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The idea for this blog came to me after an elaborate Thanksgiving feast at my home. The menu included roast turkey, of course, three kinds of cranberries, mushroom herb stuffing, Moroccan vegetable stew, baked yams with maple syrup, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, roasted purple potatoes, roasted root vegetable salad; and as a starter, whole wheat […]
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* Crudités (GF)
Boneless chicken breasts stuffed with goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes
* Tortellini salad with spinach, cherry tomatoes and lemon dressing
* Asparagus with artichoke hearts and orange zest (GF)
* Pasta, chard and fontina torte (GF)
Shrimp salad with feta cheese and olives on a bed of fennel (GF)
* Quinoa salad with roasted vegetables (GF)
* Black and white cake (purchased from La Provence Patisserie & Cafe)
* Chocolate dipped coconut macaroons
(GF) Gluten Free
* Vegetarian
It was wonderful news to hear that my friend Krista, who does a lot of the beautiful photography on this blog, was having a baby. Then I got the news that it was a girl. I immediately volunteered to give a baby shower. Krista and I had lots of conversations about the shower and […]
Canter’s Deli is an institution in Los Angeles. Opened in 1931, it is a Jewish style delicatessen in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. It’s famous for its corned beef and pastrami but also for the fact that it is open 24 hours a day, except for Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. […]
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Morning of Party (My party started at 12:30 p.m.)
Have a drink and wait for your guests to arrive!
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