Category: Food
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Sunday Osso Bucco
On a quick lunchtime trip to the supermarket for some seafood the other day, I passed right by the meat counter. Well, I meant to pass right by the meat counter, except there were some absolutely gorgeous veal shanks sitting in the case, with a hand-lettered sign over them proclaiming, “Osso Bucco!” Osso bucco? I…
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Winter Evening Garden Stroll
A day off is joyful. Somehow, even in my wiser years, a day off from work still feels a bit like playing hooky. I went with that feeling today. I planned to spend the day preparing for the arrival of family and friends for the weekend. We are celebrating the holidays together for the next few days,…
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Ethel’s Meyer Lemon Chocolate Tart
My husband doesn’t often indulge in sweets, but he has always had a special fondness for one certain Ethel M chocolate. Lemon Satin Cremes. A rich, dark chocolate on the outside, the filling is an unbelievably yummy lemon creme. The combination of dark chocolate and sweet, zingy lemon is sublime. He used to bring those chocolates home when…
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Pan-Seared Scallops with Meyer Lemon
We seldom find ourselves at home alone, but with our daughter travelling to Cape Canaveral for the launch of NASA’s Curiosity Rover to Mars (lucky girl!), we decided to enjoy a date night. At home. When you live 45 minutes to an hour from the nearest fine dining establishment, date night at home is very…
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Party Favors and a Recipe for Candied Pecans
We are preparing for a big feast this week! I love big feasts, don’t you? This year, the cottage will be full to the rafters with family and friends. We’ve got some love and romance going on, some big challenges, and some adventure, too. We have very interesting guests…artists and stylists, lawyers and builders, IT…
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Sausage Failure and Success!
This is a busy time of year as we all prepare for the holidays. Here at Cowlick, we have been scrubbing and polishing, shining and sweeping, scraping and painting. In the garden, we’ve been dividing and planting, composting and mulching, planning and plotting. And we’ve been practicing some new cooking techniques for the holidays, when all of…
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The Best Winter Squash Soup
When you have the perfect ingredients for a meal, the preparation is simple. And this rich, elegant squash soup is the essence of simplicity. You don’t even need a recipe for it. You make it once, and you’ll never forget it. What I love the most about this beautiful soup is that it is made right…
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Autumn Visit to Just Fruits and Exotics
This weekend was a big one for farmers and gardeners in north Florida and South Georgia. The New Leaf Market Farm Tour attracts an ever-growing crowd to its 32 participating farms, backyard gardens and dairies. We often spend the entire weekend touring farms right near our home in Monticello. But this year, we were a little…