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Be Your Own King of Pop (or Queen!)
Few things inspire me to leave the convenience of my home office unless I’m cooking for a client. Even when a new concept is garnering all the hype one can get, it somehow takes me longer than reasonable to get excited about trying it for myself. But when Ne...
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Lemon Linguine Pasta Salad with Edible May Flowers
Last month I shared an amazing Mariage Freres Earl Grey Tea and biscotti combo that was wonderfully befitting for April showers. All that rain has bloomed amazing flowers, at least in my part of town.
In fact, just this past weekend I visited the Brookgreen ...
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Family Traditions to Relish
This new generation of social media, instant gratification, “me, me me,” personas and pop culture and train wreck reality TV shows, has diminished the now vintage sense of family time at the dinner table. Long gone are the days of gathering after a stressful ...
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Bren's Spring Must-Haves!
On a recent trip home, I was reminded of how fabulous it is to have a huge kitchen, with all the amenities a cook could want and need, easy access to the deck for impromptu trysts with friends and even better, a clear eye’s view of the grill.
Those are basic ...
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Spring Stir-Fry With White Soy Sauce!
(picture courtesy of Visual Statements Photography)
Stir-fry foods have proven to be a successful mash-up of ingredients for me. I grew up eating foods made by mom in a wok. It was so much fun creating plates full of surprises. Those dinners were probably th...
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Earl Grey Tea And Nutty Biscotti For a Rainy Day
The cliché April showers bring May flowers has arrived! The Eastern board has been experiencing some serious and damaging tornado systems that have resulted in mini “staycations”—you know the vacation where you go nowhere?
One of the lovely benefits of gloomy...
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Spring Cocktails to Tickle Your Fancy!
Spring is finally here! But, does it feel like it to you where you are? Are you seeing floral buds and hear birds chirping? The weather has been stunning and just about with 70 degrees and breezy air some days; and then border line depressing on others where...
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No. 5 Is Where It's At!
Umami Taste No. 5. Paste. I’m sure you’ve heard of it by now. If not, you need to stop reading this article right now, do a quick search on it and come back to me. You’ll have a better understanding of the POW I’m about to put on you!Honestly, I hadn’t hea...
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Pressure-cooked Cabbage With Guinness Braised Beef & Carrots
It’s no surprise we’re sharing a somewhat traditional Irish meal today. Most of the world is recognizing St. Patrick’s Day and we’re no different. We love green, Shamrocks, four-leaf clovers and I suppose most of you enjoy beer from time to time.
While Irish ...
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Sipping a Bit of Napa, Virtually
(picture courtesy of Dean & DeLuca)
Wine festival season is in full effect and I’m trying to make the rounds if not physically, at least virtually! Just last week I was invited to the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience taking place next month in the sea...
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