LuLu’s Teriyaki Sauce
This is my mom’s secret recipe. Nothing I have tried has been as good as mom’s cookin’!
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The Honeymoon Thing in Newport
Tie That Knot It’s official: we are now Mr. and Mrs.! The past few weeks have been a wild ride. The moments leading up to taking our vows were nail-biting in a silly way. First, we wrap up the final details at Andy’s townhome. Next, we arrive at at my[…]
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Fika With A Kick
Cold weather needs a nice hot cup of coffee.
And this coffee is electric!
This is a not-for-children recipe.
Darcy’s Potato Salad
This is my signature potato salad I’ve been making for over 25 years. It travels well and goes great with BBQ sauce at cook outs. A dusting of cayenne pepper adds a colorful touch and a hint of spice.
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Darcy’s BBQ Sauce
I have been making this sauce for 25 years. It makes the best BBQ chicken and is a great complement for potato salad, grilled corn with cayenne butter, and a wedge of ripe water melon.
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Life After Death By Tequila
Cue the Violins During Lockdown, we decided to support our local restaurants. At first, the only thing available was takeout. But part of what makes Encinitas cuisine is the local vibe. And eating out of aluminum takeout containers (or dumping the contents onto our dishes at home) just doesn’t do[…]
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Hood River Fruit Loop
A Message for Men Guys, you must take your lady apple picking in the fall. It’s in the manual. Read it, know it, live it! Sure, berry-picking in the spring is great. Cherries in early summer are a no-brainer. But apple-picking in the fall is the surest way to show[…]
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Honeymoon Suite Charcuterie with Warm Brie, Apple, And Pistachio Salad
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Puff Pastry Plum Tartlets
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Tears For Fears Concert Picnic at Maryhill Winery
The Storm Before the Calm When you live in the Pacific Northwest, you expect storms. But it’s just weeks before our wedding, and we’re fighting so many storms! Car storms, work storms, ex- storms, kid storms… we’re talking heavy weather! You can only “let a smile be your umbrella” for[…]
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