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Getting the most out of seasonal apples
Nothing beats biting into a crunchy juicy seasonal apple, just ask Snow White….but there is more to this round gem than just filling your fruit bowl. When fall rolls around apples are everywhere,...
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Compared to many families made popular on reality TV, my family is dull, dry and lacks the gusto to make for captivated viewing… but I adore them nonetheless and find comfort in the fact that the...
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How to start a vegetable garden
I grew up watching my grandfather grow citrus trees, his grapefruit were famous in the neighborhood and his green thumb was passed down to my mother who can grow anything regardless of the Arizona...
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10 grilling tips for a fabulous BBQ
We love to BBQ. Wait let me rephrase that, I love it when my husband BBQs because it means fewer dishes and amazing food. Rain or shine, we are always grilling something….from pizza, to fruit, to...
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How to roast a chicken
There is something magical about a roast chicken. The smell lingering in house immediately offer comfort in a way no other food does. The first time I recall eating a roast chicken was when I landed...
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Falling in love with fresh berries
I am a fool for berries and have been since the age of 7 when my mother took me foraging in the Oregon woods on a brilliantly sunny summer afternoon. I could not resist their delicate sweetness...
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5 Ingredients that capture a Mediterranean Summer
There is something about summer cooking that reminds me of those fabulous summer holidays spent in Italy. It may be the dry breeze rolling across the backyard, or even the brazen clarity that the last...
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How to Caramelized Onions
I am the sort of person that impatiently watches the toaster, walks like I am running and talks like an auctioneer. Doing anything slowly is against everything in my nature…in fact, I am also guilty...
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Tales of an apricot fruit leather
There are some things in life worth making, whilst there are others that leave you baffled as to why on Earth you invested so much time. On the top of that list is fruit leather. In July my Pinterest...
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How to freeze herbs and stock your Fall freezer
Oh how I love my freezer. Especially in the Fall when there is still plenty of fresh summer produce to choose from. This time of year my freezer is stocked with baking trays lined with parchment...
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Top 5 Fall Food Trends
Red is the new Green; Stalks are the new Kale…. I am loving the new Fall food trends, not just because a few of my favorite items have made the list, but also, between us, I loathe Kale. There, I...
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Family Cooking: A new Idaho Potato Video Series
It is no secret that I started cooking when the tiny people scurrying around my kitchen starting eating. I was plunged into a world of grocery stores, ovens and perishable food kicking and screaming...
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Cooking “En papillote”
En papillote. It rather rolls off the tongue. The French method of cooking anything in parchment paper that offers the same effect as pan frying but with an added infusion that makes everything come...
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Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping Tips
I’ve yet to meet anyone who looks forward to navigating the grocery store and watching their bank balance bleed out in the run up to Thanksgiving. Including me, and my idea of retail therapy is...
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Christmas Sugar Cookies
Whoever said “no one likes a know it all” never met a Cookie Guru. Everyone should have Cookie Guru in their email signature and leave a trail of sugar lips in their wake. Cookies blanket your home...
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Healthy Snacking
With so many New Year Resolutions going around, the one that I hear more frequently is to eat healthier…especially when all you need is a quick tide me over until dinner, or in my case at 1opm when I...
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How to make simple syrups
Sometimes I like to get fancy, especially when the process of getting fancy takes so little effort. Nothing is as fancy as an infused simple syrup, and trust me when I say, nothing can be more simple....
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The Christmas Nutcracker
Every holiday season I would arrive at my local green grocer in London to find the widest variety of nuts and curiously watch my fellow shoppers pile them into their shopping baskets while I scratched...
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Getting Crunchy with Granola
Rolled Oats have been a part of my life as long as I can remember, they were a staple at my grandparent’s house, and to this day I can remember the ritual my grandfather would as her perched over over...
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Baked French Toast Cups Recipe
I must admit, my morning breakfast usually involves several cups of coffee enjoyed in between making lunches and overseeing the cereal bowls that never make it from the kitchen table to the kitchen...
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