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Belgian-Style Moules Frites
I have always loved a big bowl of mussels since my first exposure to them as a teenager. I loved steamed clams as well, always dipped in a healthy (or less than healthy, depending on your perspective!) amount of clarified butter. When I lived in Hoboken, one of my favorite nights out was getting mussels…
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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
Last summer while perusing Pinterest I came across this cookie recipe from the blog For Me, For You. The title and notes in the pins caught my eye – Was this cookie really so good that I’d never want another chocolate chip cookie recipe? Was this really the be-all-end-all recipe for my absolute favorite cookie?…
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Discovering the Minnesota State Fair
The first year I lived in Minnesota, I heard a lot of talk about the state fair. It seemed like the Minnesotan event of the summer, the one thing that everyone seemed to go to. I was intrigued. I’d never been to a state fair before. Oh, sure, Michigan has one, and New York has…
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Brining the Turkey
Unfortunately our trip to Cleveland for Thanksgiving this year was canceled due to a panicky dog and an injured husband. But, that meant that we got to make Thanksgiving dinner at home for the first time ever! Over the weekend we caught a bit of the Food Network Thanksgiving specials, and they talked a bit…
