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Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies

  Each year, at exactly this time, begins a Thanksgiving cooking blitz that doesn't end until Thursday afternoon.  I know of people who prep much earlier in the week but I've never gotten into the habit.  It's due in part to procrastination and partly my fear that a dish would no longer ... Read More

Curiosity (St. Paul de Vance, France)

I've always loved watching people.  Barring more fun activities, I'm usually happy to sit in a hotel lobby or at an airport terminal imagining the lives of people who flit in and out of view as they go on about their busy lives.  Where are they going?  What are they like?  Are they happy? When I ... Read More

Russian Tea Cakes

  My mother is too nice a person to ever say, "I told you so" but I should know better by now.  She's always right.  Always.  It's one of the things I love about her but when you like to be right once in a while as I do, it can also be frustrating.  She's been suggesting for weeks that I get ... Read More

Rosemary-Infused Vodka Martini

As it turns out, I not only took home this wonderful rosemary-infused vodka from the Foodbuzz Festival this past weekend, I also brought home a bug.  I've either caught one or my taste buds have just decided to go on vacation for a bit after my flavor-packed weekend.  I haven't tasted much of ... Read More

Foodbuzz Blogger Festival 2010

Festival:  a time of feasting and celebration.  The time was this past weekend when 350 food bloggers came together in San Francisco to do what we do best:  eat.  We also drank and were merry, celebrating the wonderful opportunity to graduate from being "virtual" friends to finally connect ... Read More

Coda alla Vaccinara (Roman Braised Oxtail)

  I'll get right to the point.  This dish is a keeper--heartwarming, rich and flavorful.  The beef melts in your mouth; the sauce is thick, bright from tomatoes, hearty from the celery and carrots and possesses a depth of flavor from the addition of white wine.  You can have this with ... Read More

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