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  • Bird’s Eye View of Montecito
  • Seeing Red – Why Color Selection in the Garden is so Personal
  • My Tribute to Roseann Tully
  • An Affinity for Fran and a Wonder at Martin – My Random Thoughts on “Pretend It’s a City”
  • Trowel and Trunk: My Year 2020 in Flowers – What We Love Sustains Us
  • All Manner of Possibilities Live in a Cake Pan – Prized Kugelhopf
  • Sage Advice – Thanksgiving Week 2020
  • Parcel Post Holidays – Life in the Time of COVID
  • While We Hurry Up and Wait: Orange and Chocolate Cake Pan (Pull-Apart) Scones
  • Reason to Bake – Raison d’être – Omg, What Am I Going to Do Today
  • For One Brief and Shining Moment Here in Bergamot – Earl Grey Banana Bread
  • Kit-chen Tell
  • Santa Barbara Showroom – Come for the Sunshine, Shoreline, Stay for the Sheer Joy of It
  • For Over Forty Years, The Cheesecake Most Requested in Our House – Recipe Favorites from My Corporate Days
  • Recipes Heard ‘Round the World – The Beauty, Power and Reassuring Human Gesture of Sharing
  • A Tart for All Seasons, For All Reasons: The Raspberry-Cherry Crumble Top Tart
  • The Grand Accompaniment – Let’s Talk About Christmas Music
  • Headline: Mother Nature Learns Keyboard, Hits Delete on November and December
  • The Great Thanksgiving Conundrum
  • Innocence Lost
  • In Any Way, Shape or Form: Chef’s Table to The Last Course by Claudia Fleming
  • Precious and Few – Viennoiserie and the Morning Bun from Deux Bakery
  • Au Revoir Août – Le Dernier Bouquet et La Gluten Free Lightly Spiced Waffles au Pêche Melba
  • Beyond Anonymity: On Madeleine Kamman
  • The Petaled Ones – Are Ranunculus My Perfect Early Spring Flower?
  • Mary, Mary – Why Mother Nature’s First Name Must Be Mary
  • For Valentine’s Day, My Palate or Yours? – The Loss of Chocolatey-Chocolate
  • Hail All Glorious Shades of Green – A Few More Uses for My Pear, Ginger, Parsley and Lime Vinaigrette
  • In Tundra Time, Highlighting A Virtue of Frozen Fruit – Dark Cherry and Chocolate Chunk Scones
  • Simple Seasonal Indulgences – My Chocolate Pudding with Honey and Candied Orange Peel “Soldiers”
  • Parade of Red Fruits – Spiced Plum Compote for Gluten-Free Pancakes a la Clinton St. Baking Co
  • LU into the Loo; My “Mad” Descent Into Recreating a Crisp Ginger Spice Biscuit
  • These Are the Yolks, Folks – My Gluten-Free Pumpkin, Bacon and Maple Griddle Cakes
  • My Own Personal David Lettermen Top Ten on Thanksgiving 2017
  • An Addendum to the Pear Post: My Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Waffles
  • Pear Thee Well
  • Mind Games and Folly for Fools Like Me
  • A Visit to the Studio of Frances Palmer
  • The Toasted Coconut Vodka St. Germaine with Lime
  • When Blue and Green Go Well Together in the Kitchen – The Matcha-Blueberry Scone with Almonds
  • Turning Into My Mom? – The Orange Poppy Seed Cake with Plums
  • How Today’s Gloom Got the Better of Me -Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Almond Torte with Figs
  • When Life Leaves You Stone-Cold Sober: On to the Next Adventure – We Say Goodbye to Our Cape Cod Home
  • Kismet en Paris – How the Stars Came Together to Meet One Special Person
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – Even in the Sparsest Kitchen – My Zucchini Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Pignoli Nuts and Shrimp
  • Bewitched and Between – Paris Knits Itself Deep into My Heart
  • Paris Produce Please
  • The Paris Genome and Geome – Of Garden and Procuring Habit
  • I, Tourist – Pondering the Intense Debate on Tourist Status as I Play Parisian
  • Secrets Italian Bakers Keep Up Their Sleeves – Blueberry Breakfast Cake with Walnuts and Orange
  • The Amaretti and the Macaron – A Most Versatile,Timely and Delicious Cookie
  • Saying Goodbye to Winter Dishes Today With One Last Gasp – Chicken with Black Mission Figs, Blenheim Apricots and Red Bliss Potatoes
  • My Visit to Italy in 5 Miles: On Meeting Julia della Croce
  • Eat Your Young – Vegetables
  • Five Years and A Million Lessons of Kitchen-Inspirational – Gluten-Free Pancakes with Blood Orange Syrup and Hazelnuts and Glazed Bacon
  • “Don’t Speak Hillary, Just Go!” Winter Gets a 3-Day Eviction Notice – The Triple Ginger, Apricot and Mango Scone
  • Day of Recovery: The Irrepressible Pleasure of Simple Toast
  • The Most Vulnerable of Seasons – The Orange and Nutmeg-Scented Strawberry Crumb Cake
  • Still On the Cusp of Spring – Easy Granny Smith-Butternut Squash Gratin
  • In Search of: Trouble-Free Farming
  • In All Kinds of Weather, A Trip to Bountiful – The Always Inspiring NYBG
  • When Amuse Bouche Performs Perfectly – Why I Love Sessanta SOHO
  • It’s February, After All – The Gluten-Free Snow Cone Scone with a Cherry on Top!
