http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Cook's Corner 60 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:41:09 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/708414.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/708414.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Q: I've misplaced a recipe I believe I cut from a cake mix box for a cranberry bread that was really good and easy to make. I always made it whenever fresh cranberries hit the grocery. Do you have anything like this? Please don't tell me how to make it from scratch. I don't have the time or inclination. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/698807.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/698807.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Fred Zackheim reminisced about the Tivoli Restaurant on Sunny Isles Boulevard, where he and his wife went on their first date 21 years ago. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/689353.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/689353.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Many readers immediately thought of The Bonfire when they read a query about the name of a ''casual family restaurant across the street from Fun Fair off the 79th Street Causeway'' in the mid-1950s. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/679871.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/679871.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT While we've been unable to score on a request for the conch fritter recipe from Monty Trainer's, we have a wonderful version to share from Mary Gonzales, a third-generation Conch who provided her mother's recipe. (For those unfamiliar with the term, a Conch is a native of Key West, aka the Conch Republic. While Mary hasn't lived there for 59 years, she says she will always be a Conch.) http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/669701.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/669701.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Q: When I saw the request for the alligator pastry recipe it gave me such a pang and trip down memory lane. I lived in Los Angeles for 20 years, and can say without hesitation that the premiere grocery store on God's earth is Gelson's. Their bakery is a slice of heaven, so to speak, and one of the most popular items is the Gelson's Alligator. I managed to snare the recipe before leaving L.A. and I'm happy to share it here. It's not for the faint of heart, short of time or high of cholesterol. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/659965.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/659965.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Q: One of the great treasures I've clipped from your column is the recipe for the tartar sauce from Morrison's Cafeterias. I don't think there has ever been as wonderful a place for inexpensive, comforting Southern cooking. I just made another batch of the tartar sauce and was wondering if you'd ever gotten the recipe for their fried shrimp. It was so light, not like breading at all, and oh, so crisp. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/649245.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/649245.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Q: I read your column in The Huntsville Ala., Times, but I grew up in Florida. Many years ago there was a steak marinade circulating that contained Dr Pepper, onion salt and garlic salt and possibly other ingredients. Have you heard of this? It was delicious. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/639273.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/639273.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Q: Do you have any tried and true recipes for beef cube steaks? I purchased some on sale, but do not really have any recipes. I came across one using mustard as a coating, but lost it. The last time I just ended up cooking them in a pan and they turned out so blah. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/630647.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/630647.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Q: In Sleuth's Corner, you mentioned a bread pudding recipe from an old-time bakery. Would it be possible for you to print it again? It is my favorite dessert. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/622577.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/622577.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT Q: A friend read wonders if you have the recipe for three-cheese tortellini salad? It has roasted red peppers, fontina cheese, dressing and I am not sure what else. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/614180.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/614180.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT Q: Several years ago, you had a recipe for a dish similar to paella made by Chesterfield Smith. Can you run it again? A: This wonderful preparation by the late Chesterfield Smith Sr. appeared in Cook's Corner in 1991. I've condensed it slightly here. South Florida's preeminent lawyer for half a century, he called ''The Dish'' a work in progress, subject to frequent tweaking. A champion of the poor and disenfranchised, Smith (1917-2003) was president of the American Bar Association and made national... http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/606024.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/606024.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT There's no doubt Key lime pie reigns in South Florida and beyond. Responses continue pouring in to our publication of the old-time recipe from the Fern Inn of Islamorada. Given how reliant we've become on computers, it's comforting to know how many cooks still have yellowed newspaper clippings of the recipe. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/598351.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/598351.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT When legendary The Place for Steak on the 79th Street Causeway closed in the early 1990s, we began getting requests for its steak sauce recipe. Last month, we ran yet another reader plea -- and finally, we've got the answer. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/590677.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/590677.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT Chalk up another win for Cook's Corner sleuths: We've got the signature Key lime pie recipe from the Fern Inn in Islamorada, home of a renowned version of the South Florida favorite in the 1950s and '60s. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/582161.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/582161.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Q: I value your column very much, and have a suggestion: Hard times are a-comin', and for many are already here. Years ago, I was an artist living hand to mouth, and appreciated tips for eating cheap from others similarly situated. I find myself increasingly pinched in my retirement. I never learned how to cook cheap cuts of meat, for example, or inexpensive ethnic foods. Perhaps you can devote a column to this matter. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/574200.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/574200.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Q: About 50 years ago, there was an article in The Miami Herald about a famous seafood restaurant in the Florida Keys that was known countrywide for its Key lime pie. The lady who owned it had died, and it was thought that the recipe died with her. However, her children had it, and agreed to let The Herald publish it. Is there any way you can find it? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/565832.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/565832.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Q: I have what is probably a stupid question, but how do you make Salisbury steak? I buy a frozen TV dinner all the time, but it seems to me I could make it better on my own, even though I'm a widower and not much of a cook. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/557476.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/557476.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Q: I am a weekly [online] reader of the food section of The Miami Herald, and I especially enjoy your column. It's a friendly, nationwide recipe and memory exchange. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/549078.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/549078.html Thu, 29 May 2008 03:01 EDT Q: While traveling in Greer, S.C., we purchased fresh peach bread at a local fruit stand. It had a wonderful peach flavor. We would love to learn how to make it. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/541127.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/541127.html Thu, 22 May 2008 03:01 EDT Q: A friend from France made a cold rice and tuna salad with green beans or peas, corn, tuna and dressing. Can you please find a recipe? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/532378.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/532378.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:01 EDT Q: In the '60s I believe there was a recipe on the back of the Lipton onion soup package for short ribs. I am not sure if it was barbecue. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/523975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/523975.html Thu, 08 May 2008 03:01 EDT Tastes remembered from our mother's kitchens have been an abiding theme of Cook's Corner columns over the past 25 years. My favorites are those that educate as well as endear, and in so doing celebrate the lives of women who warmed our lives with sick-bed chicken soup and after-school brownies. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/515076.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/515076.html Thu, 01 May 2008 03:01 EDT Q: I clipped a recipe for taco chicken, but lost it before I could make it. All I remember is that it used chicken breasts, taco seasoning and salsa. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/506256.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/506256.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:01 EDT Readers were touched by Bob Cebrat's request for another taste of his late wife's specialty, Polish cheesecake. The Pembroke Pines resident said the cake was made with large cottage cheese curds. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/497539.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/497539.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:01 EDT Trying something entirely different is one of the perks of writing Cook's Corner. When Sarah Artecona of South Miami asked for help finding a recipe ''with dark chicken parts and a brown sauce'' that a friend of Persian background had made, I was stumped. But our readers came through. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/399104.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/399104.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:01 EST Super Bowl Sunday is the time for fumble-proof food: fix-ahead dishes guests can eat from paper plates without taking their eyes off the TV. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/341768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/341768.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:01 EST Giving from the heart is something Cook's Corner readers do with grace. For 25 years, they've shared their treasured recipes -- a generosity of spirit that's especially sweet in this holiday season of home-baked gifts and cookie exchanges. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/307233.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/307233.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:01 EST For all of us whose hearts are in the kitchen, Thanksgiving is not just about the food but about how the dishes we prepare are rooted in family, memories and tradition. So it's a fitting time to kick off a celebration of the 25 years readers have been sharing their recipes and requests with Cook's Corner. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/306635.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/linda-cicero/story/306635.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:01 EST Here are excerpts from the many notes we received from readers about Cook's Corner's 25th anniversary.