No matter what time I get up in the morning, I wake up hungry. I roll out of bed and I want my coffee (strong, just sugar, no cream) and something filling to start my day. Often, the filling part is
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A Visit to Green Meadows Community Garden
There are lots of ways to garden, even if you think you don't have the right space. Sometimes, your garden space can be
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Renew Planters with Spray Paint
If you're tired of your dirty and dull plant containers, try renewing the planters with a fresh coat of spray
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Renew Outdoor Furniture with Spray Paint
In early spring days, the weather warms enough to make me consider spending all day outside. That's when I start to
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Strawberry Jam Bars (Gluten-Free) Recipe
Everybody needs at least one go-to sweets recipe that you can make at the drop of a hat and take anywhere. For school or
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A Wall of Succulents
This pretty pink succulent is called Sunsparkler Cherry Tart and it lives up to its name. Its pink flowers catch the sun
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How to Cook & Eat Well with Chef Linda Shiue
This is my friend Chef Linda Shiue and she has a new cookbook.
Chef Linda is also Dr. Linda Shiue, practicing
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Welcome to My World
Thank you for visiting my little corner of the internet. I dreamed up A Cook and Her Books in 2009 as a place to
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Chicken & Dumplings with Chef Scott Peacock
On the kind of crisp October day that makes you long for good friends and good food, pandemic be damned, I found myself
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How to Bake a Buttermilk Chess Pie
Originally published April 6, 2011.
Pie is the new cupcake. Did you know that? That's why I've spent the last month
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