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Red and green tomatoes in a basket

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Farmers Markets West Georgia 2023

I love farmers markets in spring, summer and fall. They're great for picking up fresh tomatoes and greens, and for swapping recipes. Even better, I can usually find a cut flower vendor or a grower
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Food

Lucky Seventh Baker at Church Street Farmer’s Market

Guest Post by Anna Thornton of Lucky Seventh Baker My name is Anna Thornton and I’m the Owner and Baker at Lucky
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Farmers Market sign in Douglasville

Food

Church Street Farmers Market 2023

Guest Post by Chan Weeks, Executive Director, Keep Douglasville Beautiful The days are getting longer, the weather is
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Bowl filled with seafood chowder

Food

Seafood Chowder Recipe

I've carried this recipe around for quite a few years. It's from Seventeen magazine circa early 80s. I remember showing
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Chocolate cake slice on white place

Food

Chocolate Mint Layer Cake for Spring

In March 2011, I wrote a story about growing mint in my garden and baking a chocolate mint layer cake: Ah,
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Slice of lemon cheesecake lifted out of full cheesecake on cake stand

Food

Meyer Lemon Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust Recipe

Welcome to my most popular original recipe ~ Meyer Lemon Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust. In February 2012, I dreamed
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Golden brown British flapjacks cookies with cocoa nibs on a baking sheet

Food

A Yank Takes on British Flapjacks

I revisit my ACHB work every so often. I published this on A Cook and Her Books on January 13, 2013: A Cook and Her
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Poultry gravy in a white gravy boat

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Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Of all the holidays, it's the foodiest and the familiest. I've written about
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Pumpkin apple bread | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

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Pumpkin Apple Bread Recipe

Baking is part of fall's seduction. I say that I don't want summer to end, and that I don't like cold weather, period.
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Tomato soup on a white plate | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Food

Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup Recipe

Got cherry tomatoes? Try my roasted cherry tomato soup recipe. In my garden, I gave up on growing beefsteak-style
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