Ann Lemons Pollack
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Crockpot Meatloaf
Not everything in our kitchen is haute cuisine. I’ve given up Hamburger Helper now that the kids are raised and I’m not working 40-plus hours a week at a hospital, but that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in food that’s easy. And I’m frequently on the prowl for new meatloaf recipes, since the guy who
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Let It Rain
When times are bad, comedy is good. And a pair of goofy French comedies open today. "Micmacs" is reviewed above, and in the same genre is "Let It Rain," with Agnes Jaoui wearing three hats, as star, director and co-writer with Jean-Pierre Baeri, who also has a major role as a filmmaker who barely knows
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Micmacs
The struggle goes back to the beginning of time, or at least the begining of motion pictures, as writers and directors have matched humor against horror, farce against fear, laughter of the living against the tears of death. Tragedy usually wins out. But in a movie like "Micmacs," we can laugh, and giggle, and even
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Kim Son
We can’t recall seeing Cornish hen on a Vietnamese menu hereabouts, but we ran into it not long ago at Kim Son. We’re not sure, by the way, if it’s Kim Son Seafood, Kim Son Vietnamese Bistro, or Kim Bistro–we’ve seen all three names around the establishment, and it was simply Kim Son the last
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Chicken Adobo
Another succulent recipe from Jaden Hair's The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook skipped onto our table the other day. Adobo means marinade in Spanish, and entered the culture of the Philippine Islands centuries ago via the influence of Spanish explorers. Over the years, some Far Eastern flavors were added, and today chicken adobo is considered by many
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The Girl Who Played With Fire
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" is the second book in Stieg Larsson's magnificent trilogy about Lisbeth Salander, equally talented in coaxing the secrets out of a computer or beating them out of an gangster twice her size, and Mikael Blomkvist, the kind of crusading reporter who makes every living reporter or former reporter not
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The Killer Inside Me
It's difficult to feel sorry for a murderous psychopath, especially when he beats up on women, but maybe the blame for the shortcomings of "The Killer Inside Me," belongs to director Michael Winterbottom, who follows almost every blow with a loving camera, then lingers on the faces of the victims as death approaches. Casey Affleck
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The Girl Who Played With Fire
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" is the second book in Stieg Larsson's magnificent trilogy about Lisbeth Salander, equally talented in coaxing the secrets out of a computer or beating them out of an gangster twice her size, and Mikael Blomkvist, the kind of crusading reporter who makes every living reporter or former reporter not
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Milagro Modern Mexican
A Mexican restaurant by the railroad tracks…but wait: This is Webster Groves and Milagro Modern Mexican is large, airy and modern. Tucked to the side of an upscale shopping precinct, slightly hard to find, it's worth the effort. The address is Allen Avenue, but rather than turning off Lockwood onto Allen, you'll do well to turn
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This Week’s Wine, July 6, 2010
With picnics and poolsides a couple of favorite places to enjoy summer wines, we've been spending more time visiting and sipping than writing in recent weeks and we hereby apologize. But there are a lot of bargains and some good tasting out there, along with a few interesting trends in the wine business. Jordan, founded