One For the Table began publishing in the fall of 2007 and is dedicated to the best recipes, food, politics and love. Read more at www.oneforthetable.com.

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Cooking for 22

Posted November 23, 2009 | 02:17 PM (EST)


Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. (Although come Christmastime, you know I'll be making the very same declaration, and ditto Easter). This year we are having about 22 people over for lunch. In LA, people ask "What are you doing for the holidays?" and I say sunnily, "Oh, I'm having 22...

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Holiday Shortcuts

1 Comments | Posted November 19, 2009 | 04:19 PM (EST)


Make Ahead Turkey Gravy

Contrary to popular belief, you don't need a whole turkey to make gravy. However, you must slow-roast turkey to get good gravy.

I have to admit I have witnessed some pretty seasoned cooks have complete breakdowns at Thanksgiving when it comes time to gravy making. There...

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Amy Ephron's Beverly Hills Urban Halloween Legends

Posted October 28, 2009 | 01:23 PM (EST)


Jack Benny (who was a famously cheap and made fun of himself for it) gave out silver dollars on Halloween.
True

Lucille Ball used to answer the door herself.

Also true

A witch lived in the witches' house on Walden Avenue and gave out apples on Halloween.

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The Man's Must-Have iPhone Apps

1 Comments | Posted October 14, 2009 | 09:09 AM (EST)


If you have an iPhone (sorry if you don't) and want to take your daily technology coolness quotient to the next level, then you need to pay attention. You won't find silly games or time wasters on this list. These are helpful, and mostly free apps (unless otherwise noted), that...

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Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes

Posted October 9, 2009 | 12:32 PM (EST)


I fell in love on February 1, 2009. Two days later we got into our first and only fight. About root vegetables, specifically yams.

Before I continue I should say that I consider myself well versed on the subject. For six months in high school, I refused to eat anything...

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Top 10 Signs You're Spaced Out

2 Comments | Posted September 25, 2009 | 01:56 PM (EST)


By Amy Ephron

1) You can't find your keys
Don't worry about it, no one can ever find their keys

2) You can't find your cell phone.
Don't worry about it, no one can ever find their cell phone

3) Your daughter calls and tells you they've just...

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One Less Egg to Fry

4 Comments | Posted September 18, 2009 | 05:49 PM (EST)


By Laraine Newman

My husband Chad went to New York recently to drop our oldest daughter Lena off at college. That same week, our 14-year old attended a cheer camp at UCLA for four days giving me a rare glimpse into the gaping maw of my Empty Nest Future and...

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One for the Table's End of Summer Cocktail Extravaganza

Posted September 5, 2009 | 01:45 PM (EST)


Whether you're cooling off by the pool, by the beach, or on the patio....! Our summer drinks to help you on your way.

Beach Martini

Bermuda Rum Swizzle

The Bootleg

Cuba Libre

Key Lime Martini

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It's Not a Holiday Unless There's Dip

Posted September 4, 2009 | 06:09 PM (EST)


This weekend in the United States we celebrate Labor Day. A holiday that originated in the 1880's to give the working citizens of America a day of rest.

I think for Americans it is a more significant celebration of the end of summer.

It's not Labor Day (or...

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Teddy Kennedy's Favorite Lobster Salad

Posted August 28, 2009 | 03:56 PM (EST)


6 ears corn
4 lbs. lobster meat, cooked, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tomato, large, peeled and seeded
2 avocado, peeled, cubed
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 tablespoons milk (or light cream)
1/2 cup fresh dill, chopped
salt and pepper

Cook the corn...

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Memories of Summer

Posted August 27, 2009 | 03:43 PM (EST)


I'm from the South. I grew up and went to college in Tennessee, and worked for many years in Atlanta. But I never felt like I was home until I moved to New York City. The city fit my disposition and overall world-view nicely, not to mention the comfort that...

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Detoxing And Cleansing With Gwyneth

5 Comments | Posted August 19, 2009 | 05:04 PM (EST)


For years, as both my husband Chad's and my weight have yo yo'd, I've begged him to diet along with me but we've never been able to be in sync with our willingness to trudge the road of deprivation. Until now. We email each other from different rooms in the...

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Flavortripping

2 Comments | Posted August 12, 2009 | 12:56 PM (EST)


I first heard of flavortripping last summer. I read an article in the New York Times about a substance that altered tastes of reality. People were going to underground parties for the experience. At these parties they would consume Synsepalum dulcificum, the Miracle Fruit. Once eaten, the fruit tells your...

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The Last Chinese Chef

1 Comments | Posted August 5, 2009 | 09:51 AM (EST)


Long before I was a cooker, I was a reader and a writer. I was one of those kids who had to be told not to read at the dinner table, and I was writing "novels" on my red Olivetti Valentine typewriter in fourth grade. The reading and eating experiences...

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Steven Zaillian's Pascal's Island

Posted July 30, 2009 | 11:17 AM (EST)


Ischia, the biggest of the three islands in the Gulf of Naples, isn't big. You can circle its rocky, 34-kilometer perimeter by boat in less than an hour.

And while you're doing that, may I suggest you pause, as everyone does, to leap into the Tyrrhenian Sea, where you'll...

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This Lobster Bisque is Better Than Sex

8 Comments | Posted July 22, 2009 | 11:28 AM (EST)


Hey, I'm not the one who shouted it out...they did, but I did consider the concept once before. You see, I have this group of tremendous and passionate foodie friends; they inhabit my supper club and like me, live their lives, loving and adoring food. They are the ones who...

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The Best Of

Posted June 10, 2009 | 02:40 PM (EST)


People always think I'm an expert on everything. Which I guess makes sense because I am sort of perfect. But seriously, I get questions all the time. Where should I eat sushi in New York? Where should I take a yoga-obsessed Venice girl out on a date? What's a good...

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Maybe It's in the DNA

Posted May 8, 2009 | 04:17 PM (EST)


My late grandmother, may she rest in peace, was very, very good at the things she was good at, and spectacularly bad at the thing she was bad at, which was cooking.

She could sew and knit and organize into oblivion, and she could draw and paint, and she had...

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Potatoes That You Have to Love

Posted March 31, 2009 | 11:00 AM (EST)


It's just a fact. If you don't love these, it's over between us. The dialogue will stop. Okay, it's been sort of one-sided up until now anyway, but these potatoes are defining. They are comforting. They are easy. I've been cooking them for years. Believe me, they taste fabulous. You...

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Shake and Bake with I-Phone's "Big Oven"

Posted March 25, 2009 | 05:22 PM (EST)


I can't imagine being separated from my iPhone for even a day. Its intuitive features have become essential to my life. But, now, with the application "Big Oven" I feel like my favorite room in the house, a kitchen, has been added to my screen. This is the best application...

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