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Rib of the Week: Ruby Lacquered Pork Ribs

Saturday, September 13, 2008
Ruby Lacquered Pork Ribs, ready to serve

Ah, pork. It goes so well with so many things—including fruit. So, as I was eyeing the package of pork spare ribs in my fridge last night, I…

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Rustic Raspberry Vodka-tini

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Rustic Raspberry Vodka-tini

Does the world really need another flavored “martini” that’s made with vodka, not gin? Absolutely. Indulge me. I have a penchant for smooshing up fresh fruit with vodka…

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Peachberry Ice Cream Drizzle

Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Vanilla ice cream with warm peachberry drizzle

I love vanilla ice cream. It’s kind of boring, but it’s true. I love Haagen-Dazs. I love Brighams. I love almost everything in between. Give me a Hoodsie…

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Blueberry Cakelettes

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Blueberry Cake-ettes

This recipe is a happy accident. I was planning on making my Coconut Bomb cookies this afternoon, and realized a little too late that I was out of,…

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Sweet & Sunny Lemon Drop Liquor

Sunday, August 24, 2008
lemons

Apparently, this weekend is cocktail weekend. Contrary to yesterday’s Bee’s Kiss, though, my Lemon Drop liquor is light and refreshing. It’s a great late-summer-lazy-day-sitting-in-the-yard-waiting-for-the-barbecue-to-be-done kind of drink. If…

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Coconut Cake for Old Man Richard

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The first time I made this cake, we were up visiting an old friend who rents a cottage every summer up in Gloucester, Mass. We spent the greater…

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Buttery Greek Apple Tart

Monday, August 11, 2008

Fall is coming. Boston’s been on the cold side. The stores are starting to fill up with back-to-school supplies. This means one thing to me: Apple-picking season is…

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Infuse Your Booze: Making Fruit-Flavored Liquors

Thursday, July 31, 2008
hot-pepper-vodka

Fresh fruit + vodka = summer in a glass, all year round. I’ve been making fruit-infused liquors for about 10 years. I get it from my mother, who…

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Peach Ratafia

Sunday, July 27, 2008

First off, what the heck is a ratafia? (The short answer is a really, really yummy drink, but that probably doesn’t help much.) Merriam Webster defines a ratafia…

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Blueberry Buckle

Sunday, July 20, 2008
blueberry-buckle

This is the blueberry buckle I grew up on. According to Epicurious.com, a buckle is a cake where the batter rises above the fruit, buckling it, while it…

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