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“Would you like a homemade waffle? ”  This is what I was asked every other morning at the Inn where I spent the last week of my vacation.  Hmmm, homemade?   Well within seconds—and I mean seconds, a steaming, perfect waffle would appear!  Maybe they meant ‘freshly made?’   It turned out that they were […]

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Fall is in the air.  When I wake up in the morning it’s still dark, and the air is getting cooler. There have been days when I turn off my central air, and open my windows and enjoy the cool breeze through my house.  I know that many people say they like fall best, but […]

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Last week I decided to splurge and went to my favorite local bakery Artisan Boulanger Patisserie, in the East Passyunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, and found a Philadelphia Cronut!  Having had the original I would say that this was quite different. Artisan Boulanger calls their product a croissant beignet.  The structure was made up of layers […]

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What do you do when the kindest person turns out to be the worst cook? Though I believe that anyone can make good food, I also understand that there are some people who are really lousy in the kitchen. I’m sure there are a myriad of reasons, from not knowing what to do, to disinterest, […]

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I love Alton Brown!  Or at least I think I do; I certainly love his recipes, and the one I made last week for company was no exception!  Once again I (apologetically) refer to my favorite Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Made.  This time in the episode “Updated Classics” Brown made a […]

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