  • Remembering My Mom’s 10 Year Passing with A Study of the Great Victoria Sponge
  • That “Ina” Zest for Life – The Blueberry Cornmeal Cake with Lime
  • “A Pear is Never Better than Just Before it Goes Bad.” – The Saturday Pear Cake
  • Just When Everything’s Getting Old – A Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado, Pear and Toasted Pecans with Pear, Ginger, Parsley and Lime Vinaigrette
  • Sunny Sunday Janvier and, A Day Outside – Gluten-Free Hazelnut Buttermilk Pancakes with Sugar Free Blueberry-Vanilla Bean Compote
  • In January It’s Apples and Oranges – An Apple Torta for a Cold Winter Day
  • Eat, Walk, Eat; Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock Holmes and In Search of Galette des Rois
  • My Life in Pictures 2016
  • An Indulgence a Day Keeps the Blues Away – 2016 Beloved Dogs, Peaches, Cherries, Pancakes and Egg-Noggin It
  • Feeling Peckish? For Boxing Day Brunch – Baked Panettone French Toast with Fresh Cherries
  • Day 25 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Rosemary and Pomegranate Christmas Cake
  • Day 24 – Red Fruits and Chocolate; Today’s Two for 1 – Hubert Keller’s Black Forest Cake and Frozen Buche de Noel
  • Day 23 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Christmas in a Bottle – Cherries in Red Wine with Panettone and Gelato
  • Day 22 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – In Lieu of Real Snow: The Tate’s Coconut Layer Cake, Almond and Toasted Coconut Version
  • Day 21 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Following My Nose around New York – Chocolate-Orange Caramel Peanut Truffles
  • Day 20 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – It’s Frozen Season in Florence – Grapefruit and Ginger Sorbet
  • Day 19 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Key Lime Pie Gets Dressed for Christmas
  • Day 18 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Iconic Christine Ferber’s Linzer Torte
  • Day 17 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Forever a Kid, in Snow – Peppermint Shortbreads with Hazelnut and Orange
  • Day 16 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Don’t Be Afraid of the Choux – Profiteroles with Blood Orange-Mezcal Caramel
  • Day 15 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles – The Maialino Olive Oil Cake with Cookie Crumb and Sugared Cranberry Topping
  • Day 14 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Harkening Back To Craig and Pierre – The Cognac-Scented White Chocolate and Chestnut Soufflé
  • Day 13 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Tale of Grandma’s 3 Cookies – A Recipe for Ribbons
  • Day 12 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Hello Citrus Season! – The Orange Cheesecake with Candied Kumquats with 3 Crust Options
  • Day 11 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Back into the Happy Honey Pot – Gina De Palma’s Honey and Pine Nut Tart
  • Day 10 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Gift Born of Shared Passions – Roseann Tully’s Holiday Biscotti
  • Day 9 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Manuela Darling Gannser’s Cheese Fondue
  • Day 8 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Little Nostalgic Survey of Food TV – Egg Nog Trifle Dazzles
  • Day 7 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Most Bee-utiful Gift – Biscotti Fiorentini, Updated
  • Day 6 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Red and White Cookie – Peppermint Gets a New Suit
  • December 5 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – David Leibovitz’s Fresh Ginger Cake with a Light Dusting of Snow
  • Sunday Dinner – A Beyond-Common Five-Minute-Prep One-Pot Meal to Make Ahead or Last Minute – Herbed Chicken and Grapes with Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • December 4 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Diagnosis: Cookie-Brain and Vanilla Kipferln
  • December 3 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Great Billowy Clouds of Egg Whites and Sugar – Nigella Lawson’s Winter Pavlova
  • December 2 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Peppermint and My Lunch at Barney’s Counter
  • December 1 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Gingerbread Men and Spritz Cookies
  • The Impulse of Creativity – My Visit to Mah ze dar Bakery
  • A Gift of Twenty-Five Recipes
  • “Got Time for Tea, I Should Think” – Torta al Bianco d’Uovo with Meyer Lemon
  • Not: All Washed Up
  • Dough: Diary of an Obsessive Baker
  • Divertimento – A Musical Approach to Enjoy Being the Cook – Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Pears, Pecans and Cardamom
  • Around the Bird in Eighty Ways – Why I Don’t Spend the Whole Week Making Gravy
  • Bake These, No Seriously – The Spice Cookie with Cocoa and Bourbon
  • That Was the Week That Was – Some Soothing Ingredient-Driven Gestures for Thanksgiving
  • Honey Bun Runs the Race – The Honey Bun Scone with Goat Cheese and Lavender
  • Oh My Darling, Clementine – The Clementine-Corn Scone with Toasted Pignolis
  • Sunday Morning Mischief – Apple Cider Pancakes with Cinnamon-Cider Syrup and Sautéed Apples
  • TV Inspirational – Julia Child, Michel Richard, Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert and Fuchsia Dunlop: Tales of The Quickbread Morning Bun
  • The Big Weather Question – The Plum-Ginger and Raspberry Crumb Tart
  • Why I Love the Blenheim Apricots from Murray’s Cheese – The Blenheim Apricot and Maple-Glazed Bacon Scone
  • The Photographer and the Pastry Chef: Scones Caught in an Instant of History – Doris Kearns Goodwin and Barack Obama – The Pumpkin-Maple Scone
  • The Long Season; Delight of the Dahlia – As the Garden Season Draws to a Close
  • If There Can Ever Be a Good First Frost – Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
  • Gotta Dance, Gotta Bake – Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Apple Cider Pancakes with Cinnamon Maple Syrup and Granny Smith Apple Pie Scones
  • Chelsea Morning Granola
  • Baking without Babe 🙁 – Bend Me, Shape Me – The Blueberry-Lime Turnover Scone
  • In the Heart of a Dog – Kayaking and Kit in Orleans
  • For the Love of a Great Dog; My Tribute to Kit
  • Therapy for the Waiting Game – Fresh Cherry and Chocolate-Almond Biscotti
  • Existential – The Semester Abroad that Changed Everything
  • Bellinis for Breakfast – The Bellini Dirt Bomb
  • Fifty Shades of Sunshine – Meyer Lemon and White Peach Scones with Lemon Verbena
  • Summer is Here and the Fruit Pickins are Irresistible! – Strawberry-Rhubarb Scones with Two Gingers
  • The Für Elise Cake – A Sweet Cherry and White Peach Cake Dedicated to the Love of Great Moms
  • Another Stellar Day at NYBG in the Rose Garden; A Word about the Ironies of Life
  • Recipe In Three Pieces – The Fresh Apricot Tart with French Almond Cream and Almond Crust
  • Quest for the Perfect Apricot – Worth Its Weight in Gold
  • All the World’s a Stage – Do Flowers Perform A Shameless Show? Pollinators Know the Answer
  • Everything’s Coming Up Roses
  • Make Mine May, Well, Maybe – Foaling Around and Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Lump Crab, Chinese Five Spice and Cilantro Oil
  • And, On the Seventh Day of Rain, God Made Rainy-Day Blues Muffins
  • Rain, Rain Go Away – We’ll Have to Make a Baking Day! – Pear and Blueberry Loaf with Hazelnuts
  • One Week Later at NYBG – Hard to Imagine, Splendor in the Grass
  • An Extraordinary Day in the Bronx – My Vote for THE New York Flower Show
  • Ode to Joy – Anatomy of a Symphony in a Time of Enchantment
  • Emergency Kit: Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Swirl
  • Say It With Flowers – Fresh Mango Loaf Cake with Pistachios and Rose Petals
  • It May Be Cold Outside But, It’s Springtime in My Kitchen! – The Blood Orange-Lavender Loaf Cake with Coconut
  • Four Years of Kitchen-Inspirational – My List of 12: “Who Would You Most Like to Invite to Dinner”
  • Farewell to March – Earl Grey Tea Loaf with Banana, Pecan and Pear
  • Thoughts On Mad Men, On Remembering Patty Duke and My Simple Strawberry Muffins
  • Quick: I Need a Cookie! – Orange-Almond Shortbread Cookies
  • Fresh Pick’d and Hand-Carried – California Strawberry Mousse with Thyme and Grand Marnier
  • Irish Soda Bread with Watercress, Potato, Irish Cheddar and Caraway Seeds
  • A Little Celebration of Irish Dishes for Today – Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2016
  • Nuisance in Aisle 5: That Unmistakable Delicate Floral Fragrance – The Meyer Lemon-Scented Corn Muffin
  • Of Cabbages and Kings: World History in the Donna Reed-Era and The Legacy of Irish Food
  • And the Award Goes To: The “Bring-Spring Early” Award and The Blood Orange-Rosewater Cake
  • Heart of a Peasant, Soul of a Wanderer, Mind of an Inquisitor – The Gluten-Free Zucchini, Eggplant and Chicken Lasagna
  • The Wonderful World of Under-appreciated Mangoes – The Mango and Rosewater Cake
  • With Little Signs of Printemps: The Pear and Rose Water Cake
  • Sugar and Salt: Accentuating Flavor and A Lesson From Wine Connoisseurs – Are We Too Conditioned by Sweet and Salty?
