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Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Picnic

This Mother’s Day, get outside and enjoy the fresh air. I’ve put together a manageable menu that’s easy to execute.

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Pressed Ciabatta Sandwich with Italian Meats and Veggies

Want to make a fancy sandwich? For a Mother's Day picnic, perhaps? Combine fresh bread, cheese, meat and cured vegetables and squeeze everything together under a brick

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Bread Baker: Ciabatta

For the pressed sandwich I was making for my Mother's Day picnic, I knew there was only one bread option: Ciabatta. I hadn't baked ciabatta before, so I

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Quick-Pickled Young Carrots

For my Mother's Day picnic I wanted to bring a more original vegetable dish than diced vegetables. These young carrots are pickled with apple cider vinegar, coriander seeds

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Apple Upside-Down Cake with Calvados Sauce

Some friends and I recently started a book club where we read a book and then, during the subsequent discussion, drink whatever alcoholic beverage the main characters

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Salad for Supper: Spring Veggies with Chicken and Israeli Couscous

Making dinner salads is more about the method, not the specific ingredients. I find if you mix a starch, a protein and a lot of good vegetables

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Mint Julep Granita

Mint Juleps are synonymous with the Kentucky Derby. With the Derby taking place on Saturday, it was the perfect time to come up with a recipe that

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My Cookie Tin: Bourbon Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cookies

Usually I only see caramels in square candy form. The last time I worked with caramels I had

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Considering Yogurt, Sour Cream and Healthy Desserts

I realized yesterday that I was being a bit of a hypocrite. In a post last week, I praised Greek yogurt. One of the

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Fudge Frosting

My wife loves chocolate. For her birthday, I wanted to deliver. I used a family-favorite chocolate cake recipe and made cupcakes. Then I covered those cupcakes in

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