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Road trip snacks are important for a good experience while traveling. I personally think that the definition of a good road trip snack is anything you wouldn’t allow yourself to eat at home. I have little discipline in the snack…
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“A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child After you’ve gone to the trouble to bake a cake, or even if you bought it at the market, it’s nice to give it some dignity. These…
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Artisanal pickles, preserves, pickles, hot dogs and chips. V Smiley Preserves has been producing preserves for the past five years from Bristol, Vermont from her bakery and ‘minifactory’. Prior to becoming so professional, she made preserves for many years prior…
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It’s summer and always fun to spruce up our outdoor tableware, hostess gift ideas and personal luxuries. New colors, patterns and fun ideas seem more available in this season. Here’s what we found: This is an…
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Sipping in style I adore glassware of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Writing this article has only whet my appetite but sadly, I have no more space in my kitchen cupboards to house more. I love the variety in this…
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Two scoops, chic bowls and happy friends and family! It’s fun to have special bowls for special desserts. Ice cream is always a favorite and these bowls give it the elegance and sophistication it deserves. This dessert bowl by Villeroy…
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Gesundheit with style. It is cold and flu season, and tissues are a necessity. The least we can do is make them easily available and attractive by putting the cardboard box containers into more stylish covers that go with the…
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Pantry staple and gourmet food. Since I wrote our original article in 2016, canned seafood has continued to surge in popularity. U.S sales of canned seafood rose 9.7% to $2.7 billion in 2022. Industry executives credit the rise in demand…
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Not hot, hot, hot on your countertop I love trivets, not only because they are necessary to protect tables from the heat of cooked dishes, but because they now come in creative and fun shapes and sizes. They make a…
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