  • Common Thread – The Indelible Pyschic Mark of Bakers and Bakeries
  • Fruit, Nut, Veggie: Extra-Care Packages – Gluten-Free “Oh Happy Day” Muffins
  • Like Snowflakes, No Two are Exactly Alike – The Incomparable Jewels that are Blood Oranges – Blood Orange Marmalade with Ginger and Thyme
  • Wicked! – (Wickedly-Intentional) Gluten-Free Hazelnut Waffles with Blood Orange Syrup
  • Make Mine Temperate-mental – “Post” Cards from California
  • Sunny in the Kitchen with a Bowl of Blood Oranges – “Candied” Blood Orange and Ginger Scones
  • Outsmarting Winter! My Roasted Beet and Blood Orange, Two-Cheese Caprese Salad Stacks with Toasted Hazelnuts
  • Bitter Cold Brings…….Ancient Grain-Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • How to Sear a Chicken Breast – and Easiest Chicken Piccata
  • Love (of Spring) is in the Air; Gingersnap Heart Scones
  • Visualizing Inherent Nutrients, Available to Nourish – Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Bolognese
  • February Blues and Local Expeditions; Buttons of Blueberries Scones, with Orange and Toasted Pecan Sugar
  • That’s Entertainment: January at Union Square, Filming in New York; Hot, Hot Chocolate
  • “Drinking Chocolate”; Suffering through a Tasting of Gourmet Hot Chocolate in NYC – plus, My Recipe
  • Of Easy Wind and Downy Flake – What Snow Days are Made For – Blueberry-Corn Muffins with Ricotta and a Fire in the Hearth
  • Lottery Fever – What Would You Do?
  • Cooking with Color; Chicken with Meyer Lemon and Blood Oranges
  • Bitter + Sweet; Orange Obsession – The Orange-Almond Scone with Dark Chocolate-Covered Espresso Beans
  • Divine Inspiration; Gluten-Free Chestnut/Coconut Pancakes with Blueberries
  • Mystical-Magical, Tingles-on-Your-Tongue Honey; Lemon-Corn Scones with Chestnut Honey
  • Eataly and The Blood Orange Christmas Morning Cake
  • My Wish for 2016 – A Healthy Appetite and A Full Plate
  • Prelude: Behold, I Bring You Tidings of Sweet Joy; The Case for Pictures
  • “Ornaments” of Winter Citrus – The Blood Orange and Rosemary Christmas Cake with Seasonal Fruit
  • Think Old! The Very Best in Christmas Shopping is Vintage!
  • Making a List, Baking it Twice – Featuring, The (Brain) Science of Cookie Baking
  • Oogle, not Google Here – Regional Italian Dolci “.doc”
  • Full Plate on The Front Burner: Jaçques Pepin, The Affective Memory – No Coaching Needed
  • The Best Gifts in Life are Free; Tasty Treats from Cell Phones to Cardamom Hazelnut Crescents
  • Classic Cookie Recipes, Kicked Up a Notch – Bittersweet Peppermint Snowballs
  • December in New York 2015; It Lifts You Up
  • How to Compose a December to Remember and, One Christmas Wish
  • Just Pressed: So Into Cider – (It’s “Go-time”), Have a Cocktail!
