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BRUNCH SEASON
I’ve coined a new phrase for this time of the year – Brunch Season. Passover, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Graduations are all celebrated during the lovely spring months of April, May and June. And in my house, it’s high season for brunches with family and friends. Here is my Brunch Season Survival Guide… Make your culinary efforts go …
DISPATCH FROM MEXICO: RIVIERA MAYA
The inviting coffee service in the lobby of the Fairmont Mayakoba barely saved me from weeping at our 5:15 a.m. departure this morning. I’m really not ready to return home. Our stay in Mexico has been nothing short of wonderful. And we were so fortunate to experience two very different regions of the country during our visit. Riveria Maya was …
DISPATCH FROM MEXICO: ISLA HOLBOX
Oooooh Mexico. You certainly know how to welcome visitors to your country. After making our way through Immigration and Customs, dodging all of the helpful folks at the airport exit, finding our driver and waiting for our car…those vendors with the very large coolers full of ice cold cerveza were a sight for sore eyes. It was the most delicious …
ODE TO PIMIENTO CHEESE
No self-respecting Southern soirée is complete without pimiento cheese. And every Southern host or hostess has at least one pimiento cheese recipe in his or her repertoire. It’s a tradition. It’s a requirement. It’s a Southern staple. To the unenlightened, pimiento cheese is little more than a gloppy mix of cheese and mayonnaise served on pieces of celery. Bless their …