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Home Again!

It’s been a summer of travel but I’m finally home to stay, at least for a little while. After all, it’s only 116 days until Christmas!

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Weekend Birthdays in the Culinary World

This weekend two culinary icons celebrated birthdays. Julia Child would have been 103 years old; Karl Fazer, age 149. Karl who, you say? Ask a Finn!

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Finland Flashback

I still have some jet lag from our trip to Finland, but I found this old post from five years ago I wanted to share, when we first met one of our relatives.

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Missing Finland…

Having returned from an epic family trip to Finland just a few days ago, I am waking up each morning thinking of having coffee with our Finnish family.

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Italy, Part 5: Sicily

Feudo Principi di Butera is an estate that once belonged to royal families, even Sicily’s first prince. It is indeed still a noble place, and my favorite.

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Italy, Part 4: Sicily

There is no place on earth like Sicily.

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Leftovers with a New Life

Leftovers can be turned into a new meal, even a wedding cake to celebrate a wedding that I wasn’t able to attend. Find out the story!

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Happy Birthday 2015 to my Kara!

Happy Birthday to my baby! How did these years pass by so quickly?

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