Bûche de Noël (Christmas Yule Log Cake)
Among our family’s holiday-making traditions, filling rooms with boughs of evergreen is one of the brightest and best. As we bring armfuls of snowy branches in, there is freshness and…
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Food & Travel
Niyama Private Islands
As our seaplane descended toward Niyama Private Islands, we observed two verdant oases rimmed by white beaches and floating in an infinite sea of blue. The two islands – aptly…
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Panna Cotta with Wine Poached Pears
As far back as the 15th century, English cooks discovered that wine-poaching hard pears made them tender and tasty. One abbey had cooks “pare wardens (hard cooking pears), clean, seethe…
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Goat’s Milk Cheese Curds With Lavender …
FRESH OUT OF THE cheesemaking vats, cheese curds squeak when you bite them and have a milky, mild flavor. Coated in crumbs or batters and deep fried, they transform to…
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An Oasis Awaits You
Disembarking from a direct flight—newly offered—from O’Hare to Santa Barbara’s Airport, my husband and I took a quick drive six miles up the coast to enter a luxurious oasis. Overlooking…
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Son of a Butcher Man
I ascribe to only one inviolable rule when it comes to ordering tacos. Never, ever judge a taco by its price tag. I’ve had “one-buck-chuck” tacos so tasty they made…
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Rockefeller Redux
It is a rarity to find the name William Avery Rockefeller coupled with The Grateful Dead. Yet, The Grateful Dead’s lyric “too much of everything is just enough” is an…
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Chickpea Salad Sandwiches
CHICKPEA SALAD 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 tablespoons tahini 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/2 garlic clove 1 teaspoon capers 1 green onion, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped…
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Take Me Back To ACK
Looking to live on island time while staying in the States? Head out East and visit Nantucket, a tiny island located off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The island…
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