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A plate of food with meat and vegetables on it.

Moroccan Chicken with Harissa, Carrot Puree, Black Oil-Cured Olives and Orange Butter Sauce

04/11/2012 |

Have you ever opened a food magazine, seen a photograph of a dish and knew you had to make it…

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A bowl of corned beef, carrots and potatoes.

Corned Beef and Cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day

03/21/2012 |

I am writing my story about Corned Beef and Cabbage today, because on St. Patrick’s Day I was cooking, photographing…

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A bowl of salad with colorful vegetables and herbs.

Beet, Red Cabbage & Carrot Salad with Seeds, Currants and Orange Pomegranate Molasses Dressing

07/21/2011 |

In the past three weeks I have made a Blueberry Cake, Checkerboard Cookies and Peanut Butter Cookies. I also made…

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A plate of chicken wings with some vegetables

Mojito Grilled Lime Chicken Wings

08/03/2010 |

Two years ago I weighed 150 pounds, which might not have been remarkable, except I am only 5 feet tall.…

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Welcome to Cook & Be Merry

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.