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Sometimes I forget that I like salad. I remember that I should eat salad, and then I react against the idea with the sulky resentment of a teenager. I go through phases when I dutifully buy bagged baby greens only to pull them out from the crisper drawer, strange and slimy, a few weeks later. In …

Read More about Cara Cara Orange and Avocado Salad (or salads, and how to make a good one)

January has been a month of getting back into the ordinary and the routine. Since we packed up our old apartment, moved into our new condo in October, travelled to both ends of the country in November, and enjoyed the usual rumble of holiday frivolity in December and the beginning of the new year, we …

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These white chocolate raspberry cookies are delicate and lovely to look at. Even better, they’re delicious. Soft and chewy white chocolate cookies get filled with bright raspberry jam and then drizzled with more white chocolate. I’ve been making them for years. They were something my sister Erin found in an unassuming little volume put out …

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Winter arrived here with a vengeance last week. The temperature dipped below zero, the winds blustered, the schools closed for a couple of days. Snow came a few days ago and covered the sidewalks and rooftops along with the cars parked on the street. As I look out my window now, the wind blows disintegrating …

Read More about Hot and Sour Soup (with optional bacon)

If you’re looking for light recipes for a January detox, check out my January recipes board on Pinterest. It’s been a whirlwind of activity around here during the last week. We are still recovering from our biggest party of the year. Seven years ago, Dan and I began hosting a New Year’s Day brunch. It …

Read More about New Year’s Day Brunch 2015 and a Brunch Cookbook Roundup