Everyone can appreciate a compliment, whether it comes from a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. Yet, it's not uncommon to feel humbled by a com...
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Do yourself a favor and mix yourself one of these right now. Through all of my years of enjoying cocktails, this is the one “complicated” ...
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*makes 1 quart 9 ounces of carrots (approximately 10 small), cut into spears 1/2 small head of cauliflower, cut into florets 1 1/4 cups of wa...
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Serves four 4 cluster tomatoes, seeded and finely diced 1/4 cup of finely chopped cilantro 1/2 lime, juiced 1/4 onion, diced 1/2 teaspoon chi...
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I got a text message the other day, from my friend who is on her honeymoon in Italy. She and I met actually when we were both studying abroad in S...
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serves six 3 cups of mixed nuts (we used pecans and cashews) 1 teaspoon of taco seasoning 2 tablespoons of brown sugar 2 tablespoons of but...
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Serves four For the vinaigrette: 1 shallot, chopped 1/2 cup (.75 ounce) dried hibiscus flowers 1/3 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice 1/3 cup...
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I’ve talked a lot about crêpes in the past — I grew up eating my grandma’s thick, buttery ones (we called them blini) and later my mom’s....
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For most of the country, the long days of summer have passed and people are preparing for cooler weather and changing leaves. But in California, w...
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I sent a “Happy New Year” card to my family wishing them a happy 2020. That’s how much of a blur 2018 was! It was a good year in so many way...
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This post originally appeared in The Kitchn. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2011! My family, being Russian, c...
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Makes 2 large or 4 small grilled cheese sandwiches. 4 slices of country whole grain bread (sub sourdough) plenty of butter 1 1/2 ounces of yo...