A famous caterer once told me that if you offer a lemon dessert and a chocolate dessert, you will cover about 90% of dessert eaters. But what about that other 10%? You know, the ones ...
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As the days grow shorter and the weather grows cooler heartier dishes start making their appearance on menus around the country and my menus are no different. I am a huge fan of braised dishes ...
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Well, the recipe testing here at the Table is in full swing – the mercury might still be saying it’s summer, but the calendar doesn’t. Last Friday I posted my Sauteed Mushroom, Walnut and Gruyere ...
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Happy TGIF! This past week, fall seemed to finally arrive in Southern California – WOO HOO! The storm that brought rain and cooler temperatures also brought with it all kinds of fall food fantasies – ...
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When I was growing up, we didn’t eat a lot of pork – we occasionally had ham, but that was pretty much the extent of it. Now, it wasn’t that we didn’t like it, but ...
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Fall may have arrived in the rest of the country, but here in Southern California the last week has been a scorcher!! Record high temps have popped up all over the Southland. During those days, ...
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I-I-M-M Home!!!!! Yes, A Communal Table has moved from the Blogger platform to WordPress!! As you can see, I still have some boxes to unpack and a little redecorating to do but all in all ...
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I mentioned earlier that I had some exciting plans coming up here at the Table. Well, one of them is that it is moving!! Blogger has been great, but I am moving on to WordPress ...
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Yes, I know “what?? Who would EVER name a dish that let alone eat it?” Chalk it up to the bizarre nature of English humor – if you have ever seen Monty Python this should ...
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