Yesterday was a hectic day with all the preparations for our Father’s Day celebration and making something for Chocolate Monday. I wanted to find something that I could throw together really quickly and that I could send home with my father-in-law [...]

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Father’s Day is this Sunday. Have you planned your menu yet? If not, take a look at this easy and simple chicken dinner. Grilling a whole chicken seems a bit intimidating, but with the backbone cut out of it, it is actually [...]

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When The Artist was young, he and his mother used to drive into San Francisco for special mom and son days. They would have “drinks” at the Hyatt Regency while listening to the orchestra playing, they went out to Lands End to watch the sunset, and they ate Niçoise salads together. He [...]

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Today while I am attending BlogHer Food in Austin we have a real treat, a guest post from my friend, Rhonda Adkins of The Kitchen Witch. Rhonda is a motorcycle riding, fun and charismatic woman who lives in Montana and is [...]

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Right now I am in Austin, Texas kicking up my heels and eating too much barbecue (is that possible?). I thought you might enjoy this article from Debbie Keene, a physician and health writer from Wisconsin. She offers a variety of [...]

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While I am down in Austin, Texas at the BlogHer Food conference, I thought it would be fun to share my post on Texas Barbecue from my last time in Austin, during the IACP conference. Enjoy!

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When you go to Austin, Texas, you are inundated with barbecue. Barbecue joints, food trucks, [...]

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Welcome to June’s edition of the Secret Recipe Club! I love this day because I get to introduce you all to some of the wonderful food blogs that are out there and which you may not have discovered yet. Today I [...]

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If you don’t have a decorative mold, you can also use a loaf pan

Today is Festive Friday and the weekend is here! Are you hosting a party or having friends over for dinner? When the weather is warm I look [...]

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I cannot believe that I have been writing my stories and sharing recipes with all of you for three years. What a remarkable journey this project has taken me on. It has been a path of self-discovery and personal growth. I [...]

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I don’t know about you, but I am not ready for it to be Memorial Day weekend already. Where in the heck did spring go? I’m still waiting for winter to show up, LOL. The only way I know that it is [...]

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