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In Erika’s Kitchen Presents Trufflepalooza 2012

08/04/2012 |

Last Saturday was the third Trufflepalooza I have attended, created and produced by Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen. This…

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Top 10 Recipes of 2011

01/01/2012 |

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope 2011 was as great a year for you as it was for me and…

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A hamburger made out of an orange pumpkin.

The Halloween Pumpkin That Won the Prize!

11/01/2011 |

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

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26 Food Porn Sites that are Not TasteSpotting

09/07/2011 |

The last 8 photos I submitted to TasteSpotting were declined. I was disappointed, naturally, because getting my photos accepted does…

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An Award and 7 Random Facts About Me

08/03/2011 |

Recently I was honored to receive the “One Lovely Blog” award from the wonderful blog Engineer and an Oven. Thank…

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In Erika’s Kitchen Presents Trufflepalooza 2011

07/26/2011 |

Last Saturday I attended the third annual Trufflepalooza, a totally truffle-infused party given by Erika of In Erika’s Kitchen. About…

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10 Things I Forgot I Had

06/30/2011 |

If you have been following my blog, you know that I moved recently after 18 years in my previous house.…

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Luncheon on the Queen Victoria Cruise Ship with Chef Todd English

02/22/2011 |

Recently I had the great pleasure of being‚ invited on the cruise ship Queen Victoria for a luncheon at the…

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A plate of food with olives and meat.

One Year Anniversary for Cook & Be Merry!

01/24/2011 |

If you had told me a year ago everything that was going to happen this past year, I would have…

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Mini Tartlet Shells, Food Art & an Optical Illusion

10/03/2010 |

Yesterday my plan was to make these Mini Tartlet Shells and photograph them. Next I was going to make the…

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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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