Several years ago, my parents gifted me with a gorgeous, red braising pot. It’s a ceramic-coated cast iron pot, and I always feel like whatever I put in it should be really extraordinary. This week’s recipe really fit the bill for using my special pot, since I was getting ready to embark on a dinner …
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We have a serious love of cornbread at our house. When we discovered the goodness that is cornbread dressing to go with our holiday turkeys, we were understandably excited. But, being more of a traditional mindset, the rest of the extended family missed the conventional holiday stuffing at our big meals, so I went back …
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Joey and I aren’t normally Valentine’s Day people. Generally, romance on Feb. 14 is us hanging out at home and playing a board game or watching TV. But when some good friends of ours asked us to go on a double date with them this year, we were ready to celebrate. We ended up at …
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