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Monday Night Martha: Iced Sugar Cookies

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

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Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Flashes

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

Letters

Long before we were on a first name basis with Martha, there was this recipe for sugar cookies, passed down from a friend. It's Xeroxed from an ancient cookbook, maybe "Joy of Cooking," very old school. You don't want to see the recipe; the paper's tattered and covered with the remains of ... More >>

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Beer, Cheese, and Chocolate

On Christmas Eve, after drinking half a bottle of Amy Silverman's fantastic limoncello and spending several hours cooking up a storm in my tiny kitchen (the windows were fogged up when I was finally done!), I settled in front of the TV to watch The Darjeeling Limited and relax for a couple ... More >>

Monday Night Martha: Almond Joy

For years, the hunt has been on for just the right sweet/salty/spicy nut mix recipe, to no avail. Either the recipe calls for something hard to find (an unusual spice), something not very appetizing (some of us just don't like rosemary or other plants in our nuts) or a step too tough to master (e.g ... More >>

Trick or Treat? Creative Writing Workshop @ MADE art boutique

For years, the hunt has been on for just the right sweet/salty/spicy nut mix recipe, to no avail. Either the recipe calls for something hard to find (an unusual spice), something not very appetizing (some of us just don't like rosemary or other plants in our nuts) or a step too tough to master (e.g ... More >>

Taking Off the Kid Gloves

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Winning Style

New Times writers win big at annual Press Club fete

Press Club Honors Silverman

Reporter wins NT's sixth consecutive Journalist of the Year award

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Reporter wins NT's sixth consecutive Journalist of the Year award

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Reporter wins NT's sixth consecutive Journalist of the Year award

Homemade Candy Corn Easier Than It Sounds -- If You Follow the Recipe

Amy SilvermanHomemade Candy Corn.​You didn't expect to read the terms "cognitive dissonance" and "homemade candy corn" in the same sentence, but there they are.And so apt -- as soon as we got the idea to make our own candy corn (not knowing if it was even possible or had ever been attempted) we be ... More >>

Efes Turkish Cuisine and Golden Buddha Serve Up Free Entertainment on the Side

Amy Silverman​These days, satellite radio passes as live entertainment in many eating establishments. So it was refreshing to stumble recently on two musical dining experiences. By now it's practically become cliche that the worst Chinese food in town can be found at the restaurants at the C ... More >>

Stuffing Showdown: And the Winner Is . . .

​One week ago, we gave you the first installment of daily posts in our special Stuffing Showdown, and now I'm here as the so-called celebrity judge to tell you which one of our contributors came up with the tastiest rendition of Thanksgiving stuffing. But I'm not going to tell you the winne ... More >>

Ask the Critic: How Do You Choose Places to Review?

The process of choosing which restaurants to review is a perennial subject of inquiry. How do you decided where to go? Does someone assign it to you? Actually, I pick the places, although I'm always open to suggestions (especially since I spend so much time picking people's brains about where they' ... More >>

Our Award Winners

The process of choosing which restaurants to review is a perennial subject of inquiry. How do you decided where to go? Does someone assign it to you? Actually, I pick the places, although I'm always open to suggestions (especially since I spend so much time picking people's brains about where they' ... More >>

Make Your Own Candy Conversation Hearts

Amy Silverman​There's a lot of chatter out there about conversation hearts -- cute plays on the iconic candy hearts stamped with messages, waiting in tiny boxes to win your heart and break your teeth. We've seen cookies, cuddlies, holiday lights, tee shirts, soap, even felted soap, all designed to ... More >>

LGO Reportedly Pulls Out of CityScape

Amy Silverman The kiss goodbye.​The Arizona Republic is reporting this morning that LGO Public House has pulled out of the CityScape project in downtown Phoenix.  Are you surprised? According to Howie Seftel, LGO is claiming "ventilation" problems in the space they were to occupy.&n ... More >>

Can Slick Pita Jungle Out-Hummus Authentic Baiz Market?

Amy Silverman​Hummus is the glue -- sometimes almost literally -- that holds a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean meal together. Do it wrong, and indeed, it's a little like cement. And not in a good way.But do it well and some of us will fill up on the chickpea dip long before the gyro or the kebabs hit ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 14, 2011

Amy Silverman​Hummus is the glue -- sometimes almost literally -- that holds a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean meal together. Do it wrong, and indeed, it's a little like cement. And not in a good way.But do it well and some of us will fill up on the chickpea dip long before the gyro or the kebabs hit ... More >>

Resolution Guide 2012

Amy Silverman​Hummus is the glue -- sometimes almost literally -- that holds a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean meal together. Do it wrong, and indeed, it's a little like cement. And not in a good way.But do it well and some of us will fill up on the chickpea dip long before the gyro or the kebabs hit ... More >>

Conversation Heart-Infused Tequila

Amy Silverman​Last year -- in some sort of wacky, sugar-fueled, lost-our-mind moment -- we made candy conversation hearts from scratch. And they actually worked. (You can see the post and recipe here.) So now the question: What sort of Valentine confection would we tackle this year? ... More >>