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Now that we’re vaccinated, bring on the parties! With COVID on the wane, it’s party time!! Online invitations are the easiest way to go, assuming you have your guests’ emails. The sites have many invitation designs to choose from, many…
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‘The world’s biggest, boldest ideas.’ The (virtual) Aspen Ideas Festival June 27-July 1, 2021 I heard about the Aspen Ideas Festival for years before I got anywhere near Aspen. There was a mystique about ‘The Ideas Festival’, which ‘luminaries’…
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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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The wet version of Forest Bathing. The current craze for ‘wild swimming’ came from England and began making the news several years ago. Wild swimming, also known as open water swimming and cold-water immersion, is simply swimming outdoors 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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Elegant, whimsical, inspired ‘tablescapes’. I will admit that I am tired of my own cooking, and even the luxury of ‘take-out’ has grown old. I expect this is true for many of you. I am beginning to think about ‘if’,…
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Second Batch of Some Fun Plant-Based Recipes from Guest Writer Paige Host. Hello again, and welcome back to Paige (and Steven’s) kitchen! Steven helped me cut and prepare the spaghetti squash for two of the recipes, and he ended up…
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