  • Grieving and Yearning for Paris, an Addendum
  • Flourishing November: Brassicas, Flowers and Fruits
  • Correcting for Short Shrift – All Hail the Eastham Turnip and A Couple More Recipes
  • Julia Child, Mincemeat, My Mother in the Thanksgiving Kitchen and a Jean-Georges Addition
  • Ubiquitous Squash – A Pumpkin Scone with Cranberries, Crushed Almonds and Candied Ginger
  • Why We Love Pancakes; Soufflé for Breakfast – Pumpkin Spice Dutch Baby with Sliced Pears
  • Slowly Succumbing to the Season – My Gingerbread Scones
  • Closing Ceremonies, A Carolyne Roehm Apprentice, and a Survival Guide for Winter
  • The Wonders of Old Pan Sauces – Chicken with Apples, Prosciutto and Fontina with Apple Cider Sauce
  • Updating Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Corn Griddle Cakes: with Ricotta and Cider
  • Make, Market, Enjoy: A Challenge to All Psychology – Eating Your Way to Happiness in France
  • The Power of Paris – A Shocking Unlocking
  • Extraordinarily Rewarding and Other-Worldly; More of Domaine de la Baume
  • Swan Song in Provence – L’Isle Sur la Sorgue, Chateauneuf du Pape and Avignon
  • When Is It Dangerous to Walk the Dog? Banana-Corn Scones with Pecans
  • Did Someone Say Romans? A Visit to Arles
  • If At First You Don’t Succeed….. The Banana, Pear and Walnut Cake
  • Did Someone Say “Frost on the Pumpkin”? Always-Inspirational-Alice Waters and Pumpkin-Cider Scones with Toasted Pecans
  • Next Base, Aix en Provence
  • Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Corn Griddle Cakes with Toasted Walnuts and Dried Cranberries
  • Venturing Out from Tourtour – Saint Tropez, Aups, Villecroze
  • A Wonderful Case of International Diplomacy – A Pigeon on the Seine – My Most Heartening Memory of Our Trip
  • A Feast for All Senses; First Impressions in Tourtour
  • On Boulevard Raspail – Le Marché
  • Paris, Please
  • It’s a Beautiful Day for: Apple-Cranberry Hazelnut Cake
  • A Cooking Class with Chef François Martin at Domaine de la Baume
  • In the Blink of an Eye – A Foray into Wild Rice Porridge
  • T-Minus Two Days – The All-Nut Crust and the Last Peaches
  • Crescendo of the Growing Season – A Study of Zinnias as I Pass the 500 Blog Post Mark
  • Indelible Impressions – A Story of Figs
  • Yes, This is a Scone! – The Honey-Glazed Ginger-Plum Scone with Thyme
  • Of Corporate Titans, the Humanities and Alice Waters
  • The Algorithm and the Thirst for: California
  • Seeds, Roots and Tendrils; The Southern Italian Garden – It’s Written in Your DNA
  • A Peach Hoarder Lives Here – Olive Oil Peach Cake with Nutmeg and Lemon
  • It’s August and the Local Peaches are Stellar – A Declaration of NJ’s “Best Peaches”
  • No Sacrifice on Weekend Treats: The Gluten-Free Scone Comes of Age – Peach Melba
  • In the Mix; Better Off Staying in the AC – Rosemary Scones with Comté and Peaches
  • I’m a Corn Muffin-A-holic; My Gluten-Free Corn Muffins
  • Don’t Hesitate, Don’t Procrastinate – Peach Streusel Muffins with a Swirl of Blueberry
  • A Matter of Palate – The Argument Against Superfluous Sugar
  • Photographic Memory – That Very Moment
  • Provençal Peach Scones – for Winston and Joanie
  • Well, Tickle My Fancy; Return on Investment and Reflections on Finding a Vital Life After Your Kids Move Out
  • You Put the Lime in the Coconut and Call Me in the Mor-or-or-ning….. The Harry Nilsson Lime and Coconut Scone
  • Let’s Be Perfectly Cool – Say It With Peaches
  • Study of Craggle* and Crumb – The Egg White Scone with Lemon, Verbena, Blueberries and Nutmeg Sugar
  • Got Lunch? The Turkey Club Lettuce Wrap with Basil and Avocado
  • Scenes from a Summer Garden – My Life in Pictures
  • Think Pink
  • Summer Solstice on Steroids; Seared Sea Scallops and on becoming the Vicious Deadheader
  • Martha Does – The End of an Era?
  • I’ve Got the June Blues – The Blueberry-Blackberry Scone with Chocolate
  • In Love with the Julienne Peeler, Loaves and Fishes Cookshop and The Zucchini “Pasta”
  • 2015 – 2200 A No-Food Odyssey? – Why I Don’t Want to Be Here if Soylent is De Rigueur
  • Blackberries and Blueberries with Orange; Affinities Across the Color Wheel
  • The Front Seat: It’s a Dog’s Life – The Pivotal Lesson Learned about Aging, Food, Animals and People
  • Obsédé – Roses – The Just-In-Case Inventory; Shades, Tones, Angles
  • A Most Spectacular Day, Sally Mann; No Further Words Necessary
  • Anatomy of a Treasure – Why Ina Garten is the So Much More than the Ultimate Food Network Star
  • New York Street Corners and Baking is My I Ching
  • Tender Crumb Skeptics, Take a Powder! – Gluten Free Muffins to Love – Raspberry and Peach
  • Change, Ego and Why Money Isn’t Everything, Even in New York – The Four Seasons
  • In Defense of Farm-to-Table; Mad Men and Some Comments on Mr. Kummer’s Article
  • Land of All Answers
  • A Cake-Box Sized Record Player, Wild One and the Raspberry-Chocolate Scone
  • Idiosyncratic Me – Three Top Morning Impulses and The Sweet Potato-Pear Scone
  • Music and the Kitchen – The Importance of Background Notes in Baking
  • Spring Rolls! The Sweet Side
  • Not “On Point”; Rain, Emily Dickinson, Productivity, Sunshine and Creativity
  • Springing Up – The Lovely Renaissance of the Humble Chick Pea
  • Fascination Grows – Evolution of a Blossom – Agapanthus in My Kitchen
  • Such a Work-in-Progress: Morris Frank, Sécateurs, It’s The Time of the Season
  • A Close Look at Nooks and Crannies – Martin Lissy and My Fontina-Chive Scones with Pancetta and Apricot Jam
  • Giddy as a Fool; Into the Weeds, Steve Jobs and on Being Dumb
  • Sunshine Came Softly Through My Window Today – Donovan and The Mango-Coconut Scone with Saffron
  • Cruel and Temperamental – Fickle April and the Fresh Mango Ginger Scone
  • Fruit Loops and Fancy-Free, Danger: Sugary-Self-Soothing, How We Feed our Kids and the Circle of Life at the Highest Levels
  • Welcome Vernal Equinox! Today is A Day for Gushing: A Visual Preview
  • 5-Minute-Prep Potatoes Au Gratin – For Those Weeks Adding Insult to Injury
  • Erin Go Bragh! Perfect with Your Stew Tonight – Caraway, Blarney Castle, Apricot and Herb Scones
  • Rosamunde Pilcher Captures Spring’s Arrival; Suzanne Goin and the Creme Fraiche Cake with Pears and Orange/Ginger Streusel
  • Lavender’s Blue, Dilly Dilly; Would Chanel Have Been “Suitable” for Tea at Downton?
  • Uncanny; Inside the Heart of an Artisan – The Pistachio-Meyer Lemon Scone with Blueberries
  • Snow Falling on Madeleines
  • Tea Time and The Dowager Countess Earl Grey Scone
  • Perfectly Sunny in Here; Bleak House and the Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Hazelnuts
  • Wishing You a Common Sense, Age of Reason-Guilt-free and Happy Day
  • Super-Sconic Transport; Sunshine in Skin – Blood Orange, Hazelnut and Toasted Coconut Scones
  • Much Ado About Nothing? Freudian Instant-Messaging; Is There Something Deeper Cooking Here?
