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Mo butter… Mo better!!

By Mary | Published: March 18, 2010
Rather than a recipe, we’ve got a big fat tip this week, one that will boost any number of recipes already in your rotation. While away in Aspen last weekend, we whipped up hearty bowls of cinnamon-raisin oatmeal. After the third morning of mediocre oatmeal, we had an epiphany about our problemo. Our all-time-fave [...]
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Brunch Ideas from Pottery Barn’s Style House

By Mary and Sara | Published: February 17, 2010
This week, something a little different! We’ve created some how-to videos for Pottery Barn’s Style House party planner, discussing some of the ideas we shared in our Bride & Groom First and Forever cookbook. There are four videos in the series; we hope they inspire you to prepare a stylish, stress-free and easy brunch of [...]
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Sexy Shooters

By Mary and Sara | Published: December 28, 2009
Mary has not stopped raving about her good friend Cary Fulton’s holiday soiree. She said these homemade, super-glam shot glasses, made of ice, MADE the party (Cary, thanks for the inspiration!). The very next day, Mary ordered the molds from amazon.com and we began experimenting. We played with orange segments, pomegranate seeds, Christmas trimmings, [...]
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Sushi in Seconds!

By Mary | Published: December 23, 2009
Night before last, Jack and I had yet another holiday soiree on the docket, and yet another hors d’oeuvre to bring. I was at the verge of tears! At wits end with the holiday madness…..the shuttling of kids, the decorating on the home front, the shopping, the post office runs, the holiday baking and [...]
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