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Hors d’oeuvres are a must for the holiday season. If you are invited to a party or you’re hosting your own gathering, the big question is always what to “take and make.” Finding a great recipe and the right wine can take time. As always, I am here to make your life easier. These Smoked Salmon Toasts with Caraway Lemon Mascarpone...
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For our final internationally-themed dinner menu of the year, we have created a festive holiday menu inspired by Russian New Year’s Eve celebrations, starting with these potato bites with caviar.
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Herring Under a Fur Coat is a dish that most people, at least most people with no connections to Russia, have never heard of. It’s a funny name, and it’s...
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The last part of our Russian New Year’s Eve menu is a total crowd pleaser. Mushroom Pirozhki are easy to eat, easy to carry around a party, warm, satisfying, and...
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My family has a tradition of eating seafood on Christmas Eve (see this cioppino recipe from last year), and it’s one of my favorite holiday rituals.
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The holidays are just around the corner, and one of my favorite gifts is a bottle of wine and some delicious homemade cookies. I love to wrap them up simply...
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With all the activity around the holidays, I’m sharing a few of my favorite (simple!) holiday appetizers including these sweet and spicy mixed nuts.
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Between November and December there is no shortage of events and busy weekends. It sometimes feels like one event blurs into another, so that means planning your own holiday party...
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We have gotten through Christmas and now are headed into celebrating the new year, is anyone else ready for 2017?? I don’t know about you all, but I sure am...
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For you last minute shoppers, today I’m sharing a gift that doesn’t require you to go to the store or frantically order something online. This is an even better gift:...
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Cheese biscuits are another one of those Southern staples that simply can’t be missed. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been enjoying my great-grandmother’s cheese biscuits at just about every...
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