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Gingerbread Popcorn and a Terrifying Christmas Story

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Kate

This popcorn is a Swedish ginger cookie in warm snackable form. Continue reading →

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Margarita Popcorn in time for Superbowl

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Kate

As Superbowl approaches, thoughts turn, naturally enough to food. Every year I am fascinated anew to learn that Americans will be eating 4.4 million pizzas, and 1.25 billion chicken wings.

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Pizza Wonton Bites – the British Superbowl Tribute

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Kate

A few years ago I won a competition (and a bunch of really nice egg-shaped Denby dishes), for this snack. It was actually the first time I made food for a Superbowl party, and I was anxious to get things authentically, … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Coconut Chocolate Breakfast Bars

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Kate

Is anyone else still coming to terms with the spring forward loss of an hour in the mornings? It doesn’t seem to have gotten any easier as the weeks go on. Perhaps it’s because spring isn’t holding up its side … Continue reading →

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The Wednesday Tipple – Planning a cocktail party – salmon canapés and a gin martini

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Kate

The Oscars are approaching, which is a great excuse to throw a formal get out the best glasses cocktail party. I love to get dressed up, buy in vats of ice, and prink about in the kitchen with some canapé … Continue reading →

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The Wednesday Tipple – Warm Bourbon and Milk Punch (and ginger chocolate chip cookies)

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Kate

Among the many myths about this great city of New York, one of the most enduring is that of crocodiles living in the sewers. Over the summer this story was given a new lease of life when a crocodile / … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Tea (with Palmiers)

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Kate

After the Americana fest of Labor Day, and with the weather taking a turn away from the brutal to the more civilized, I’m left feeling ever so slightly homesick for an imagined England of afternoon teas on chamomile lawns, of … Continue reading →

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