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Eric Akis: That鈥檚 one crispy mister

Eric Akis: That鈥檚 one crispy mister

I had brunch with three friends a few weeks ago in聽91原创鈥檚 Gastown at聽a place called The Flying Pig. On the menu was croque madame and two of my friends ordered it.
Eric Akis: Chicken 脿 la king ideal for a retro party

Eric Akis: Chicken 脿 la king ideal for a retro party

Dear Eric: We want to do a retro 鈥70s dinner party. I seem to recall chicken 脿 la king was madly fashionable. I know it involved chicken and mushrooms in a white sauce over vol au vent shells.
Eric Akis: Cuisine out of Africa

Eric Akis: Cuisine out of Africa

I recently celebrated my 18th year as Times 91原创 food writer. After more than 2,000 columns, it was clear I聽had covered almost every food topic imaginable. But over the years, I鈥檝e discovered that there鈥檚 always a trendy new food to write about.

Your Good Health: Fatty-liver patient should quit drinking alcohol

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband, who is 59 years old, has been diagnosed with 鈥渇atty liver.鈥 He is five foot nine and weighs 300 pounds. He has struggled all of his life with his weight. He has pain and tenderness in his upper right side.
Ask Eric: How to handle onions

Ask Eric: How to handle onions

Red, yellow and green, sweet or strong, the allium bulb has an important role in the 91原创 kitchen
Eric Akis's eighth book is all about rotisserie chickens

Eric Akis's eighth book is all about rotisserie chickens

For many of us, a best- remembered comfort food came not from mom鈥檚 oven, but direct from the supermarket: that ready-cooked rotisserie chicken.
Ask Eric: Steak pudding without suet

Ask Eric: Steak pudding without suet

Butter and lard are substituted in this savoury meat-filled pudding
Eric Akis: Pecan pie to die for

Eric Akis: Pecan pie to die for

If you have a sweet tooth, have been behaving yourself and are now officially ready for a treat, it鈥檚 hard to go wrong with a good pecan pie. Just be sure folks are around to share it.
Ask Eric: Making bone broth

Ask Eric: Making bone broth

Meaty bones are slowly simmered to make a deeply delicious soup base
Ask Eric: Is it OK to cut back on sugar?

Ask Eric: Is it OK to cut back on sugar?

Changing the recipe can change the way the cookie crumbles