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Rose Sugar Jars
I can’t believe we’re here. Happy Christmas Eve, folks! I hope this holiday is the best one yet. I need a few last minute gifts so I’m busy baking cookies and tying ribbons right now. If you need...
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Mustard Sea Salt
I have a complicated relationship with ribbon. String, twine or straight up fabric ribbon, every type is so very gorgeous. I love them all so much, I want them all right now. In fact, I can’t stand to...
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Apricot Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
One of the many things I enjoy about contributing to Eat Boutique is that I have truly become a better hostess and a better guest. Since I’m always thinking about how to make and give food, sharing...
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Live on QVC Tomorrow, September 16 & How I Keep My Cool with Lemon Balm Honey
I will be on live television tomorrow night – Wednesday, September 16, from 7-8 PM. I am traveling down to QVC headquarters in Philadelphia to share stories and food gifts from my new cookbook Food...
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Poultry Seasoning: A Fresh and Zippy Update to the Classic Spice Mix
Somehow, in this nutty universe where time flies all too fast, Thanksgiving is suddenly next week. Next week. How did that happen?! I went on a tour to promote my new cookbook for about six weeks and...
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Jam: The 12 Days of Holiday Food Gifts
Jam is the ultimate holiday gift. Let us count the many ways: Jam is beautiful, sweet, and therefore universally loved. Jam has made a place for itself at breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, aperitifs,...
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Pickles: The 12 Days of Holiday Food Gifts
This is a call out to home cooks who have spent humid, wallpaper-peeling-hot summer days slaving over a stove, plunging hundreds of jars of pickles into the bubbling cauldron of a water bath canner,...
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Sugar and Spice : 12 Days of Holiday Food Gifts
‘Tis the season…to season! What better way to savor holiday memories than infusing them into sugar, salt or an herb or spice mix? In my family, we don’t use a salt shaker. Instead, we all take pinches...
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Seared Lamb Chops with Indian Spice Rub
In our home, with my Indian husband’s tastes to consider, classic recipes always get a spicy twist. I’ll admit that during our first years of marriage, we struggled to find common ground in the...
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Satchels of Dried Mushroom Stock for Everyday Flavor
There’s a stall at my local market that sells nothing but mushrooms. The owners are two brothers from Yunnan, a region 2000 miles southwest of Beijing. The first spends his time foraging for fungi in...
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Six Homemade Pantry Gifts to Show How Much You Care
Maybe it’s the turn of seasons in the air because multiple life changes occurred among my trusty troupe of friends in just a few weeks: the newly-minted grandmother; the very-soon-to-be mother;...
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Sea Salt and Black Pepper Rub
How my Irish-American guy, born and raised not ten miles from Boston’s city center, grew up to love barbecue is beyond me. Not only barbecue but a very specific style of barbecue — yeah, Boston boys...
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5 Quick Pickles to Preserve Spring and Summer Produce
With an abundance of spring produce floating around my fridge, I had to get creative. Thankfully, I’ve recently learned that you can truly pickle anything. And what better way to spend a summer...
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Six Quick Food Gifts You Can Toss in a Jar
I’ve always been an avid collector. Whether books, old birthday cards, or magazine clippings, I had a shelf for it all. Naturally, there are some cons to this hobby, like clutter and being called a...
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Pickled Ginger Peaches
Inspiration can be a devious vixen, and will sometimes hide in the most unlikeliest places. I was doing nothing more than sipping iced tea on a hot (sweltering, to be exact) summer day when this...
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SAVE SUMMER GIVEAWAY WEEK ONE: Strawberry Cordial
Welcome to the Save Summer Giveaway! I’m so excited to share with you the way I save summer with three quick recipes from Food Gift Love (one each week) that preserve the season beautifully and take...
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SAVE SUMMER GIVEAWAY WEEK TWO: Minty Pickles
Is your Strawberry Cordial loving its new home in your pantry yet? Are you ready to add jars of pickles to your holiday stock? I’m sharing my recipe for Minty Pickles from my book, Food Gift Love,...
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SAVE SUMMER GIVEAWAY FINAL WEEK: Herbes de Provence
It’s the last week of the Save Summer Giveaway! One last chance to enter. This week, it’s all about herbs. I’m sharing an Herbes de Provence recipe, or what I consider an ideal way to create a holiday...
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50 Food Gifts to Wrap Up Your Holidays Now. Plus, How to Host a...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … at least it should be. This year, I want you to take a moment to imagine skipping the crowded stores, the forgotten passwords at online checkouts, the stress...
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Chickpeas From Scratch
I’m going to keep this post short and sweet, because I don’t want to hold up getting this non-recipe into your wholesome little hands pronto. I sure do keep canned chickpeas on hand because dinner is...
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