
This week promises to be a busy one. I’m gearing up for a giveaway that I am excited to share with you and I will also finally be able to announce the details of a fun event that I was invited to participate in. For now, I will share with you this simple recipe for mussels. I typically prepare the shellfish in classic French fashion–cooked in white wine, garlic and herbs–but with leftover coconut milk ...
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Our rescue didn’t come by way of a knight in armor. Rather, he was an older gentleman with a big smile, his missing front teeth just adding to his charm–and instead of a horse he had a motor scooter.
We were lost in Mendoza. With only one full day to become acquainted with Argentina’s wine capital, we had no time to spare; precious minutes ticked away as my travel companions and I struggled to find our ...
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As a bachelor, my husband’s go-to meal was tacos. Filled with simple ingredients like gruyere cheese, rice and/or beans, sprouts, mushrooms and avocado, it was an easy meal he prepared and prepared quite often. Evening telephone conversations while we were dating would inevitably lead to a question about dinner (well, I did the asking) and his answer was always the same: “I’m having tacos.” They were his specialty along with stir-fried vegetables and rice.
These days, ...
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In the kitchen, I have lately found myself stuck in a box, a Jean in the Box, if you will. The lid is tightly closed and I wait for someone to turn the crank so I can spring out and be freed from my limited views on dinner. I have been serving conventional dinner items–soup, salad, rice, fish, chicken, pasta–one or two of them served at a time, the combinations varying from one meal to ...
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We are left with only a few days before we ring in the new year. Was it a good year for you or is it one better left behind? Good or bad, what’s great about opening up that first page of the calendar is that it is a marker for new beginnings. On the health/lifestyle front–for most of us–ambitious plans for a fitter, healthier 2012 will be in place by the time the last drop ...
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