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Eggnog – Seasoned Tipling!

A few years ago I went on a search for an eggnogg recipe as find most store bought varieties quite disgusting. As I love vintage I ended up adapting a recipe from Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts that was originally…

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Posted by: on Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

The French are coming!

As a fan of good, uncomplicated French food I’m always looking for it when I travel. Recently, in two places I would have never thought, I found some of the very best. In a two-part post I will tell you about each.…

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Posted by: on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
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Eggs for spring, naturally

Naturally gorgeous eggs make springtime celebrations pretty–and tasty. Or at the very least, you can say you’ve got a turducken omelette on the go.

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Posted by: on Monday, April 18th, 2011
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Karelian Piirakkaa: a new-old twist on sandwiches

Handy, tasty and easy to prepare, the traditional Karelian Piirakkaa is a Finnish staple that’s like a bizarre cross between a sandwich and a pierogi.

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Posted by: on Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments »

Green Eggs and Ham

I will not eat them with a mouse. I will not eat them in a house. I will not eat them here or there. I will not eat them anywhere. I do not eat green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. Ahhh, the good old days of…

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Posted by: on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Easter Dinner

The topic of Easter dinner came up with some friends a few weeks ago; we were discussing what our family meal had been when we were kids.  Some people said turkey, others said ham, I said lamb.  I checked my Larousse,…

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Posted by: on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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Oeufs en cocotte

I love eggs. Scrambled, fried, poached, boiled, on toast, in quiche – you name it, I love it. They’re a great when you’re in a hurry, but also when you’re faced with a lazy weekend. If it’s…

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Posted by: on Monday, January 5th, 2009
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Making lunch with plenty of TLC!

Is it going overboard, frustrated food stylist-wannabe or just very VERY creative parents? A fun gallery of extraordinary bento or lunch packs that make you feel like a slacker for having a process bologna sandwich on…

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Posted by: on Monday, January 5th, 2009
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Alessandro’s Pasta alla Carbonara

I normally use spaghetti or linguine, get the thicker kind, not the fine ones. For 8 adults I would be safe and use 1Kg of linguine. Make sure you have a big pot to boil the water into. As a rule when cooking pasta, fill…

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Posted by: on Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
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