Fennel*Twist

We got our tree up this weekend and celebrated in the usual way -- lox, bagels, veggies, dip and champagne. We decorated in between bites of bagels and assorted snacks. A very nice evening! We also had a really tasty salad recently. It consisted of spinach, halved cherry tomatoes, mint, goat cheese and toasted pine …

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Just a bit lazy. Look at my ring! I need to get some actual food posts up but in the meantime, check out these cute little robots I made for wedding-related-stuff. jwa likes the robots... groom-robot bride-robot Food-wise I am trying to finalize the Christmas Dinner plan. So far it's -- Roasted Cornish game hens …

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I have always been fruitcake-curious. So, this year, I decided what the hell, I'll make one. The recipe is Alton Brown's Free Range Fruitcake. And I made a special trip (to Trader Joe's) for all the dried fruit and everything. We had the rum and the brandy already. Go figure. This is a Part I, …

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