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Aphrodisiac Feast for the Soul

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The history of food, and the emotion behind food, is what drives me to write, share and live in my kitchen.  Nothing is more rooted to daily life than food and emotion…not a day that goes by where we are not touched by both of them.  Valentine’s Day is one day where the two intertwine, [...]

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Holiday Salt Dough Ornaments

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My fondest Christmas memory is sitting around our kitchen table watching my mother turn dough into works of art, she effortless hand crafted a jointed Santa Clause, an ornate rocking horse and many other keep sake ornaments while I fiddled around with gingerbread cookie cutters wondering why I did not inherit her creative gene.  While [...]

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The Kitchen Tree

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There is something special about arriving home on a cold day in December and being greeted by mistletoe, garlands, glistening lights and the smell of pine wafting over you as you pass through the halls. Decorating for the holidays was a full day event when we lived in London, we would pile into the car, [...]

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Table Tactics for Family Feasts

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Whilst some of us look forward to family gatherings, others of us have the type of family that makes for great Hollywood feature films.  With the holidays looming, it is inevitable that you will find yourself around a table filled with a variety of relatives dodging white elephants and trying to make it through your [...]

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Part 2: Stress Free Holiday Planning

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As the holidays approach, so do our tendency to question our sanity as we look over our calendar and realise that there is hardly time to sleep, let alone keep the holiday spirit alive while floating from one festivity to the next.   This week I am sharing my 10 top tips for stress free [...]

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