  • Grateful
  • Ganache et Garnis – The Amuse Bouche of the Last Course and A Few Thoughts on the Survival of Dessert
  • They’re Not Mark Bittman’s but – My Cranberry-Orange Gluten-Free Buttermilk Scones
  • Revelation: Eye Candy – The Perfect Pair – Chocolate and ……..
  • Orange is Not the New Black, Feast for the Eyes at Dean and Deluca and the Promise of Marmalade Magnificence
  • In Still Life – with Meyer Lemons and Blood Oranges; Polar-Cap, Freeze-Dried Crabapples are for the Birds
  • Iditarod 2015 – Right Here; the Foolhardiness of Sneering; Top 10 Things to Make in Your Warm and Toasty Kitchen Today
  • Powdery Billows and Drifts of Snowy Cocoa (sigh) – Working to Nail the Chocolate Scone – Chocolate-Cherry Scones
  • On Being My Own Worst Enemy, the Power of Dr. Seuss and Roasted Beet, Gorgonzola and Hazelnut Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette
  • These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls – Icicle Days and Dinners – Butternut Squash and Fennel Gratin
  • Of Boredom and Butter – Carrot, Apple and Ginger Scones with Comté Cheese
  • How Thyme Flies – Lemon Thyme Scones with Goat Cheese and Pignolis
  • Ingenuity Shining: Addendum to Lemon Go-Lightly – A Winter Cauliflower Salad
  • Lemon Go-Lightly
  • Dusty Springfield, James Taylor, Marion Cunningham and Dorie Greenspan all Help Me to: Orange/Pecan/Almond/Cranberry Scones
  • Recipe for 2015: A Little Shameless Indulgence and Unbridled Merriment
  • Light as Air, Deep and Rich – Mom’s Brownies – Still the Best
  • An Antidote in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush; Newton’s Third Law and The Mainstream Media Bias of Negativity
  • An Affinity for the “Crustless” – Broccoli-Swiss Breakfast Bonanza
  • Sifting Through – Small But Important, Two Awakenings in 2014
  • Special Occasion – A Return to ICE with Nick Malgieri as Visions of Upside Down Panettones Dance in My Head
  • Julia and Marion Conspire Happily in a Haze of Flour Dust – Raspberry-Cinnamon Streusel Buttermilk Scones
  • Pumpkin Frame of Mind – Pumpkin Spice Scones with Pears
  • Running With Camera – A Retrospective 2014
  • My Own “Issue”- Something Irreplaceable – What We Can All Learn from the Loss of Gourmet Magazine
  • The Night Before – Shrimp in a Spicy Tomato Sauce with Angel Hair a la Ryan
  • Last Minute Wonders – Feeling Soufflé-y Today
  • Hanging onto Dear Life, A Sad Pruning of Hydrangea, and the Saving Grace of Ovens
  • Let’s Talk Turkey – The Moral of the Story: To Get the Cream of the Crop at a Decent Price, Must Be Market Savvy
  • Let the Cold Wind Blow – Hot and Steamy Pasta-free Vegetable “Lasagna”
  • Three Recipes – Thanksgiving Week is Plum Gorgeous
  • Feeding Frenzy Gets Added to the Pricing Puzzle
  • Market Madness – and, the Plot Thickens – (In)Digesting the Price of Butter in Suburban NJ – Part 3
  • The Incredibly Non-transparent Price of Butter and other Dairy – Part 2
  • On Becoming the “Elizabeth Warren” of Butter – A Study of Pricing – Part 1
  • Morning Glory in the Kitchen Instead; Pumpkin-Spiced Waffles with Pear and Cherry Maple Syrup
  • On Aging, Attitude and Promise, in the Kitchen and Elsewhere
  • Went to the Cupboard and the Cupboard was….Pear, Ginger and Rum Popovers
  • They’re Pearable; Unable to Pear-it Down – More Pear Scones for Sharing
  • Bosc Beauties – On a Tear with the Pear; Double Ginger and Pear Cake
  • Gloomy Weather Brings Cozy Dishes – Sweet Potato and Pear Gratin
  • She Bakes – Subtle Highlights for the Elusive Flavor of Pear
  • Junk in the Trunk Cookies – Oatmeal Cookies with Toasted Coconut, Pistachio, Cranberries and Chocolate Chips
  • Three Little Maids from School – The Orange and Nutmeg-Scented Brioche – Day 2 of 2
  • Playing Around in the Kitchen – Orange and Nutmeg-Scented Pumpkin Brioche – Day 1 of 2
  • Errant Waves of Brain – Diabolically Delicious Donuts and Brioche-based Treats, etc.
  • All Quiet on the Eastern Front – Pumpkin-Ginger Dirtbombs (Re-Roll at Your Own Peril)
  • A River Runs Through It and The Stolen Photo of My Mom and Dad
  • Artfully-Combined: Peasant Food, Trastevere and Hunter-Style Chicken
  • Call Me Old-Fashioned; Redux Fall 2014 – Broccoli Casserole with Three Cheeses
  • Editorial Bored – It’s All About Survival, Right?
