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Bird's Custard

There's something inexplicably soothing about this manufactured powder that turns an alarming warning light orange when added to warm milk.
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Apples - a Magnolia a day... - 2 Sep 2009

While some supermarkets are becoming a little more adventurous in their selection of apples, there are many more interesting varieties to be had than the Goldens and Granny Smiths out there. Thomas Jefferson could have told you that...

Here are some, with how they taste, and where to pick them. read more...

Bird's Custard - 5 Oct 2007

Bird's Custard - what's so great about ready-to-cook sweetened vanilla powder heated up and thickened with milk? read more...

Two women to watch
There are culinary people whose careers are worth keeping an eye on. On my list of foodies to follow is Janet Cam, one of the restaurant world's really good general managers - warm but professional, with a great wine palate to boot. And she's about to be back on the floor of a new Washington restaurant in whose kitchen you'll find Roberto Donna's once right-hand/left-hand executive chef, Amy Brandwein.
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