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Hugos from the mountains of Switzerland and Harry and Meghan’s Elderflower and Lemon wedding cake. Elderflowers everywhere. Harry and Meghan’s unique elderflower and lemon wedding cake drew my attention and then a friend brought unusual, delicious Hugo’s from Switzerland and…
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Baking mixes that taste homemade. Summer is a high entertaining time for many of us. I love to cook, and I love spending time with friends. Occasionally, I am too ambitious with my menus and must find some acceptable short…
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Do you bubble and squeak? It has been quite a while since we have traveled, and I am looking for ‘different’ culinary experiences. I am drawn to the comfort food that gets the British through those short, damp fall and…
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Don’t ‘Trifle’ or ‘Fool’ with dessert! It has not been easy to travel to England. As more friends are canceling plans for summer and autumn trips to London and beyond – my mind turns to English comfort food, especially desserts. …
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A burst of refreshing flavor. Have you discovered Palomas? My daughter served this refreshing, cool, grapefruity drink for Mother’s Day. I have read that it is more popular in Mexico than the Margherita. Nancy, Sharon (ASE writer on the arts)…
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Delicious, unexpected, chic, personalized and ‘fuss free’ when the guests arrive. I had a good idea for a family lunch last weekend, so I am sharing it with you, just in case you are growing tired of the ten basic…
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Three street food options. Shawarma, döner kebabs and gyros are all street food served out of carts and fast food dives in many cities around the world by Turks, Arabs and Greeks. They all refer to meat prepared in a…
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Guests choose their add-ins for casual comfort food. Last week, my daughter wanted to bring comfort food to a couple of friends who were camping out in a lockdown hotel room without access to a kitchen. As much fun as…
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Spring flowers + Scones + Finger Sandwiches + Outside with friends = Teatime. The English have always known the pleasure of gathering friends and family in a garden with a ‘cuppa’ and a scone. What better way to spend time…
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