January 2010

Chrusciki Cookies

January 30, 2010

Julia Swirski James-Markowski gently laughed at me as I unsuccessfully tried (again) to remove sticky rectangles of dough from the table and fold them into twisted cookies called Chruscikis aka Polish Bow Tie Cookies. We’re at her youngest son’s Gary’s house in Baltimore and she’s shared a 100 year old recipe that her Polish mother, [...]

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Candy, and Chocolate and Ice Cream, Oh My!

January 16, 2010

I followed 3 guys wearing Chocolate Thunder jackets through the parking lot and up the stairs of the Atlantic City Convention Center where I was greeted by a 4 ft wide poster featuring a head shot of Mia Michaels, the award-winning choreographer and judge of the hit show, So You Think You Can Dance. In [...]

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Apple Pancakes & Apple Cider Syrup

January 9, 2010

Gail Brown is a lot like her pancakes, sweet and saucy. While her sweet side is devoted to food and family, her saucy side includes a history of racing cars and walking on hot coals. What does this add up to? An interesting woman with fascinating stories who, by the way, makes the best apple [...]

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