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Most memorable meal is on the menu
Simple fare or sumptuous feast, delight informed by the connections made around the table. It’s cold here today, gray and kind of damp....
Erin Stephenson
Apr 16, 20218 min read
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What's in a name? History, steak & ale
What we call ourselves lets others know where and who we came from. It can tell the tales of our parents and our heritage — or simply let...
Erin Stephenson
Mar 16, 20217 min read
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We're still waiting for our English tea
We had cafe au lait, caffe con panna and champagne, but the magic of an English high tea — like they write about in novels — eluded us....
Erin Stephenson
Feb 26, 20218 min read
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Surprises exhumed in dark winter
A butterfly flits through the generations and a little pink house is revealed with a message of love. Plus, there's pie. I found a $20...
Erin Stephenson
Feb 18, 20217 min read
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A fruit tree grows east of Iowa
A surprise find in the produce aisle leads to new and resurrected delights.
Erin Stephenson
Jan 28, 20216 min read
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Joy is in the making
There's art to making pies, learned in mother's kitchen from traditions of your ancestors. My mother made pies. Not often. Not always...
Erin Stephenson
Jan 21, 20214 min read
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