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The Dark N’ Stormy

by Michael Curcio • April 1, 2021
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A COCKTAIL’S ingredients often tell a lot about the environment where they first came together. Many classic cocktails were born in a dark city bar or speakeasy by a meticulous…
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A Monthly Celebration of Seasonal Blooms

by Wendy Franzen • April 1, 2021
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THE HEAVENLY SCENT of spring emanates from this Easter inspired arrangement. Double daffodils are in the company of their frequent garden companion, grape hyacinth, while mingling with the seasonal white…
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Portuguese Egg Bread

by Monica Kass Rogers • April 1, 2021
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WHEN I WAS writing for a national newspaper’s food section, Suzana B. reached out in search of a sweet Portuguese bread her husband used to enjoy. After a little testing,…
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Celebrating National Arbor Day

by Wendy Franzen • April 1, 2021
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IT IS ESTIMATED that Lake Forest has lost almost 100,000 trees over the last decade. Their absence—most notably in our ash trees—is painfully obvious each autumn, their glimmering, golden beauty…
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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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