  • Not Above Bribery – The Chocolate-Orange Scone and the Importance of Using Your Best Chips
  • Hazelnut-Ginger Shortbread Cookies
  • It’s a Great Day for Apple-Cinnamon Whole Wheat Scones
  • Geoffrey Chaucer, The Last Day and Our Visit to Piazzale Michaelangelo
  • The Food Markets of Florence, Alice Waters and Scarlet O’Hara
  • The Meal to Remember – At La Giostra
  • Many Happy Returns of the Day – to Firenze
  • My Just Desserts: Betwixt and Between Seasons and How the Porcini Mushroom Can Save the Day
  • Traffic Jam: Splendor and Civility Among the Canals
  • “Decaying” Venice – Its Beauty Improves with Age
  • Sojourn – Tremezzo – Gift of the Glaciers
  • The Last Supper and Other Charms of Milan
  • Fairy Tales Can Come True, It Can Happen to You……
  • Hard Nut to Crack – Working to Master the Banana Scone
  • “Mashed” Cauliflower that will make you forget your Potatoes, maybe forever
  • Knowing What You Don’t Know – Lining, Flooding and Artistry – A Great Day with Gail Dosik
  • I Hope I Am Not Alive When……. Underestimating Real Food as the Root of Permanent Civilization
  • The World According to Eleven Egg Yolks – Robin Williams and the CIA’s Lemon Tart
  • What Shakespeare and the Roca Brothers Can Teach Us About the Food Biz
  • Bell-Bottom Blues, Available for the Pickin’ Right Now- Blueberry Nutmeg Scones
  • Guilty of Self-Deception – Gift of Light and Shadow
  • Gluten-Free Blueberry Corn Muffins Worth Eating
  • Fruitwise and Fancy-Free; Seize the Day! – Mixed Berry and Plum Pie
  • Sausages, Roasted Grapes and Plums on the Grill – Cooking with A-Plum
  • Buyer Beware – Considering the Real Cost of Saving Money on Food; and why Making Your Own Ice Cream Sandwiches is a Great Idea
  • Hal Scaff, a Man for All Seasons – Garden State of Affairs
  • À pied à Paris en Juillet – la partie finale
  • À pied à Paris en Juillet – la troisième partie
  • À pied à Paris en Juillet – la deuxième partie
  • À pied à Paris en Juillet – la première partie
  • Fresh Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes
  • I Can’t Believe my Eyes – A Few Words about Pete Wells’ Column Today – Camera Cuisine
  • Near and Far – Mother Nature, Quintessential Portraiteur
  • Summertime Photos are Ripe for the Pickin; It’s War on Japanese Beetles
  • A MidSummer Night’s Dream; GaGa for Gorgonzola – Peach, Gorgonzola and Candied Pecan Ice Cream
  • Postcards from the Edge; Beyond the Farmer’s Market
  • Summer-Cool Flavor Profiles, Reminiscing and July 4 Plans to “Cling To”
  • Having a Berry-Cherry-Good Time; But, What’s Up at the Market?
  • Scone “Shortcakes” with Fresh Peaches for Breakfast
  • The Toggling Summer Gardener
  • Forgetting What You Know; How EO Crawls into Your Heart
  • Kitchen Tumbler – the concept; Critical Thinking and Parallels – Will, Whimsy and Instinct
  • Into the Blog-“US”-Phere; A View from Inside the Revolution
  • Taking a Snapshot: It’s a Transient Life In the Garden
  • La Focaccina del Sirenuse (Lemon Verbena and Lavender Scones)
  • “Adora the Explora”; Channeling My Inner “Artist”
  • Grilled Chicken with Apple, Walnut, Carmelized Onion and Blue Cheese; Also for Peaches and Pears
  • Life’s Great Dilemmas
  • P is for Peony, Purple, Pink and Pastry – and also for Phenom
  • Planning Preview Peony Portrait Party (courtesy Pollen Party)
  • The Color Purple
  • A Poignant Quote from Maya Angelou; Waiting for Fresh-Picked Peaches from Frog Hollow Farm – the Peach Melba Scone
  • Floating Aromas: My Dad, Michele and Ryan; Working on a High-Top Raspberry-Orange Muffin
  • Sausage and Peppers on the Grill; My Easy Dinner for Memorial Day
  • To Market, To Market To Buy a Fat Pig; What Forces Determine the Food Available to You?
  • Looking for Strawberries in All the Wrong Places – Rhubarb Compote with Sliced Strawberries from Pichet Ong
  • Glorious Hues – The Rhubarb and Ginger Morning Cake
  • Just Warming Up – Bacon, Basil and Tomato Scones with Comté
  • An American in Paris – An Evening with David Lebovitz at the 92Y
  • “Homemaking” and the Unlimited Power of the American Mom
  • Special Delivery: A Cake for My Mom – The Orange-Scented Earl Grey Layer Cake with Orange Curd/Mascarpone Frosting
  • Sorry Folks
  • In California, They’re Jammin with the Fresh Fruits, Right Now!
  • Celebrating California Cherry Season from 2500 miles Away – Fresh Cherry and Marcona Almond Scones (The One-Trick Pony Rides Again)
  • Memories Grown From Grandma’s Basement
  • Unforgettable Footsteps – In Italy Last Year
  • Rose Petal Jam
  • Can’t Wait Forever – Lavender and Peach Scones
  • Rain-Induced Search for Brain Chemicals – Dark Chocolate, Dried Cherry, Toasted Coconut and Pecan Brownies (with Rum)
  • Recipe Re-Write – Easy, Fragrant Chicken with Lemon and Oregano for a Retro-Weather Day
  • Mixed Vegetables and Straddling the Seasons
  • Flower/Flour Power – Orange “Blossom” – Pecan Scones
  • “It’s Been a Long Time Comin – Lettuce Have Fun!
  • Spring Fever, Ranunculus and the Luncheon Scone – Apricot/Goat Cheese Scones with Thyme
  • Saying Goodbye to Rizzoli at 31 W 57 – An Indelible Sense of Place
  • The Accidental Apprentice; It’s a Good Day for Blood Orange and Almond Scones
  • A Lemon Lunch (oops) – Lemon Mascarpone Coconut Tea Cakes
  • Enticing Images – Harry’s Bar, Bellinis and Ginger, Peach and Lemon Scones with a Dirt Bomb Finish
  • Love and the Sub-Tropical Dirt Bomb – To See Who Takes the Bait
  • Nibblin on Spongecake
  • March Madness, A Sneer-filled Adieu to Old Man Winter and California Dreamin
  • Blustery Day – Chicken/Broccoli and Wild Rice Gratin
  • Cautious State of Affairs and The Orange/Chocolate/Toasted Coconut Scone
  • Dreaming of: Swirling Curds and Coulis – The Lemon/Blood Orange Curd Almond Crusted Tart
  • “Ag-Gag”, the State of Farming, and Environmental Ethics 101
  • Banana-Hazelnut Dirt Bombs – In Honor of Cottage St. Bakery
  • An Italian Baker’s Seasonal Calendar for Spring – Coming Up Soon!
