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Cucina Clayarini — a ONE-NIGHT dining event

Posted on November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 by Clay

Do you remember the enchanted April when you found love on a hillside outside Bologna? You do? Meraviglioso! Come to Cucina Clayarini and…

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Reader mailbox

Posted on June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 by Clay

(Caution: contains coarse language) Here at clayrussell.com we love our readers and appreciate it when they take the time to let us know…

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New Year’s Eve

Posted on January 2, 2017March 26, 2017 by Clay

Crowds of people are not my idea of a good time. I like my space and I don’t like noise. Crowds of drunk…

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When the girls fell through Daddy’s shower door

Posted on December 3, 2016March 26, 2017 by Clay

Hollywood Park, Texas, teemed with children in the early 1970s but my playtime involved only a handful of them. Beverly and Suzie, who…

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Medianoche

Posted on November 2, 2016March 21, 2017 by Clay

There are people who go gaga for sandwiches. You don’t have to look very far to find folks who live for grilled cheese…

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It’s ROWWWWWW!

Posted on October 29, 2016March 17, 2017 by Clay

I am not much for competition in any form or forum, but in the kitchen it appeals to me even less. The proper…

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Fried chicken

Posted on August 14, 2016March 25, 2017 by Clay

When I mentioned to Calvin yesterday that I intended to do something for tonight’s dinner with some Cornish hens I knew were in…

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Movie kitchens

Posted on July 19, 2016March 25, 2017 by Clay

My friend Rob, whose sharp eye and opinion I respect, put something on Facebook the other day about the kitchens of someone called…

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Heroes

Posted on July 2, 2016March 21, 2017 by Clay

We all have our heroes, and we assign the term however it makes sense to us. Maybe our hero did something that we…

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Pop quiz!

Posted on February 7, 2015March 17, 2017 by Clay

To take the quiz you will need to identify the person with whom you would most like to conduct carnal intimacy. Depending on…

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