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Bubble Gum Ball Surprise Cupcakes with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream & Pink Rock Candy Crystals

by Laura 11 February 2011
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I dreamed up these playful cupcakes for my niece Elisabeth.  Elisabeth is ten, and she loves funny stories.  Whenever we are together she always mines me for more—details about her mom and I dancing around in front of the sliding glass doors where our mother would scold that our neighbors might see us, about our [...]

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Cream Tea: A Proper Cup of Tea with Cream Scones, Homemade Clotted Cream, & Jam

by Laura 10 January 2011
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When we lived in England, one of my favorite things to do was to pause for cream tea in the afternoon. It’s such a nice respite in the middle of a busy day, so civilized, and so edifying. It really only takes a few minutes, too. These cream scones are prepped and out of the [...]

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Quince Paste

by Laura 11 December 2010
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I went to a fancy grocery store this week in search of liquid pectin and kumquats thinking, They have everything, right?  I struck out, but I certainly had fun.  This kind of shopping is my own personal kid-in-a-candy-store experience: every kind of European butter, clotted cream, an olive bar the size of a swimming pool, [...]

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Shepherd’s Way Farms

by Laura 3 December 2010
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I visited Shepherd’s Way Farm on a 27-degree icy day in late November.  Jodi welcomed me and my dear friend Gracia in for tea and we talked for a long time around her table before she showed us around the farm.  She is a striking person, both vulnerable and incredibly strong, and her belief in [...]

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Cooking with Mom

by Freddy 7 November 2010
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A guest post by my Sweet Boy Now remember, Freddy, my mom says, little Cs.  I plunge the whisk into the bowl.  The eggs begin to foam, their yolks diffuse.  C…C…C.  I think I’m getting the hang of this.  C…C…C.  The eggs settle.  Great job, Freddy Bear, my mom chirps.  I flash a smile of [...]

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