The Season of Halloween
Homemade Halloween costumes. Visits to Haunted Houses. Creatively carved pumpkins. Sticky orange colored popcorn balls. And buckets of candy. Yes! Buckets of candy! These are
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Celebrating German Wine
Last weekend we attended our neighborhood Oktoberfest celebration. It was a great evening filled with friends, German beer, some bratwurst, and a toe-tapping German band.
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The Beauty of Soup
It’s officially soup season here at our house. Although we enjoy soup year-round, it is when the chill is in the air that we truly
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Carrot Storage Tips
Did you know that you can keep your carrots crisper, longer by following these simple steps? * Remove the green tops. The greens will continue
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Tablecloth Tales: Fourth of July in France
Note: From time to time, something occurs to trigger memories of my past culinary travels. With our recent move, I unearthed my travel journals and
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Life and Laughter at 100
Lately I’ve been contemplating life at 100. I’m only a bit more than halfway there, but a recent visit with my Great Aunt Millie got
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Nature Calls
Several years ago, we lived in a home with a huge back yard. Greg built a garden box and filled it with everything from pumpkins
Quesadillas with Pears and Prosciutto
Take the pear and Prosciutto combination to the next level with this delicious quesadilla. (10-inch) flour tortillas 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1/2 cup
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Somebody Moved my Cheese (or, Falling in Love with my Chemex)
Sixteen years ago as I was readying to move across country from Miami to Santa Monica, a friend gave me a copy of Who Moved
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Ten Summer Recipes
We’re always in search of fun ways to refresh ourselves during the summer, so we dug deep into our recipe box for some old favorites,
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