  • What’s in Your Bathroom Mirror? An Experiment
  • David Masumoto, Stanford White, Picasso – Recipe for Dilemma
  • I’m Dreaming of: Tendril Eggs Benedict – the Perfect Springtime Breakfast 🙂
  • I’m Craving Green – Preview: All About Pea Tendrils
  • Where Spring Lives – The Tipping Point (not the book)
  • Who Needs Reservations? An Easy, Elegant Valentine’s Day Menu
  • Understanding Marketing? – Snowy-Day Raspberry-Orange Muffins
  • An Imaginary Life; Girl’s Gotta Do
  • Not Nice Phil! – Divert Thyself; In Praise of NY Museums
  • Girl Like Me; Banana Bread with Hazelnuts, Cranberries and Orange
  • Dinner Tonight – Ina’s Boeuf Bourguignon with Cauliflower “Mashed Potatoes” with Roasted Garlic and Parmesan
  • Winter Storm Watch
  • Pulling the Trigger – the Real Meaning of Kitchen Inspirational
  • Game On! – In Praise of the Man-Made Holiday and all the Best Carby, Fatty Foods
  • Super Bowl Food in a Better Style? In Defense of New Jersey
  • The Jewels of Winter – Season of Seeds, Nuts and Dried Fruits
  • Need a Pick-Me-Up? Rx: Photos and Strawberries *
  • In Search of: the Perfect Raspberry Scone; Can Winter Raspberries Shine?
  • I’m OK with Being One-Dimensional; Apricots Made Me Giddy
  • Mousse – Among Top of the Class in Gluten-Free Dessert Options, but Out of Fashion?
  • The Lord Bergamot Orange Tea Cake; Whilst Suffering from Downton Abbey-itis
  • Do You Believe in Magic? – Triple Dairy Raspberry/Orange Scones
  • And Another One Bites the Dust – The Loss of La Cucina Italiana US – A Bad Taste in My Mouth
  • All Hail 2014! – Frigid Temps, Use of “Food Porn” and the Boomerang Effect
  • All is Calm, All is Bright, Except………..
  • The Morning After; Feast of Stephen and the Omnipresent Push to 2014
  • Christmas Morning Cake – The Raspberry-Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
  • Christmas Eve Afternoon Fondue and Taralli w Christin
  • Oysters and Martinis – Selection de Rigueur; Classic New York Christmas, Uptown and Down
  • The Name of the Dance is the Peppermint Twist; Don’t Scare the Kids
  • Yes, We Have No Bananas – or Raspberries; Strawberry and Chocolate Scones
  • Me, I Want a Hula Hoop……Please Christmas Don’t be Late; White Chocolate, Almond and Cranberry Biscotti (Definitely Not as Good as Roseann’s)
  • Stop the World, I Want to Get Off? Dorie, Carolyne and The Mouse King
  • In the Mood: Cold Air, Classical Music and Visions of Sugarplums
  • Goat Cheese Fudge from Maggidans
  • For the Love of Goats – Goat Cheese Fudge and other Holiday Treats
  • Wrath and Twinkle: Honesty about December
  • My Visit to the Breakers Kitchen and First-Hand Lesson on How the Simplest of Recipes Require the Greatest of Finesse
  • Reflections on The Day – Thanksgiving 2013
  • Sweet Potato Rolls
  • AKA, The Scone Lady – Today’s Offering – Red Anjou Pear and Ginger Scones
  • Mischief in the Morning – A Rummy Start – Dried Cherry and Rum Scones
  • Blow Away Dandelion: A Wonderful Side Dish for your Thanksgiving
  • Intended to Make a Pot Roast Today – but, Peanut Butter Toasted Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies Came out Instead
  • Reflections on Meeting Alice Waters
  • Dinner Tonight: Sausages with Roasted Grapes
  • Thursday with Dorie – Her Apple Cake and Mine
  • Fat and Happy, Potential for Improvement – Raspberry/Orange Scones Yet Again
  • How it FEELS in Italy
  • Not My Mother’s Jelly Roll- The Raspberry Puff Pastry Jelly Roll
  • Fun With Apples, Puff Pastry and Cinnamon Sugar
  • Jack of All Trades, Master of None; Triple Apple Scones
  • Flavor Affinities – Maple Syrup and Basil; Caution: Recipes Under Construction
  • An Autumnal Odyssey – Sun and Frost on October 26
  • “Gone” into the Oven – Confessions of a Food-Obsessed Writer; The Apple Tart with Almond Crust, Salted Caramel and Creme Patissiere
  • Fun With Fruits of Fall – Roasted Pear and Apple Sauce, etcetera
  • It’s a Pumpkin Scone Kinda Day – The Pumpkin-Cinnamon Scone
  • THE HUNT – My Easy, Do-Ahead Menu to Inspire You
  • William Shakespeare, Politics and the Pear Upside-Down Cake
  • Mad Scientist in the Kitchen: The Hazelnut/Cinnamon-Rolled Scone in a Brioche Tin
  • The Pear and Ginger Bundt Cake
  • Dreamy Gugelhopf – a recipe from Manuela Darling-Gansser
  • The Power of the Word Tomorrow; Mingling of Culture and Cuisine in the Alps
  • Fragrant Spices and Leftover Pumpkin – Pumpkin Biscotti With Ginger, Toasted Pecans and Dried Cranberries
  • The Triple Dairy Scone – today with Blueberry and Lemon; and, the new “Secret” Step
  • Seasons Change and So Do I – the most lovely Pumpkin-Ginger Scones
  • Process of Invention Circa 11th Century – Frangipane, Pithiviers and Pastry School
  • Caught My Eye – The Power of the Camera; and Lovely Challahs
  • As the Seasons Change, A Plethora of Recipes
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  • Continuing to Enjoy Great Peaches – The Peach-Cornmeal Upside Down Cake
  • The Incredible Sensory Pleasures of the Well-Done Bakery – at PB Boulangerie
  • Have Gun, Will Travel and The Rays of Sunshine
  • Digesting Change – The Post, the Globe, Baseball, Test-Tube Meat, and I
  • Confit – Getting the Genie in the Jar; Juices Flowing
  • I Bake, Therefore I Am; The Ginger-Peach Pound Cake
  • What’s a Baker to Do? The Case Against Freezing; Keepin it Fresh!
  • Been Draggin’ My “Buns” Around – 59F is the new “Great, Perfect” for me! – The Blueberry-Banana Scone
  • Fresh Peach Jam
  • Obsession, Neurosis and Nostalgia – the “loss” of the Ball Jar Co. and other stories – 2
  • Obsession, Neurosis and Nostalgia – the “loss” of the Ball Jar Co. and other stories
  • The Lavender and the Peach – Toasted Coconut, Lavender and Peach Scones
  • Cherries Jubilee!
