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Southern Cooking at The Loveless Cafe

What happens when my daughter Kara and her husband take a Finnish cousin and friends to a famous Southern cafe? Let’s just say there were no lingonberries!

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Next Up from Iowa….

Over the weekend, I couldn’t stop looking through the 1949 Iowa cookbook I wrote about on my last blog. There are so many recipes to try! Here’s another.

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Sugar Cookies from Iowa, 1949

Some of the best cookie makers are from Iowa. I know because I grew up with one of them.

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The Wild Forager of Finland

Chef Sami Tallberg forages wild herbs across the Finnish countryside and works his culinary magic to put nature on a plate.

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After the Snow, the Show was Amazing!

Not snow nor planes skidding off runways could keep my daughter Kristina and I from attending the annual International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago!

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Ben Kinmont Bookseller

Ben Kinmont is considered the leading rare book dealer in the United States specializing in books about food, wine, health, and the history of taste.

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“Around My French Table” (with a diet recipe!)

No sooner had I received Dorie Greenspan’s “Baking Chez Moi,” here comes “Around my French Table” for Christmas. I am finding that Dorie can do no wrong.

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Downton Abbey Returns!

Did all you Downton Abbey fans know there is a cookbook and even some wine to celebrate your favorite television show?

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