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Goat Cheese Dressing with Orange-Chili Croutons

05/15/2010 |

Every once in a while I run across a recipe that is so good, I want to make it all…

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Avocados & The Easy Reader Beach Magazine

05/13/2010 |

Cook & Be Merry in the May 2010 issue of the Easy Reader Beach magazine was devoted to the California…

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Ibarra Mexican Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

05/12/2010 |

On May 5th I celebrated Cinco de Mayo at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen, the Cooking School at Bristol Farms. Grace-Marie was preparing…

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Camp Blogaway Food Blogger Bootcamp

05/09/2010 |

Next weekend I am going to be attending the Camp Blogaway Food Blogger Bootcamp, which is taking place at Camp…

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Chicken and Avocado Skillet Chilaquiles

05/06/2010 |

The first time in my life that I ate Chilaquiles was at the Food Bloggers lunch and cooking demonstration sponsored…

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California Avocado and Mango with Honey Yogurt and Avocado Liquado with Lavender Shortbread Cookie

05/03/2010 |

I have never thought of the avocado as a fruit. It’s not sweet. I think of it as one of…

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Crispy California Avocado Taco for Cinco de Mayo

05/02/2010 |

The avocado originated in Central and South America where it was cultivated as many as 7,000 years ago. It was…

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Linda Steidel’s Book Is Released!!!

04/28/2010 |

Finally, Linda Steidel’s book, For Every Season There is a Salad, has been released and I got an advance copy…

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A California Avocado Day at Ciudad Restaurant for Cinco de Mayo with the Too Hot Tamales

04/26/2010 |

Last Saturday the California Avocado Commission hosted a Food Bloggers lunch and cooking demonstration at Ciudad with Mary Sue Milliken…

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Caesar Salad and Mary Ellen Rae’s Cooking Class

04/18/2010 |

As I have mentioned numerous times, I love to go to cooking classes, so when Mary Ellen invited me to…

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A woman with glasses smiling for the camera.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 enjoyed creating it.

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