Category: Life
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Splurging Now and Then
I live in a world where I don’t think much about the prices of food. Much of the food that we have around the house is left-over from some photo…
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A Story about Coffee
Each morning, I like to start the day with what my friend and I have dubbed a west coast macchiato. It’s really the only espresso drink I know how to…
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Serious about Yogurt
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely holiday. I certainly did. It was fun, relaxing and very, very over indulgent. As many good holidays often are. So,…
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Wishing you…
Happy Holidays! I had visions of posting all 4 of the Christmas treat recipes I made this year (three different cookies from Saveur and some amazing chocolate caramels with sea…
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Tea Cakes for Produce Addicts
Do you find yourself inexplicably drawn to tables of leafy greens or crates of winter squash? Do brussels sprouts on the stem raise your heart rate? Do bowls of heirloom…
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Bingeing on Bizcochitos
I have to confess, I’ve been on a bit of a binge lately. There was the taco truck extravaganza. But, I’ve also been bingeing on cookbooks. I can’t quite explain…
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Two Tacos Please
There has been a scheme in the works for some time now to have a day devoted to tacos. We’ve (Cam and I) been sampling various trucks and busses one…
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A Month in Umbria
How do I even begin to tell the story of our 4 weeks in Umbria?
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A Few Days in Rome
Late July and August may not be the best time to visit Italy between the soaring temperatures and gaggles of tourists. But, then again, there really isn’t ever a bad…
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Dutch Babies with Vanilla Apricot Sauce
Tonight I was supposed to be cooking snails. Or spot prawns. Or rabbit. Or one of many other dishes that I can’t quite tell you about yet. What I can…
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A Little R & R at The Inn at Langley
Do you ever feel just stupidly lucky? I do. All. The. Time. I’m not really sure what I’ve done to deserve all the amazing good fortune I’ve had. So, when…
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Cooking with Gas
Last week, I got the range of my dreams. I’ve been pining away for a commercialesque gas range now for about as long as I can remember. Some people dream…