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Smoke and Velvet

Another guest post from Sharon’s husband, Anthony, our family’s budding mixologist. Testing cocktails is…hard. I know what you’re thinking: Testing cocktails is fun! You get to experiment with flavors—and get a little (or a lot) tipsy in the process! While both of those things are true, starting a cocktail from scratch is no simple endeavor. [&hellip

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Holiday Beef Tenderloin With Parsley-Red Pepper Sauce

If you read our blog regularly, you know that Maggy, Sharon, and I–spouses too–have cut back considerably on our meat consumption. In fact we didn’t even roast a Thanksgiving turkey this year, but instead feasted on all the good sides. Maggy’s husband, Andy, has been a good sport, but good Englishman that he is has [&hellip

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Black Forest Bark

Fact: people like bark (we three cooks among them)–especially bark that’s made lighter–and crisper–with graham cracker or other thin cookies. Here’s our take on bark this year which cherries, almonds, and chocolate. Merry Christmas! Black Forest Bark Makes about 2 dozen pieces The day I made these I couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers, so I [&hellip

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Butternut Squash and Kale Strata

The recipe for this beautiful Butternut Squash and Kale Strata was inspired by our trip to California in September with Earthbound Farm. We enjoyed touring their fields and learning about large-scale organic farming, but what we loved most was the good food. We came away from that trip nourished – and more importantly for people [&hellip

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Cardamom Spice Cookies

I am about to say something that many of you will consider blasphemous: I don’t love chocolate. There’s nothing wrong with chocolate. I like it fine, but it’s just not a flavor that gets me excited. I’ll eat (and enjoy) the occasional chocolate chip cookie or square of dark chocolate, but I can’t make it [&hellip

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Cherry Jam-Filled Corn Muffins

There was a time on our morning runs when David and I had a little ritual. We would each name “The Five Things We Were Thankful For.” When David was writing his book, he had to give up running for a time, and so went our little ritual. Now that his book is out, we’ve [&hellip

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Sunlight on Snow

A guest post from Sharon’s husband and our designated family mixologist, Anthony Damelio. One of my worst grades in middle school came not from English, science, or math, but from art—the class everyone’s supposed to “do well” in (or so I thought). That fateful mark came from our work with clay, particularly the coil technique [&hellip

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Gingerbread Waffles

It’s hard to express exactly how much Maggy and I love the holiday season. When we’re together, we watch Christmas movies, listen to festive music, take on baking projects, plan elaborate meals, go for long walks with hot drinks, head to the mall just to see the decorations, and generally have a wonderful time. When [&hellip

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Fig and Black Ripe Olive Tapenade

If you know me, you might just find a small food basket on your doorstep this Christmas. In it there’ll be a little jar of Fig and Ripe Black Olive Tapenade, a small log of goat cheese, and a package of nice crackers. I love food gifts like this, because they entice the recipient to [&hellip

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Blueberry Dutch Baby with Rosemary and Fresh Goat Cheese

When you’ve got houseguests for the long weekend (like now) there’s always breakfast to consider. One morning you’ll keep it simple and send someone out for bagels or croissants. Another morning someone might spring for brunch, but there’s the other morning. You might want to make something. Pancakes or waffles is the obvious choice, but [&hellip

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