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My Kitchen Tool Drawers

April 20, 2013

When you go to a friend’s house, you can easily see what tools they keep on their kitchen counters. But pulling out their drawers to check out their cooking gadgets probably wouldn’t be too cool. It is an unspoken rule. No snooping in other people’s drawers and cupboards, without their permission, of course. But [...]

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My Food Photographs as Art ~ A Homage to My T1i

February 10, 2013

Well, here I am without a camera. On Friday, my trusty Canon Rebel T1i was sent off to the Canon Factory Hospital for a diagnosis and an estimate. I knew something was wrong when I had to shoot those Orange Biscotti on two different days, taking about 100 photos and none of them were in [...]

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Top 10 Recipes of 2012

January 3, 2013

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope 2012 was as great a year for you as it was for me and Cook & Be Merry. For everyone who visited my blog, Thank You. And to all my great commenters, you are the absolute best! You make my day and make my blog so much more interesting. [...]

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Chef Paul McCullough’s Cookbook Photo Shoot

October 5, 2012

Remember back in 2007 on The Next Food Network Star, there was that cute young Hollywood Celebrity Chef and Caterer Paul McCullough, that everyone was sure was going to be the winner? Even Anthony Bourdain. And then it got to the Iron Chef Challenge with only four contestants left and he was eliminated that night! [...]

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In Erika’s Kitchen Presents Trufflepalooza 2012

August 4, 2012

Last Saturday was the third Trufflepalooza I have attended, created and produced by Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen. This year we were treated to 20 amazing truffle-infused dishes, each more delicious than the last, made with grated fresh truffles, truffle butter, truffle salt, truffle honey, truffle vinegar, truffle oil or a combination. Erika calls [...]

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Top 10 Recipes of 2011

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope 2011 was as great a year for you as it was for me and Cook & Be Merry. To everyone who visited my blog, Thank You. And to all my great commenters, you are the absolute best! You make my day and make my blog so much more interesting. [...]

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The Halloween Pumpkin That Won the Prize!

November 1, 2011

My husband, Scott, created this work of art for his company’s pumpkin carving contest. And he won the prize! Congratulations!!
See the Halloween Pumpkin for 2012!

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26 Food Porn Sites that are Not TasteSpotting

September 7, 2011

The last 8 photos I submitted to TasteSpotting were declined. I was disappointed, naturally, because getting my photos accepted does wonders for my traffic. However, since the people who view TasteSpotting also view FoodGawker, where 6 of those same photos were accepted, I figured it was TasteSpotting’s loss.
When Sarah Gim, who runs TasteSpotting, spoke at [...]

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An Award and 7 Random Facts About Me

August 3, 2011

Recently I was honored to receive the “One Lovely Blog” award from the wonderful blog Engineer and an Oven. Thank you so much, Caroline! I have enjoyed creating my blog so much and sharing my recipes and stories with all of you!

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In Erika’s Kitchen Presents Trufflepalooza 2011

July 26, 2011

Last Saturday I attended the third annual Trufflepalooza, a totally truffle-infused party given by Erika of In Erika’s Kitchen. About 75 people were served 16 dishes which had some form of truffle goodness in each recipe, such as grated fresh truffles, truffle butter, truffle salt, truffle honey, truffle oil or a combination. Erika must be [...]

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10 Things I Forgot I Had

June 30, 2011

If you have been following my blog, you know that I moved recently after 18 years in my previous house. Going through everything, preparing to pack, was like an archeological dig, particularly the closets and the garage. I had boxes I hadn’t opened since we moved in there, or I discovered things that had disappeared [...]

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Luncheon on the Queen Victoria Cruise Ship with Chef Todd English

February 22, 2011

Recently I had the great pleasure of being invited on the cruise ship Queen Victoria for a luncheon at the restaurant Todd English, to meet Chef Todd and take a tour of the ship. I had never been on a cruise ship before, so it was all new and exciting for me. Here you can [...]

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One Year Anniversary for Cook & Be Merry!

January 24, 2011

If you had told me a year ago everything that was going to happen this past year, I would have asked you what in the heck you were smoking. When I started my blog, I was planning on cooking my favorite recipes, photographing them and blogging about them. I wanted to get them in one [...]

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Mini Tartlet Shells, Food Art & an Optical Illusion

October 3, 2010

Yesterday my plan was to make these Mini Tartlet Shells and photograph them. Next I was going to make the Lemon Curd and fill the tart shells. A couple of weeks ago I made the Little Buttercream Bees that were going to embellish their tops. Then I was going to photograph the finished tarts and [...]

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I Fell In Love With Pegasus

July 22, 2010

About a year ago, a little furniture store opened near me that had some pretty interesting pieces in its windows. I always meant to stop by and check it out, but you know how time flies, especially if you are a food blogger. Then around a month ago a big sign went up in [...]

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Hello! My name is Lynne Hemer and I am a woman obsessed with food and cooking, in search of new, unusual, exotic and sublime ingredients and recipes. I love reading cookbooks, taking cooking classes, going to restaurants, photographing food, and blogging about it all! I hope you enjoy my website as much as I enjoy creating it.

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