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1 bunch asparagus, trimmed of tough ends
1 tablespoon olive oil
fine sea salt
freshly ground black ...
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup finely chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 slices white bead
1 ...
There’s a simple elegance to this dish, light and comforting, at the same time.
Heat ½ cup of ...
Pastry for a 2 crust ...
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 large ...
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2.5 ounces good quality dark or ...
I recently performed Celebrity Autobiography at the Wells Fargo Center For The Arts in Santa Rosa. ...
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Around My French Table
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From the Huffington Post
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It is a mystery to us why Egg Nog is so popular (even though we are big fans of dairy over here), ...
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I can't think of anything more American than chowder. This seafood soup is synonymous with chilly ...
For the last two weeks I have had an intermittent problem with my furnace. I have a wonderful ...
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What makes a better Mother's Day than a picnic?
I contemplated this while driving down Sunset Blvd ...
There is a movement to strip billions of dollars from the stimulus bill led by Ben Nelson of Omaha ...