I will admit that I’m not much of a baker. I have dreams of whipping up moist cakes and sugary-sweet homemade icing (wearing four-inch heels and a stylish wrap dress no less), but the reality is over-baked sweets and store-bought frosting. Time is precious, and I just can’t spend every weekend perfecting the red velvet [...]

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While serveware was a big part of the presentation for the holiday season, now that the holidays are over, you can still serve your favorite dishes and treats in style all year long. Villeroy & Boch’s new Ethno Serveware offers an ultra modern way of serving up your culinary creations. This line is made of [...]

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A spicy chili or warm soup is the perfect dinner for a cold winter’s day. It just heats you up and satisfies! I prefer cooking my favorite soup and chili recipes in my Emile Henry stewpot.  The natural clay allows slow even temperatures and the durable glaze makes this pot easy to clean following use.
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As we usher in 2010, I’m ushering out all the dust and cobwebs of the previous year. For a really deep clean, I recently picked up some new eco-friendly clcean products from Martha Stewart. Called Clean, the solutions are 99% plant- and mineral-based, come recyclable packaging, and the line includes 10 environmentally friendly products for laundry, kitchen, [...]

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At the end of the holidays, do you haphazardly throw your decorations in bags and boxes and put them in the garage or the attic until next year? It’s probably not the best idea if you have some sentimental family ornaments, or if you spent a bit on all the glittery and pretty things that [...]

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I went to two holiday parties over the weekend where we had to bring a gift for a white elephant gift exchange. For these I usually like to visit my local thrift stores and find unique and artsy finds to donate so that I’m not responsible for just disseminating more junk out into the world. [...]

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Great sale at Williams-Sonoma, just in time for holiday entertaining and cooking! All Calphalon and Le Creuset cookware is on sale until midnight (PST) on Sunday, 12/13. Don’t miss this one!
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If you’ve ever wondered what deep-fried turkey tastes like, but have been too scared to try making one on your own, you’re in duck! I mean luck! Williams-Sonoma has a brand new item as part of their Thanksgiving repertoire this year — a Southern-style Deep Fried “Jive” Turkey. And boy does it look good. The [...]

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If you haven’t yet heard, one of the world’s most beloved food magazines, Gourmet magazine, has been shut down by Conde Nast due to variety of reasons, most of which are influenced by a downward economy and formidable competition with food websites.
Often considered the most elegant food publication in existence, since its 1940 inception Gourmet [...]

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On rainy days like today, I just long for a splash of bold, bright color. My lust for splashy hues has been magnified lately in the kitchen where I cook in a sea of brown. The floors, cabinetry and builder-beige walls are so monotone, they just scream “dull”! So until I decide on the perfect [...]

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