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Now that my sister and I are all grown up, we don’t wake up at the crack of dawn on Christmas to claw our way through presents. Instead, we like to mosey out of bed, get coffee with mom and dad, and enjoy a lazy breakfast around the fire. And while it’s nice to eat [...]
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When removed from your everyday eating environment – i.e. spending a week with your fam in another part of the state – you quickly realize that not everyone shares an “eat seasonal” state-of-mind. Hence being offered asparagus at Christmas dinner and tomato slices on my morning eggs. So when searching for an appetizer that would [...]
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Up until recently, homemade tamales were the main attraction at Kele’s annual family Christmas party, accompanied with a to-die-for mole. But unfortunately, Kele’s grandmother – a.k.a. the tamale ringleader – is no longer with us and so I haven’t had the opportunity to partake in the tradition key to so many Mexican households come holiday time. [...]
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These warm, baked apples practically ooze holiday spirit. Serve them alongside a hearty, savory egg dish and you’ve got a complete breakfast. And since they’re so simple to prepare, you can spend your time cooking up other dishes or kicking it with the fam. Outside of the holiday season, they would make a great breakfast [...]
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Nothing rings in the holiday season quite like baking a batch of your favorite Christmas cookies. Something about mixing sticks of butter with cups upon cups of sugar and then topping it all off with added chocolate or frosting is pure bliss….and totally justified during the holidays. So to kick of the baking season, I had [...]
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There are all kinds of crazy baking gadgets out there, from funky cookie presses to mechanical pastry bags, and each year I get suckered into buying at least one. Most have not withstood the test of time or met my expectations, but the Silpat baking mat really takes the cake (pun intended!). I bought one [...]
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It’s snowing in San Francisco! Okay, at least in my kitchen where all of my counters are covered white with powdered sugar, flour and baking soda. As I whip up one holiday treat after another, I dig deeper and deeper into my cupboards for cooking gadgets and contraptions that I don’t really use the rest [...]
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