I worked on the award-winning…

Dec 2013
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Tuesday, September 3

Tuesday, September 3

I slept in a bit–until nearly 7:00am. (Those who know me well will appreciate the humor in this representing late rising for me. I’m only a “morning…

May 2014
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