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My Adventures in Baking: Upside Down Polenta Blood Orange Cake

When you hear upside down cake, what is typically your first thought? Pineapple upside down cake, right? You’re not alone–most of us are guilty of thinking of the über-popular confection when it comes to inverted cakes, but did you know that you can add just about any kind of fruit…

Eating Like Oprah at Blue Pig Tavern

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From top, clockwise: Congress Hall (courtesy of caperesorts.com); a breakfast fit for the “Queen of Talk;” exterior of Blue Pig Tavern Who hasn’t, at one point in their lives, wanted to live like Lady O? (That would be Oprah not First Lady Michelle Obama although her wardrobe is just as…

Creating the Perfect Indoor Kitchen Potager

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Herbs like the ones pictured above are ideal for an indoor kitchen potager FRENCH LESSON The potager (po-tuh-zhay), or kitchen garden, originated in France over a thousand years ago where it served as a supplement to a family’s main garden. Derived from the French word for a “soup of broth and…

Hot or Cold: Which “Cider” You On?

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Left: Hot spiced cider (my preference) Right: Cold spiced cider Finally, the temperature is dropping and fall seems to have finally found its stride. There have even been a few stray snowflakes spotted in my area. As a winter-born Sagittarius, I love this time of the year. This is hands-down my…

The Cheese Lovers’ Guide to Holiday Entertaining

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Individual cheese serving on a gold filigree plate–a simple yet elegant way to present your holiday cheese course For me, the holidays seemed to arrive so quickly this year. One minute I was grilling in the backyard and now Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. While it’s nice to believe in…

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My Adventures in Baking: Upside Down Polenta Blood Orange Cake

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Creating the Perfect Indoor Kitchen Potager

Hot or Cold: Which “Cider” You On?

The Cheese Lovers’ Guide to Holiday Entertaining

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