Wine Tour de France
Depending on how you count them, France has about 15 wine regions, each with its own varieties of grapes, wine styles, and accompanying foods. The terroir of each region, that …
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The Perfect Holiday Goose Recipe
A whole roasted goose makes a delicious and nutrient dense meal around the winter holidays, just when we really crave and need the fat. Below is one way to stuff …
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All The Christmas Flavors: Molasses-Orange Cookies With Espresso Glaze
I created these cookies for a recipe contest. I didn’t win the contest, but I didn’t mind that much, because I INVENTED A COOKIE. To do it, I looked at …
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Five Different Cookies from One Sugar Cookie Recipe
The holidays are fast approaching and that only means one thing in my house: baking. Lots of baking. I absolutely love to bake, and for me, making batches of goodies …
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Why Pumpkin Lovers Need to Embrace Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s knows how to appeal to the pumpkin spice crowd. They unveil a new pumpkin spice collection every fall and it seems to get better and better each year. …
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The Not-So-Fancy Culinary Delights of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has been in the news a lot lately, but there’s one very important thing no one is talking about… the cuisine. Gourmet meals? Delicate pastries? Daring flavor combinations? Umami? …
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Wine in a Can – Convenient or Crass?
I know. Drinking in the time of Corona means we get to make exceptions. I’ve seen all the memes. The ones that say “Alcohol: the glue holding this crap show …
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Dessert and Wine Pairings from Our Bordeaux Chef
In France, what wine you pair with dessert often depends on where you are and what you are eating. This is the concept of terroir – it refers to how …
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French Desserts for the Discerning Palate
There are entire cookbooks, bookstores, and libraries dedicated to French desserts. And every cookbook on French cuisine must have at least one chapter on desserts. No matter how rich and …
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The End of a Diet Soda Era
As a member of Gen X, I should be used to watching all the hallmarks of my youth disappear. First, Brontosaurus wasn’t a dinosaur, then Pluto wasn’t a planet, then …
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Soup Season is Here: Let’s Dish
The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and most of us are still sheltering at home, which means there’s no better time to try some new fall recipes. Soups …
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Favorite French Appetizers
When I think of an appetizer in the US, I think of finger foods, or else the first course of a meal. In France, finger foods are more likely to …
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What’s in the Box? Trying to Solve Family Food Fights
My family is the worst when it comes to eating. We all have narrow sets of things we can/like to eat with very little cross-over. Preferences and Peeves My husband …
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The Best Fall Cheesecake You’ll Ever Eat
Original Recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chai Buttercream It’s pumpkin everything season, and if you’re excited about that, this is a must-try recipe. This pumpkin cheesecake has become a Thanksgiving dessert …
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The Top Meal Delivery Companies Reviewed for You
Tired of cooking? Hell, yes! Since the quarantine began in March, my kids have been home Every. Single. Day. And they eat and eat and eat. Tired of cooking, I …
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