As is the case for most people of Jewish-American heritage, I have been blessed with doting grandparents. They have relentlessly fawned, fussed, and worried over me for as long as I can remember. No matter how healthy my stature or...
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The following recipe is from the July 15 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! I grew up just outside of Philadelphia, and that meant many educational school field trips to...
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One of my favorite jokes goes like this: A grasshopper walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Hey, did you know that we have a drink named after you?" The grasshopper replies, "You have a drink named Carl?" Well,...
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After yesterday's resoundingly successful blueberry pie, I am feeling pretty good. This good feeling might have something to do with the giant slice of pie I had along with my morning coffee, but for now I'll just attribute it...
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Photograph by Jeff Kubina on Flickr This week I am attempting to conquer my fear of baking by diving head first into a pie-baking extravaganza courtesy of Mollie Cox Bryan's comprehensive pie bible, Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern...
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