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winter blondies
Apparently 2012 is my ‘Year of the Cranberry.’ Until recently, I’ve never really had any interest in them. I guess it’s because my mom used to put them in everything. EVERYTHING. Stuffing? Check....
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chinese five spiced cranberry compote
See, I told you. 2012, my year of the cranberry. This aromatic version of a classic cranberry sauce was an unexpected favorite on our Asian inspired Thanksgiving menu this year, and will (like the...
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roasted savory spiced pecans
These smoky, spicy roasted pecans are a winter month snack staple at our house. Wait, let me rephrase that. I roast a lot of these and Jonny sneaks them out to his studio to eat them by the fistful...
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goat cheese and roasted pecan green bean gratin
Green Bean Casserole has always been one of my favorite seasonal foods. Hands down. And oh-hoh, how it’s evolved over my 39 years. I remember thinking it was good when Mom made it with canned cream of...
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roasted fig and goat cheese crostini
So, this morning we had a little party in my kitchen. It started out innocently enough. I just invited these guys over for a spot of tea (Okay, so maybe it was really coffee with a splash of...
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esquites (warm mexican street corn salad)
I don’t get to see my big sister very often, but when we do get together it’s like no time has passed at all. She recently came to AZ to visit me and the boys for a week. Wait, let me rephrase that…...
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turkey with cornmeal dumplings
Raise your hand if you’ve got a metric crap-ton of left over turkey. Raise your hand if you can’t eat another turkey sandwich. Now, raise your hand if you love dumplings. I’ve got a pot of this...
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holiday margaritas
Cheers to the holiday season! The season of joy, giving, and imbibing in more cocktails than we probably should… under the guise of celebrating the season of joy and giving. Yup, it’s a vicious circle....
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cinnamon dolce baked french toast
I feel like I talk about Starbucks a lot during the winter months. I can’t help it though. They come out with some of the greatest stuff for the season. One of my all-time favorite indulgences is the...
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chocolate cinnamon macarons
I’ve been a teensy bit obsessed with macarons for the last few weeks. Okay, there was nothing teensy about it. I was straight-up crazy. I made no less than four batches trying to achieve some sort of...
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