New for the Kitchen
In early March I returned to Chicago for The Inspired Home Show, the premier home + housewares trade show. It had been a few years […]
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Springtime and the Hope of Something New
The push and pull of our weather – springing forward to warmer temperatures, sunny skies, and blooming vegetation brings hope, and then the cloudy skies,
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My Kitchen Apron Obsession
From the moment I step into the kitchen to begin preparing a meal, I focus on the little rituals that get me ready to start
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Golden Pita Bread
Freshly made pita bread is what dreams are made of! We love this easy recipe from King Arthur Flour, that showed us how easy it
Chicha Morada
1 pineapple (3 /2-pound trimmed, peeled and cored, peel and core reserved, one-quarter of the pineapple diced)2 Granny Smith apples (1 quartered)1 bag dried purple
Animal Cracker Cookies
As silly as it may seem, Animal Crackers are a comfort food for me. Mom used to buy me a small box of the Barnum’s
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Coffee, Hot Chocolate & a Sunday Sunrise
A simple request from my daughter: “Mom, can we go watch the sunrise tomorrow morning.” Sunday morning, my time to write, my time to enjoy
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Chocolate Pecan Pots de Creme
I’ve made lots of chocolate pudding recipes, and this one is certainly one of my favorites. Creamy, not overpowering, just . . . right. The
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Sunday Morning Melancholy
I’m feeling a melancholy this morning. We are finally winding down the holiday season, and I’m looking at one final week of the family being
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I’m Ditching My New Year’s Resolutions List
I am a check-things-off-my-list kind of girl. It’s the way I have functioned for so many years. Find that piece of paper, jot down the
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