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An Evening with the Nimans

I had the pleasure of attending “An Evening with the Nimans” at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, CA last night. I found out about the event through Slow Food Sacramento and through following Grange Restaurant on Facebook and Twitter. Bill and Nicolette Niman are owners and operators of BN Ranch – a seaside ranch in Bolinas, …

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Apricot and Raspberry Brie Cups

Phyllo, filo, or fillo – you decide. I’m going with fillo because the box I used has it plastered on the packaging. I picked up one of those little appetizer mini recipe books at the grocery check out before Thanksgiving. I promised myself that I was going to make every recipe in it for the hundreds of …

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Did she say toast for dessert?

January’s Food and Wine Magazine came through once again. I found a gem located five pages after the Nordic Winter Vegetable Soup recipe. There weren’t any photos, but based on the description, I knew I needed to recreate New York City chef April Bloomfield’s Toasts with Ricotta and Warm Balsamic-Caramel Apples. The Food and Wine article …

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