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Rustic Apple Tart with White Wine Syrup
Every year at Thanksgiving my mother-in-law prepares a delicious and abundant feast and my sole responsibility is to make this apple pie with a cheddar cheese crust. I take this task seriously....
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Minced Thanksgiving: You’re Invited
I’m trying something new for Thanksgiving. In years past, during the month of November, I posted a couple of recipes for dishes that would make good additions to your holiday table. This year, I’m...
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Homemade Cranberry Pie
Cranberry pie is probably not the first pie you think to bake for your Thanksgiving table. Cranberries are tart which is why when they do appear in pies you usually find them paired with apples,...
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Pumpkin Pie with a Gingersnap Crust and Molasses Whipped Cream
Have you ever taken a bite of something and felt the immediate need to share it with someone else? It’s almost as if you need confirmation that what you are tasting is really as good as you think it...
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Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts: 3 Ways
The first days of a new year typically bring about a flurry of decluttering in our house, but this year’s commitment to the task has been particularly earnest. After almost two years of attempting...
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Valentine’s Day Conversation Cookies
Back in 1987, we didn’t reduce our thoughts to 140 characters or describe complex feelings with an emoticon. I think the closest we came to such a thing might be conversation hearts on Valentine’s...
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Pina Colada Ice Cream
I have one piña colada a year and it’s not on a beach watching the sunset. Rather, it’s in my very landlocked Charlotte backyard. A warm spring day awakens a craving for coconut-pineapple goodness...
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Easter Egg Marshmallows (and Homemade Peeps!)
I received Thomas Keller’s gorgeous cookbook Bouchon for Christmas. Flipping through its pages back in early January I came across a quirky little recipe for Easter egg marshmallows. A little...
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Mint-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
An upcoming engagement party in June has my ice cream maker churning. I’m preparing the food for the event and for dessert I plan to pass mini-waffle cones filled with the bride and groom’s favorite...
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Margarita Pops
I was completely caught off guard when my computer crashed on Friday, but the fact that I was in the midst of freezing margarita pops when it happened was prescient. In case you’ve never had the...
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2016 Minced Guide to Summer
I got up early this morning to put the finishing touches on a post about summer vegetable quiche. As I was about to hit publish, I realized that 4th of July was just days away and that quiche is the...
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Chocolate Molten Cakes
My relationship with chocolate molten cakes is tricky. I’m not a huge chocolate person, but that puts me in the 1% in a cacao-infatuated world. Pies, pound cake, and ice cream satiate my sweet...
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King Cake
Lent begins on Wednesday, but I challenge you to find someone in New Orleans who will tell you there still isn’t time for indulgence. Here in Charlotte there have been no beads, gumbo, or...
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