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Slow Cooking, Big Easy Style

Did you know that pecan trees can live and bear fruit for more that 300 years, or that they are an excellent source of manganese, a good source of protein, and rich in omega-6 fatty acids? With all that goodness, you need to try these candied pecans!

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International Home and Housewares Show 2014

There is so much to do and see at the annual International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, that I have to divide up the blogs into two parts: Part One today will be people, places, and events, followed by Part Two sometime soon about the products.

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Eataly Chicago

Eataly is now open in Chicago! I could have spent all day there…

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Coming Up: The Home and Housewares Show!

How would you like to have a wall of pots and pans like these? Stay tuned for my upcoming report at the International Home and Housewares Show!

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The World Is Your Oyster!

Turn a dream of roaming the gastronomic world into a reality. This book will show you how to do it anywhere on earth.

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I Left My Heart In…. Seattle

A great cookbook that celebrates the culinary bounty of Washington- and also a delicious recipe for some football food to enjoy while watching the Seattle Seahawks in the upcoming Super Bowl!

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A Yule Log for Christmas

It’s not too late to make a beautiful and delicious “Buche de Noel” for your Christmas dessert!

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Happy Birthday, Julia!

If Julia Child were alive today, she would be 101 years old!

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