I am truly a spoiled princess 👑 Yes, my family members’ eyes are rolling. They know. The people that love me the most and know me well are keen on just how to indulge me most – they gift me items for which I can craft and create FOR others. Just today I was asked…
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I have so many fond memories of my dearest Grandma Rose. She passed away in early 2020 and when we were finally able to convene (amidst COVID restrictions) for a family memorial service, I spoke, reading a list of all my favorite visual and verbal memories of this incredible lady. – Her homemade salmon patties…
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Fish En Papillote. Don’t you feel fancy just saying it? Despite what its elegant name might suggest, this method of baking fish in parchment paper packets is one of the easiest, most foolproof methods to cook fish. Fish cooked en papillote (which is French for “in paper” and is pronounced ahn-pa-pee-yawt) means to bake fish inside of a…
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Apparently the day I created this, back in October, it was actually National Taco Day. Did you know that we’ve created (good old ‘Merica) a national day for just about everything!?! As I recall, it was actually National Vodka Day on the exact same day. I don’t really need an excuse to eat tacos, drink…
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I racked my brain trying to come up with yet another creative way to use the fresh horseradish root in my kitchen. I felt the need for some nuttiness, to tone down the tang. I also felt a craving for fresh salmon – yes, I do live in a land-locked state, which makes the craving…
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Welcome 2017! The older I grow, the more heartfelt the moniker “time flies” becomes. It truly feels as if 2016 just arrived. There’s never enough time in the day, it seems. However, I DID find the time to create this healthy gourmet cornucopia of deliciousness in about 20 minutes flat. Now this is the way…
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Wow. That’s a mouthful. It’s a mouthful to say – but when your mouth is full, you won’t be sorry. This is a story of Beauty and the Beast. ~ The Beauty is the romantic Romanesco. Searching high and low, I finally got my hands on this spiraly, bright green gem. I’ve been coveting it…
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