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Cranberry sauce in jar | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books

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Cranberry Sauce Obsession

I'm crazy about cranberries. When the berries arrive at my local store, I buy extra so that I can make cranberry sauce
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Slice of buttermilk chess pie | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books

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Try My Favorite Buttermilk Chess Pie Recipe

This is the most popular story on my original A Cook and Her Books blog. I wrote it up in April 2011, and 10 years
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Gravy in gravy boat | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books

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Good Gravy Recipe

This story first appeared on the original A Cook and Her Books November 24, 2010. I still use this recipe every
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Chef Jeff makes Italian beef | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

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Chef Jeff Shares Chicago-Style Italian Beef Recipe

We live in a quiet neighborhood, with lots of trees, a nice street for walking and not much traffic. We also have some
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Banana bread slices | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books

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Try My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

This banana bread recipe first appeared in A Cook and Her Books June 14, 2011. I've tried quite a few banana bread
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Granola in a blue bowl

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Granola with Orange Zest & Almonds Recipe

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
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Baked jam bar

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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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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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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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