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Dear friends and customers, With American Thanksgiving now past and the winter holidays literally in our faces (like garland and twinkle lights and this holiday drink all over me), I wanted to share what’s going on in Eat Boutique land.…
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I have yet to master the art of keeping fresh produce in a household of one. Thankfully, there is always baking to the rescue. One particular afternoon, a bowl of shiny, red apples stared at me from the kitchen table, begging to be eaten before…
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This is a short and sweet way for me to say “happy new year” to you and your closest. Instead of gifting just booze or just cheese to your New Year’s Eve event, take both in the form of this Camembert…
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As Christmas edges closer, we all try to streamline and simplify life in the kitchen, keeping a few quick recipes up our sleeves. I look for recipes that offer the best reward for minimal effort. This poached pear is exactly…
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Over the last month or two, I’ve shared my new cookbook with some of my friends and colleagues. So many of them have helped me in various ways–either by being so confident in who they are, by showing me what…
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I’ve been big all my life. I was chubby as a big-little kid. I was plump and overly developed as a teen. And through my twenties and thirties, I was definitely obese. As if being big all my life wasn’t…
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This has been one of the busiest summers of my life. Between getting ready for a cookbook tour (that’s so weird to say!) and a big holiday event (more on that soon!), my brain is so full of tasks and to-do’s…
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My first taste of Socca was in Nice, where the golden triangles are sold at markets and out of stalls on nearly every corner – it’s practically the city’s official snack! A friend and I ate it up within seconds,…
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Just one taste of their honey-sweetened confections, and you know instantly that Russ and Shari Apotheker of Apotheker’s Kitchen were destined to create all-natural and delicious chocolates (and marshmallows, for that matter). Their handcrafted treats are made with only the very…
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What are you doing for Valentine’s weekend? Well, of course, it’s a weekend. When the holiday falls on a Saturday, the whole weekend becomes a celebration of love or hot and spicy food or small-batch chocolate or binge-watching Downton Abbey…
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