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Megnut is a site about food written by Meg Hourihan. She lives in NYC. More...

recent features

The sweet (and bittersweet) taste of summer

Summer drinks should be like summer evenings: long, light and cool. Guest writer A.D. introduces some less common ones to enliven our senses during these wonderful long hot days.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Food traditions bind my family; I'm reminded of that every year when I drive to north-central Massachusetts to pick strawberries with my grandparents.

Comparing Frozen Fish to Fresh

My mother swears by frozen fish. I was unconvinced, and decided to put her statements to the test: could flash-frozen fish taste as good as fresh local fish from the Greenmarket or even fresh fish from a local supermarket?

around November 21, 2006...

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I cooked the perfect turkey, now how do I carve it
An Ex-Pat Thanksgiving
Some cooks think that because they throw a mean dinner party they can run a restaurant
How do you like your pie
Shake Shack Burger Stuffing
Indulgent family dinners present some tricky diabetes management problems
Alton Brown is the perfect person to take you step by step to a delicious holiday bird
An oyster primer including a list of some of the most reliable varieties
Despite the risk of consuming contaminants, eating fish is good for your health
Wikipedia page for Hellmann's and Best Foods mayo