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Caramel Almond Pie

After my summer break, I came back to the blog and found out that it still thought it was on vacationโ€ฆand wasnโ€™t accepting any photos at this time. I was proud of myself for finally tackling a recipe that Iโ€™ve had on my radar for a while and spent a day baking it, taking pictures, and writing up the post. The recipe was quite aโ€ฆ

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One-Bottle Scotch Cocktail

Some people get irked when they want to make a cocktail recipe, and as they gather the ingredients, they find that some things are hard to get, or too expensive, and before you know it (as I do, very well), youโ€™re doing a scavenger hunt across town, sleuthing out some elusive ingredient. Enter The One-Bottle Cocktail, by Maggie Hoffman. Before I saw the book, fromโ€ฆ

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Eating, Dining, and Drinking in Edinburgh (part 2)

Continuing our edible (and drinkable) adventures in Edinburgh, I insisted after we hit the farmersโ€™ market that we stop at Maryโ€™s Milk Bar. A gazillion readers recommended it, and Charlotte and my friend Lani, were happy when we herded ourselves into Mary Hillardโ€™s cozy shop. I love meeting ice cream makers and Mary was one of the nicest Iโ€™ve ever met. She started as aโ€ฆ

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Eating, Dining, and Drinking in Edinburgh

One of the many places on my bucket list of places to visit has been Scotland. In each place on that ever-growing list, thereโ€™s usually a food or drink that is associated with the place, that makes it even more compelling for me want to visit it. Okay, who am I kidding? There are usually a number of things (invariably, edible) that make me wantโ€ฆ

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