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I’M FINE. AND, YOU?

May 8, 2020 by Mary 13 Comments

We’re bidding good-bye to quarantine week 7 as many of you begin the re-entry process to new-normal. What will that look like? No one knows. How do you recalibrate a World? Life is like sports, (I’m paraphrasing author Isabel Allende now ) “you train and train and train to develop the muscle that will allow… 

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MAID-RITES MADE RIGHT

April 24, 2020 by Mary 15 Comments

WE ARE THE WORLD Let’s take Time Out to praise our food supply chains, paying homage to those who grow, harvest, haul to market, manufacture and sell the stuff that keeps our bellies full. Leading that charge right now is the renown Chef José Andrés. He founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 to meet Haiti’s food emergency… 

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GOT a MINUTE? GRAB a SEAT.

April 9, 2020 by Mary 19 Comments

During a recent 7am marketing trip, I unloaded groceries at my favorite clerk’s checkout counter. As my items, including Rhodes Anytime Cinnamon Rolls, M&M’s and black licorice, rolled along, Lisa gave me a glance. Those definitely weren’t usual purchases. “I’m going to make Cinna-Bunnies,” I said rather sheepishly. “For my granddaughters. I always made Bunny… 

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NOTRE DAME to DeVINCI

February 21, 2020 by Mary 10 Comments

When I arrived in Paris last Friday afternoon, I intended to unpack and then have dinner at Au Chai de l’Abbey, a small cafe located across the street. By the time I did get settled and get my technical world up and running, I was not up and running myself. Tired Paris, Week #1 I… 

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DESTINATION: PARIS

February 13, 2020 by Mary 20 Comments

As you’re reading this, I’m in Aspen about to board a flight to Paris. This week I drove back to snowy Colorado, dumped my belongings and grabbed a packed suitcase labeled France. Yep, the gypsy thing. Still living it. Note also, only one suitcase. Before my upcoming journey, here’s a parting gift – a wonderfully… 

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PERFECT PASTA & PUDDING CHÔMEUR

January 24, 2020 by Mary 10 Comments

This post has it all. And, why not? I was happy writing it. I am even happier to share with you. True, we are bouncing from here to there to everywhere but ending with two fabulous recipes you can pull together this weekend. SHINY NEW TOYS Pudding Chômeur is a recipe from Christopher Kimball’s award-winning… 

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HOLIDAYS OVER. HELLO REALITY.

January 10, 2020 by Mary 14 Comments

What’s a good thing to do after walking into the house, leaving your frenetic day at the doorstep? One answer could be go directly to the kitchen, fill the pasta pot with salted water and get it boiling. With that one gesture, a mid-week meal for 2, a family, even a crowd, could be on… 

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HERE’S to a NEW DECADE

December 28, 2019 by Mary 9 Comments

WELL DONE, YOU Countdown to 2020. Five days until we step into a new decade. If nothing else the 2010’s have been for me about what I can’t control. That’s terribly uncomfortable on so many levels but, as I understand, it’s called Life. In the coming year I’ve promised myself to end each day with… 

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HOLIDAYS BRAKE for SHRIMP TACOS

December 13, 2019 by Mary 9 Comments

Here’s the thing about this week’s blog. I need to step back from gingerbread, cheese balls, eggnog and other seasonal-related flavors For. Just. One. Meal. While you won’t find an ounce of Grinch- nor Scrooge-ness in me and realizing resistance may be futile, I’m on a mission. With a nod to those surprisingly quick Flash… 

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IT’S FINE, STUFF YOURSELF

November 21, 2019 by Mary 14 Comments

Let’s just put it out there … one week. Thanksgiving. Followed closely by our December holidays nipping at its heels. Light-bulb moment: Promise yourself, right now and out loud, to embrace these next few weeks with joy and gratitude. (I can’t hear you.) Still skeptical? Why not dig deeper to pull up your kick-ass determination… 

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4 RECIPES = INSTANT GRATIFICATION = APPLAUSE

October 24, 2019 by Mary 17 Comments

For someone who doesn’t like to cook, my friend, Deb Overeynder, certainly knows the way around her kitchen. Whatever she makes, she goes big, at least doubling the recipe. That’s why I often get a text, “Mary, do you feel like chicken enchiladas tonight?” or “I mixed up a big batch of soup. Want some?”… 

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MILANESE = BREADED & SAUTÉED

October 12, 2019 by Mary 14 Comments

STORIES from THE GANT Last Sunday afternoon Paul, a bellmen here at The Gant, came up to the condo to help me move furniture. During our conversation he mentioned making dinner for friends the night before. “What did you serve?” I asked. “I made two Tri Tips,” he replied, rather nonchalantly, “and had mashed potatoes… 

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