  • You Can Never Be Too Rich or Too Thin – Wallis Simpson – A Woman Ahead of Her Time, Who Knew?
  • Resolve vs Passion = Not Destined to be Thin Anytime Soon – Banana-Blueberry-Swirl Muffins
  • “Green” with Envy – For the Love of Farming
  • Garden State Rural Beauty – is in the Eye of the Beholder
  • Mid-Summer Whimsy – Phlox, Deer and Butterfly Chasing
  • Some Days Life Gives You Lemons, Some Nicer Days it’s Wild Raspberries
  • First and Foremost, When It Comes To Summer, I am “Fruit Forward”
  • Under My Skin
  • What Grows Together, Goes Together; When “Tis the Season” Has a Whole Different Meaning, Now that’s just Plum……..
  • The Great Switcheroo; While Waiting for Local Heirlooms
  • Navigating the US Government – Whose Job is it to Protect the Bees?
  • On Behalf of Bees – Reaching Out to the EPA – my little journey
  • SCOTUS – The Case for and against the Marriage of Watermelon and Buttercream
  • Watermelon – Serving up Wellness, Whimsy and the best of Memories
  • Peachy-Keen – Peaches Pair Wonderfully With (PPWW)………..
  • Caprese Salad with Peaches
  • Claudia Fleming’s Peach Tartes Tatin
  • George Burns, John Denver and Special Deliveries
  • A Woman to Admire, A Motto to Follow
  • To Thine Own Self Be True, The Importance of Being Earnest – Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde Teach Me a Lesson; It Takes The Cake – Zoe François’ Bee Hive Cake
  • The Doom of the Spoon (No Cheating) – Learning the Significance of Two Tablespoons
  • Sunday Breakfast for 4 on the Patio – Fresh Peach Scones from King Arthur Flour
  • Glory Days, Well They’ll Pass You By
  • TGIS – Thank God It’s Sunny; Survival of the Fittest in the Garden
  • Best Rainy-Day Investment – $16.18 on Amazon – Celebrating Sarah Raven
  • Harvesting Rose Petals for Syrup and Ice Cream
  • In A Better Light – Celebrating June, page 2
  • I’m Celebrating June – the True Gift It Is; in NJ and Georgetown
  • When Spoiling Your Daughter Seems Like a Good Idea – Oatmeal Cookies With Toasted Pecans, Dried Cherries, Maple Syrup, Orange Zest and Chocolate Chips
  • The Tomato and Friends – Gazpacho – It’s Fresh, it’s Cool
  • Broken and Grainy – The Perils of Confection Perfection
  • It’d Better Stop Raining……Brain Drain and Donuts
  • Zest, Peel, Juice and Supremes – Citrus, Invaluable and all-parts-partners
  • Surprising Taormina, Sicily
  • The Rolling Stones, I mean Scones
  • Remembering 79 AD – A Visit to Pompeii
  • It’s a Vertical Life, in Positano – It is Squisito!
  • Walkabout – finishing up on Rome
  • When in Rome…… page 2 – Campo De Fiori and more
  • Back from Italy, page 1 – With Thoughts on Mother’s Day
  • P is for Pork, Prosciutto and (the very essence of Salty-Sweet) Perfection
  • Ginger, You are a Cookie to Love – (Thank you Jack Nicholson) Unmistakable, Bright Yet Earthy, Pungent, Spicy, Heat – Ginger Root
  • Of “Nose” and “Notes” – An Unexpected Enlightenment at Lorena’s Restaurant
  • In the Sink for a Drink – Savoring the Last of the Easter Hot-House Hydrangeas
  • Craze for Cupcakes – “Single Serving” and Why I Think the Naysayers are Wrong
  • The Pollinators – Where Would We “Bee”? Raspberry Creme Fraiche Tart with Lavender Honey
  • Gratter, Gratiné, Gratinée – French Culinary Verbs; Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Gratin
  • Heavenly Mascarpone and the Mary Ann Cake
  • If Only……. “Reactions” and Undervaluing High School Chemistry
  • A Day After My Own Heart – Saint Honore – Patron Saint of Bakers and Pastry Chefs
  • Anatomy of an Entree – Pistachio, Pignoli and Herb-Crusted Chicken Breasts – Sans Gluten
  • The Power of Color – Appeal, Enhancement, Selection, Joy
  • On the….. Rue de Rhubarb
  • No-Question Affection – National Coffee Cake Day
  • Silver Linings Playbook and One Year of the Blog
  • Beyond the Obvious – Reflections on my Paris Experience
  • The Paris Journal – Lucky, Lovely, Infectious
  • Chuckling Together @ 24 with Lots of Love; Coconut Cupcakes for Christin and the Laxers
  • Consolation Prize, “Friends” with Benefits: Traveling Via Facebook
  • Fickle Is as Fickle Does; Coconut, Bananas, Chocolate, Pecans……
  • Wild Rice With Dried Cherries, Orange and Pecans
  • Heureux Printemps, Felice Primavera, Happy Spring! The Cinnamon-Honey Scone
  • My Irish Soda Buns, The Irish Soul – Haunting and Happy
  • The Wearin O’ the Green – and Ryan Eats Pizza in Dublin
  • Scene of the Crime; and Cake
  • The Great Madeleine Kamman; Episodic Wonder on my Palate and Plate
  • Just the Bees, Heather and Wales – Nirvana – My Gift to Christin from London
  • A Day at the Philadelphia Flower Show
  • Spring in Sicily; Impromptu Memories of Dad in his Garden
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  • National Strawberry Day
  • Super-Duper – All In on Avocados!
  • Know Your ANDI Scores – Nutrient-Dense Foods In Your Face!
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  • What’s All this Fuss About Fried Dough? Beignets, Bigne – Who, What, Where, When
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  • Bye-Bye to January; Origin of the Word, February; My Mom’s Pot Roast and Apple Pie
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  • So Far; Some Classic Recipes from Across the Pond
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  • Fennel Frenzy; Lucky 13 recipes and Halfway through January Already!
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  • List of 90 Recipes: A Fiscal Cliff Challenge – Don’t Push it Down the Road
  • The Meaning of “Resolution”, An Eating Idiom for me for 2013 and my #1 All-Time Favorite, Guilt-Free Dessert
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  • Step One….My First Gluten-Free Biscotti
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  • Lunch Today – Grilled Chicken with Marinated Goat Cheese and Grilled Peaches
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