Posts tagged “giveaway”

BAKING ALASKA, A Documentary: Two Sisters’ Quest for a New Life

Jackie Johnson and Kathy Hamrick at Boardwalk Bakery in Homer, Alaska

BAKING ALASKA is a documentary about two Southern sisters, Jackie and Kathy, who leave behind their ordinary lives to chase a dream of opening a bakery in Alaska. Kari Barber is the director of BAKING ALASKA. She’s finished filming, but needs additional money to complete and publicize the movie. I’m ...

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Delicious Butter and Cheese from Vermont

Prepping Rolled Grape Leaves for Grilling

Growing up, we used margarine and called it butter. We made butter cookies with margarine. We buttered our bread with margarine. When our chins reflected the yellow of buttercups, we pronounced ourselves butter lovers, but really meant margarine, the only butter we’d ever known.

I vividly remember discovering real butter.

One evening ...

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Massaging Kale: Review of Wild About Greens by Nava Atlas

Kale, Pear and Radicchio Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Though not a vegetarian, I’m an avid fan of greens, both wild and domestic. I’ve studied them extensively and cook greens regularly. I’ve read and used every English and Greek language book about greens I can find. When I heard Nava Atlas, an accomplished vegetarian cooking authority, had written a ...

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