judging by the cover…

Dessert: Martha Stewart’s Cranberry, Almond, and Cinnamon Tart A few of weeks ago, I attended a dinner party at a friend’s place. Knowing I was an avid baker and pastry-maker, the hostess asked me to bring the dessert. She being a chocolate and peanut butter fanatic, I had the perfect recipe in mind: Nancy Olson’s […]

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judging by the cover…

Dessert: Martha Stewart’s Cranberry, Almond, and Cinnamon Tart A few of weeks ago, I attended a dinner party at a friend’s place. Knowing I was an avid baker and pastry-maker, the hostess asked me to bring the dessert. She being a chocolate and peanut butter fanatic, I had the perfect recipe in mind: Nancy Olson’s […]

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review: meanwhile, back at the ranch…

Blue Hill at Stone Barns ulterior epicure Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Photographs of this meal can be found on my flickr account.) Moments and reminders of how humans ought to live are, in our world, scarce. Having grown up on the prairie plains of the Midwest amidst fields of corn, wheat and cattle, there […]

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review: meanwhile, back at the ranch…

Blue Hill at Stone Barns ulterior epicure Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Photographs of this meal can be found on my flickr account.) Moments and reminders of how humans ought to live are, in our world, scarce. Having grown up on the prairie plains of the Midwest amidst fields of corn, wheat and cattle, there […]

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