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Easy Reader Beach Magazine

Strawberry Glazed Italian Ricotta Cheesecake from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

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The theme for my recent visit to Grace-Marie’s Kitchen Cooking School was Italian Cucina Sunday Supper, which I was looking forward to very much, because Grace-Marie grew up in an Italian American family and has been to Italy five times eating her way through the Northern half of the country, so she knows her Italian […]

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The June Easy Reader Beach Magazine

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Cook & Be Merry in the June 2010 issue of the Easy Reader Beach Magazine was devoted to Summer Salads. I showcased the luscious Fiesta Fruit and Avocado Salad from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms, and my very favorite and difficult to photograph Potato and Green Bean Salad with Goat Cheese Dressing. Also included was […]

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Avocados & The Easy Reader Beach Magazine

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Cook & Be Merry in the May 2010 issue of the Easy Reader Beach magazine was devoted to the California Avocado. Not only is May the beginning of the avocado season, it is kicked off by the Cinco de Mayo festivities, during which the California Avocado Commission estimates 84.1 million pounds of avocados were consumed […]

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Grace-Marie & The Easy Reader Beach Magazine

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Finally! The highly awaited and anticipated Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms article is published!! I thought it would never happen, but there it is….the real deal. The Easy Reader production team did such a great job on taking my words and photographs and turning them into something beautiful. Now you can also go to the […]

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OMG! I’ve Been Published in a Magazine!

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This is the first article I’ve had published in a magazine in my life, so it is really exciting for me. I’m trying not to let it go to my head – in fact, I’m trying to take it with a grain of salt (just ignore my screaming and jumping up and down in the […]

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