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The Egg and Bacon Pie, and I
 Do you know about Egg and Bacon Pie? I didn’t until one of my favorite authors included it in some of her work and I became curious about it. Kerry Greenwood is a terrific writer! I first discovered her book “Cocaine Blues” on a library shelf  several years ago; it introduced me to her strong, smart, smart and stylish detective, the fabulous Miss Phryne Fisher. (Phryne rhymes with briny.) Since that time I have read all twenty published Phryne novels, which are set in Australia in the end of the 1920s, plus a collection of short stories (and a few bonus cocktail recipes) involving Miss Fisher called: “A Question of Death: An Illustrated…
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Grain Mains by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough- Go Get It!
Hi there! I know it’s been a while. I’ve been cooking and gardening but for a while I’ve had the blahgs and not been motivated to post here. I promise -it’s not you- it’s me. 🙂 But here it is- a reason to share with you again. I recently received a review copy of Grain Mains by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, from the nice folks at Rodale. Chock full of delicious, enticing recipes and useful information about whole grains and how to prepare them, I instantly bookmarked dozens of recipes to try. I highly recommend that you go out and get yourself a copy if you are interested in…
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Pizza Party for Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in 5 Minutes a Day
Today there is a Pizza Party around the world that is being hosted by Zoë François and Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. , the authors of “Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day.” For the last year or so, Rick and I have been working on a wood fired pizza oven in our back garden. So this was a fun event to unveil the (almost) completed oven and share this great book with you too. To family and friends who have been (patiently) waiting for a pizza party- it’s on its way- I promise. :)  We’ve just been working on the practical aspects of using the oven. The doughs in the book…