Tag: storytelling
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MARTHA’S BISCOTTI – go ahead and make it. You know your sick of that resolution already!
Hi there, Well, we are 26 days into the new year. Valentine’s Day is so far away and Lent feels like it is right around the corner. I suggest a break from all the fasting and make this delicious biscotti and enjoy it with a glass of vin santo. If anyone points out the lapse…
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Beautiful Beets – a bright spot on dreary winter days.
Hi there, It is a January winter day here in New Jersey. Christmas is over and Valentine’s Day is not until next month. When my friend invited us to dinner she asked me to bring a vegetable. Honestly, I thought, I cannot look at another squash recipe. I need some jewel tones in my life.…
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PIZZA – America’s favorite Italian dish
Hi there, Who doesn’t like pizza? I know I have never met that person. And, what grandchild doesn’t adore being in the kitchen with their grandmother? I haven’t met that child either. I have a treat for you today. This is my friend Mag’s story of making pizza with her beloved grandmother. Mag makes this…
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OH MI CRON ! – Time to make soup.
Hi There, Everyone I have talked to in the past week knows someone in their family who is doing battle with a tiny little covid virus that just won’t give up. If it didn’t make everyone sick, I could almost admire its persistence. Anyway, the other morning the reports about friends and family who have…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR – what we eat for good luck!
Hi there, There are many foods eaten on New Year’s Day that represent good luck to those who eat them. In certain parts of the country, Black Eyed Peas, Greens, and Cornbread: Pennies, Dollars, and Gold, grace many tables. Others eat Fish for Abudance, Noodles for Longevity or Rice for Fertility and Wealth. In our home…
