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Backyard Birthday BBQ Bonanza - August 25, 2008 by Avalon Bourne Two days notice, 10+ guest list and less than perfect weather forecast. Daunting? Not in the slightest. Throwing together an impromptu family BBQ is a snap with a few carefully selected recipes, superb delegating skills, and several bottles of wine. First a power shop grabbing any specialty ingredients, then a trip to the butcher's to take advantage of any specials. ... << Read More >> Roughing it in the Bush - August 24, 2008 by Lauren Dashwood It’s high summer – with hot lusty days lasting straight through the weekends, with cool lakes for private swim, and with an excess of places to pitch a tent and get away from it all. I like my adventurous outdoor weekends to border somewhere between roughing it in the bush and five star hotel stays. I like sitting by a lake, dipping in for periodic swims, with lots of refreshing beve ... << Read More >> The Perfect Cocktail Party - June 05, 2008 by Lauren Dashwood I had a picture in my mind of what the perfect Birthday slash Cocktail party would look like… Small bud vases with little flowers scattered around the house, mulling lulls of French Jazz streaming out, soothing the scene, friends and family in finery with a glass of sparkling wine or sangria cradled in one hand, deep in sophisticated conversation. And, of course, the appropriate bite sized ap ... << Read More >> Late Winter - March 14, 2008 by Lauren Dashwood “And Winter slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring” Where can one turn when week after week they are greeted with the same bleak, grey weather? For years I have always been able to get comfort from a steamy bowl of Macaroni and Cheese. When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I’m feeling sad – I turn to this pasta. My love for Macaroni and Cheese has always bordered on epic - my mom makes truly magnificent Macaroni and Cheese. She is, howe ... << Read More >> Cheese 101 - March 12, 2008 by Lauren Dashwood Cheese is suddenly everywhere. A myriad of different cheese types are popping up on menus and in grocery stores everywhere. Unusual world cheeses are likewise appearing in a variety of recipes from desert, to breakfast to fondue. Cheese is vogue, and it's really no wonder. Cheese is wonderfully versatile, can occupy a fundamental place at every meal, and ranges from run of the mill orange ... << Read More >> |
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