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Mulled Wine, A Holiday Tradition

Smell of cloves, cinnamon, and allspice mixed with oranges makes me think of the holiday season and I get all happy and warm inside. Mulled wine is all of those cozy, happy, festive feelings in one pot and it’s one of my favorite things to make during the holidays. Vintage […]

Tangy Carrot-Tuna Salad

The other day, I was excited to find gorgeous bunches of carrots with lush carrot greens intact. At the time, my plan was to make a pot of carrot soup with ginger and other spices but all of the sudden, I’m experiencing summer like temperature where I live! So instead […]

Cranberry-Orange Pumpkin Bread

Every year when I decorate my house for the fall, I put out my orange pumpkin pie dish as part of the decoration. I had this adorable pie dish shaped like a pumpkin for many years, but I have never baked a pumpkin pie or any other pie in it. […]

Apples, Calvados and Garlicky Honey-Dijon Pork Chops

It’s finally fall and we’re enjoying the cooler, crisp fall days more so than usual in Southern California this year. It’s also the season for juicy, ripe apples and what always goes fantastic with apples? thick, bone-in pork chops of course! Classic British Tableware for Decadent Main Dish For classic […]

Swordfish Tandoori Skewers

When you love fish like I do and you want to make something more than just a regular grilled fish, tandoori skewers is the dish that will be sure to satisfy your palette. Tandoori, One of My Favorite Indian Dishes As a curry lover, and lover of spices, Tandoori is […]