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On the Table: The Farm Stands of Long Island’s South Fork

This is the companion post to On the Road: Farm Stands of Long Island’s South Fork. It is best viewed at the blog site. If you are not viewing it there, click on the title above. Nearly every year for … Continue reading

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Grilled Lemons and Happy July 4th…At Home

Here’s wishing you a Happy July 4th weekend and hoping you spend it in a backyard with friends and family. Grilled Lemons Grilling lemons is simple to do. Grilling provides the tart lemon with a sweet counterpoint — the result … Continue reading

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Company’s Coming Part 5: Countdown to Guest Arrival

Note: This is the fifth post in a series. If you missed Part 1: A Conversation with Myself, click here. For Part 2: Party Parameters and Menu Planning, click here. For Part 3: Organizing Tasks & Time, click here. Part … Continue reading

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Easy Oscar-Winning Menu

The Oscars are awarded next Sunday so it’s time to start thinking about your Oscar-Winning Party. One of At Home’s key principles is that you plan ahead and always have one full weekend before your party so that you can … Continue reading

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My Valentine’s Dinner…At Home

Note: This photo-filled post is best viewed at the blog site. The core of At Home’s philosophy is that sharing a good meal at home is the ideal way to make human connection. And that by planning ahead and spreading … Continue reading

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My Best Wishes for Eggnog

I will be signing At Home at Reading Terminal Market today (Wednesay) from about 11 AM. Look for me in Center Court across from Meze. Books are also available at Coopermarket at 302 Levering Mill Road in Bala Cynwyd and … Continue reading

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The Best Granola I Ever Ate: A Delicious Holiday Gift from At Home

What to give as a gift? People already have so many things. Past blogs have made suggestions for Twelve Days of Stocking Stuffers and my Top 5 Serious Gifts for Home Entertainers. But what about the more casual and less … Continue reading

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Beyond Mixed Nuts: Ethnic Snack Mixes & Pan-fried Jerk Peanuts

Monday morning I am on the 10! show on NBC Channel 10 demonstrating how to make Pan-fried Jerk Peanuts — one of thirty plus recipes from At Home’s Chapter 2: Sitting Around: Dips, Chips and Other Pick-up Snacks. In addition, … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Wine

What Wine for Thanksgiving? People obsess way too much about wine. If your family Thanksgivings are anything like mine, they border on chaos. Hardly anyone is focused on the fine points of wine. At Home includes two very useful charts … Continue reading

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At Home’s Football Sunday Do Ahead No Compromise Turkey Gravy

All around America this Thanksgiving too many hosts and hostesses will be frantic in their kitchens making last minute turkey gravy with pan drippings of their just roasted turkey. It’s part of what contributes to Thanksgiving panic. There simply is … Continue reading

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