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Culinary

36 Hours in San Diego

…the new year. The plan was for two friends in San Diego to join us and our friends Anthony and Dennis who also live here in Santa Cruz, but our…

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Culinary

Sicilian Lemon Tart

In 2011 I went to Italy and Greece with some dear friends. We had a marvelous time eating our way from one region to the next. I especially enjoyed the…

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Fruit Desserts

Hot Damn! Homemade Fruit Jam

…my own tiny orchard. My family and friends now anticipate my Hot Damn! Fruit Jam each holiday season.  That said, given my current work schedule, I continually remind myself that…

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Be the Change

Vanilla Guerilla

…in better contact now with my friends in England than I ever was when I was there. I think its is because I feel good in my skin, like I…

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Afternoon Tea on Onomea Bay

…many people welcome friends to drink afternoon tea and share scrumptious food, but how many people have the pleasure of experiencing drinking tea at the source?  My friends Rob Nunally…

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Afternoon Tea at Onamea Tea Plantation

…many people welcome friends to drink afternoon tea and share scrumptious food, but how many people have the pleasure of experiencing drinking tea at the source?  My friends Rob Nunally…

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Culinary

What’s In Your Pantry? Part One

…our cupboards, pantries, freezers and refrigerators that help us and our families, housemates and friends manage as comfortably as possible. (I suspect that one thing everyone will now keep in…

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Comfort Foods

Onion Confit

…and into the chilly morning, I started thinking about something new I could make to give friends and family for the holidays. Onion jam came to mind. I’d never tasted…

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Unraveling Women’s Fair Trade

…a day; in her spare time, she and her friends made necklaces by rolling brightly colored paper—trash that they’d recovered—into beads and stringing the beads into necklaces. “Why aren’t you…

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Entrees

Mushrooms Bourguignon

While perusing Food 52’s weekly recipes for inspiration recently, there was a post for Mushrooms Bourguignon.  I was planning a New Year’s Eve dinner for friends and wanted an elegant…

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Cakes

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

Although I’m not vegan, I have dear friends who are. I’m also always looking for recipes that can accommodate family and friends with food allergies or food intolerance issues. When…

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