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In addition to several other great gifts, I received two visually stimulating cookbooks for Christmas. Both cookbooks are filled with stunning photographs of ingredients, preparation methods, and finished meals–I can’t wait to get cooking! The first cookbook, A Year of Pies by Ashley English of Small Measure, was an early gift from Anthony. While away [...]
**A note from me regarding Hurricane Sandy can be found at the bottom of this post.** In light of the bad news that came out of Irving, Texas from the Hostess Company yesterday, I reworked my Weekend Cooking post to honor the darling of American snack cakes, the Twinkie. While I’m not a Hostess fan–I’m [...]
While reading or listening to books, I frequently find myself interested in trying the foods that the authors describe. The first recipe I remember wanting to try was from the Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. If memory serves, there was some kind of maple syrup and snow candy, and I was [...]
When it’s time for a family party, I’m usually assigned the role of “soda girl”, a task requiring little more than making my way through the aisles of the grocery store, loading a cart with assorted 2-liter bottles. Honestly, this is for the best, as even my most casual acquaintances know that cooking is not [...]
update: CONGRATS TO TRACY Q., THE WINNER OF KICK THE CAN! Before meeting my friend Dishy, aka Christy of The Daily Dish, I’d never heard of Meniere’s disease. Christy discussed Meniere’s on her blog, describing the sometimes debilitating effects of this inner ear disorder. One of the four main symptoms is Vertigo, and as an [...]
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