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Turkey, Cranberry and Cream Cheese Sandwich with Sprouts and Sunflower Seeds

I admit…I’m pulling something from the Archives to publish again. I’ll hope you’ll forgive me; pretty please? When I first started this blog I had 2 readers; me and my dog. Still, I transferred some of my best recipes from an older recipe website where they now languish in the archives and deserve better. This [...]

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Cosmopolitan Cranberry Sauce – Is it a Cocktail or a Sidedish?

Like so many, my childhood memory of cranberries is centered on the canned, jellied version of cranberry sauce. I can’t say I hated it, but I just don’t care for anything ‘jelloish’; preferring jam in a heartbeat to jelly. Still I was unprepared for how much I would LOVE cranberry sauce made from scratch. Talk [...]

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Wood Butter – A Recipe for Your Utensils!

Several months ago Wendi with Bon Appetit Hon, did a post on Wood Butter; like you I had a moment of Huh? What? Well, typically called Spoon Oil, Wendi had decided that Wood Butter fit better and I agree; leave it to another food person to put the perfect name on this elixir that is [...]

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Mashed Potato Cakes with Scallions and Parmesan Cheese

I’m know I’m not alone that I look as forward to Thanksgiving Day leftovers as I do the big meal on that day; maybe even more so. I won’t deny I’ve had several holidays when the effort of getting the meal put together has seen me too tired to really enjoy it. But the next [...]

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The Howl – A Signature Cocktail for the Di Rosa Winery Auction X Event

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was a bit fractured with family far and wide and the plans I had made falling through at the last moment. My sweet friend Karen invited me down to her home for dinner but after dealing with family issues I just sort of wanted to stay home, [...]

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Warm Honeyed Brie with Raspberries and Almonds

I’ve participated with Steven Gilberg and @WineTwits before when I’ve hosted combination wine tastings and tweetups that serve to get the word out about different wines; either by region or type. When I was asked to serve as a host for a ‘food’ event, how could I say no? I invited friends; made sure they [...]

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How to Make Cranberry Liqueur and the Perfect Champagne Cocktail for the Holidays

This is one of my favorite things to make over the holidays yet because I put it on my blog a couple of years ago, it has for the most part languished in the nether world of being there but no one knowing it. As I work to finish the batch for this year along [...]

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Better than Kahlua – How to Make Coffee Liqueur

My youngest daughter Lauren works at Nordstrom’s in their Visual Merchandising department; she is one of the elves that work behind the scenes for weeks in preparation for the big reveal of all things Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I won’t say it’s not hard for me that we don’t spend the holiday together but [...]

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Toffee Apple Bars with Caramel Frosting

A friend I’ve met on Twitter asked if I would do a guest post for her blog after the birth of her second child. How could I refuse? I met Kate and her blog Food Babbles when we both started participating in Abby Dodge’s #baketogether, an initiative by the lovely Abby that allows a group [...]

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