My darling cousin Kim got married a few weeks ago. Early in the wedding planning, she asked a few family members if they would make cakes for her reception — she didn’t want anything fancy. I was one of the “asked” and couldn’t have been happier. But of course, I couldn’t make “just a cake.” […]
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Instructions for Brining a Turkey
For a consistently juicy and delicious roast turkey this Thanksgiving, we recommend a brining a turkey. Click below for brining instructions from Chef Sam Hayward and for his recipe for cooking a brined turkey:
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Yams ‘n’ Apples
As I go through the ins and outs of my sometimes exciting, mostly mundane life, something will happen and I think “oh good — I’ll put this in the blog.” But when it comes down to writing, somehow grilling legs of lamb in the rain for my parents 50th wedding anniversary or monogramming cupcakes at […]
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