Welcome to the kitchen table where cooks pull up a virtual chair on Wednesday mornings.
Before you get and give your brightest ideas, please don’t forget one of you is looking for a make-ahead Sunday lunch or brunch menu, as well as the recipes needed to actually prepare that menu. Remember, too, we are in need of cauliflower and broccoli soups, and chocolate mousse. (The Vine Street Market’s mousse is the preferred recipe, but any excellent one would suffice.)
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And just as we got ready to submit this column, A.E. asked for help. “Avocado oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil: Which is the best oil for cooking? Is there one oil that works for anything? And can your readers tell me how to shop for olive oil? Do I need extra-virgin? Light? I need help.”
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