The makings of a really good chicken noodle soup can be argued until the end of eternity. Every culture adds their own flair. From egg noodles to ...
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Here we go. I blinked and there went Thanksgiving. And now, we're weeks away from Christmas and New Year's and I'm still shopping for gifts, tryin...
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We had a feast for New Year’s. The sort that makes your stomach hurt and demands an antacid. The sort where you want time to stand still a littl...
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One of the best things about having a blog is being able to throw something out into the ethosphere and encourage people to talk about it. The con...
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Negroni Week has crept up on me once again. Every year, I’m surprised to see how much the participation has grown… San Francisco alone has 105...
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Charcuterie plates have gained major traction over the last couple of years but I like to think I've been creating and eating them well before the...
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Sometimes, when I'm feeling wanderlust, all I have to do is pick up a drink. They say that smell is the strongest sense tied to memory, but as che...
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I’ve come to believe that the best and worst decisions we could make are the ones we don’t make at all. We’ve had a particularly warm win...
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For many years, I consistently brought the same exact salad to work in a square tupperware tucked into a plastic bag that is no longer allowed in ...
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What does family mean to you? I know that to most of us, family refers to your immediate unit — your parents, children, siblings, and spouse. Th...
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*Makes approximately one quart 2 1/2 ounces of coffee (medium roast or darker), coarsely ground 1 tablespoon of maple sugar* 1 teaspoon of...
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When you live in California, sometimes you feel hours behind everyone else. Weirdly, we watch a recording of the ball dropping in Times Square on ...