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Cookbook Shelf
Salon Taste's new weekly cookbook review column: This week Jim Fobel gives new life to the lowly casserole


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The Surreal Gourmet
Tequila shrimp taco with avocado salsa PLUS: How to make a margarita

TasteTalk
Of tomatoes, innards and the chef's life: The Burnt-out Cook answers readers' questions