Home & Garden

Irish Coffee

by Michael Curcio • March 1, 2021
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IN THE COCKTAIL world, the classics are classic for a reason: They are basic, time tested, and difficult to improve upon. Having a repertoire of ingredients in the home bar…
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A Monthly Celebration of Seasonal Blooms

by Wendy Franzen • March 1, 2021
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THE SUREST CURE for the late-winter blues is having a friend for lunch with a lush, kaleidoscopic arrangement on the table. Just as we become desperate for color and warmth,…
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The Zen of Slow Cooking

by Forest Bluff Contributor • March 1, 2021
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AS A YOUNG mother, Meg Barnhart found herself struggling each day to prepare a home-cooked meal while juggling a myriad of after school activities for her three children. Sharing her…
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Early Spring Planting

by Wendy Franzen • March 1, 2021
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IT MAY SEEM too early, but March is the ideal time to plan and begin planting a vegetable garden. In the first weeks of the month, it is great fun…
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A Monthly Celebration Of Seasonal Blooms

by Forest Bluff Contributor • February 1, 2021
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SILKY PINK FLOYD and English garden roses anchor this Valentine’s Day arrangement, mingling with unabashedly feminine peonies, moody ranunculus, and dahlias in the palest, scallop shell blush. Early blooming green…
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Branches In Bloom

by Wendy Franzen • February 1, 2021
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  BENEATH THE BARK of knobby tree branches reaching toward February’s grey sky, spring is beginning to swell. Many flowering trees and shrubs set buds during the previous growing season,…
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Valentine’s Day Delights

by Wendy Franzen • February 1, 2021
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SUMPTUOUS displays of earthly delights were the subject of Dutch still life paintings in the second half of the 17th century. Oysters—considered to hold aphrodisiacal properties—were often depicted, as were…
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The Dish: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Parfaits

by Forest Bluff Contributor • February 1, 2021
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Parfaits Serves 4 Make and assemble these parfaits in the morning and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve. 3 cups heavy whipping cream 1/3 cup plus…
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The Daquiri

by Michael Curcio • January 1, 2021
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THE DAIQUIRI resides in the same family as the most classic of cocktails: The Martini, the Manhattan, the Sazarac, and the Old Fashioned. Its history is over 100 years old,…
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A Monthly Celebration of Seasonal Blooms

by Wendy Franzen • January 1, 2021
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WHEN THE LAST OF THE sparkling ornaments have been packed away and the fir garland has faded from its fragrant glory, we crave calm, clean environs. January’s white and green…
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