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Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes from Chef Mary Ellen Rae at Personal Touch Gourmet

08/30/2014 |

I went to my first cooking class taught by Chef Mary Ellen Rae in April of 2010. My photos of…

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Korean Dak Galbi ~ Chicken Stir-Fry in Spicy Red Pepper Sauce with Gochugaru and Gochujang

08/18/2014 |

Before we jump into the recipe in this post, I have some fist-pumping news. My little blog, Cook & Be…

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NY Black & White Cookies

08/01/2014 |

The other day I met a friend of mine for tea and we were talking about our upcoming blog posts.…

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Chipotle Swai Fillet with Rainier Cherry Salsa

07/22/2014 |

I grew up in Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes. My father was an avid fisherman, and my brother and…

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Thai Beef Salad from Patricia Rose at Fresh Food in a Flash Cooking Class

07/14/2014 |

I am a cooking class junky. I love going to cooking classes. So imagine my happiness when I was recently…

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Scotch Eggs with Garlic Butter Parmesan Fries

06/29/2014 |

The signature or national dish of a country or state or city can be counted on to be interesting and…

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Oven Roasted Fries with Garlic Butter & Parmesan

06/13/2014 |

Now that grilling season is here, I will be seeing quite a number of burger patties coming off the grates.…

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A bowl of stew with meat and potatoes.

Chile Verde with Pork & Ancho Chile Sauce

06/04/2014 |

If you have been following along with my story, you know I moved into an apartment last January. I looked…

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Grilled Shrimp & Potato Tomato Avocado Salad

05/24/2014 |

Memorial Day. The kick-off of the summer grilling season. We wait all year for this day, don’t we? Well, I…

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Springtime Apricot Cake at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

05/17/2014 |

Springtime Apricot Cake was the dessert recipe for the recent Easter Family Brunch class at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms…

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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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