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Laura

Main Line, Philadelphia, PA

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Easiest Ever Lemonade Ice Cream Pie

Hot nights are here. And we’re afraid to turn on the air conditioner in our beautiful new home. (It may not work, you see. It's new to us.) This is just one of the reasons we’re turning to one of my family’s favorite summer dessert recipes for Memorial Day weekend.... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Main Line Feast

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Treats for your Peeps

Cooking has been on the back burner this winter. After buying a new house on a whim, we put our current home on the market. And that meant keeping a sparkling kitchen day-in and day-out as long as the open houses and impromptu visits persisted. We are blessed to have... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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New in Berwyn: Binni & Flynn's

Finally, a restaurant has arrived in Berwyn that truly has it all. Meridith Coyle has transformed her former restaurant Aneu into Binni & Flynn’s, resurrecting the restaurant concept created and successfully run by her parents for so many years. If this is the first time you’ve heard about the B&F’s... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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Valentine's Tastes They'll Love

Whatever you do, avoid that box of chocolates in the drugstore this Valentine’s Day. Why be traditional when you can be creative (and score extra points)? Buy local, order online or make these winners yourself: For the bacon lover – Say it with a bouquet of ‘bacon flowers.’ The bloggers... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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Chicken Spinach Artichoke Casserole

The problem with being an adventurous cook is that your family usually doesn’t get the same dish twice and has to request everyday favorites. Thus, the concept of ‘C-night’ was born a few years ago in my kitchen … aka ‘Casserole Night.’ Tuna noodle, mac and cheese, Mexican tamale –... Continue reading

Posted Feb 3, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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New Year, New Ingredients

Have you made your culinary resolutions for the New Year … new techniques, recipes, presentations and ingredients? Eric Gower authors a cookbook that was gifted to me called The Breakaway Cook. I love his philosophy: “Someone who is willing to take a culinary leap by combining everyday staples … with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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Meatloaf in Moderation

My late 102-year-old grandfather used to chuckle when people would ask him the secret to his impressive health. "Everything in moderation," he'd reply, before taking a sip from his five o'clock cocktail. It's pretty sage advice, if you ask me. And we all have moderation on mind this time of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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Downton Smoked Salmon Pinwheels

And then make & devour these beautiful smoked salmon pinwheels... An upstairs-style appetizer that we'll eat downstairs while watching the show. I'm gearing up for the Sunday night premiere of Downton Abbey with some inspired fare. A quick visit to Pamela Foster's Downton Abbey Cooks, brought me to a super-easy... Continue reading

Posted Jan 5, 2013 at Main Line Feast

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Toblerone Cookies

Christmas is all about family, and thus my creation for the Great Blogger Cookie Swap 2012, is inspired by an old Westerman tale. This is hands-down my favorite chocolate-chip cookie. It's even better than that Neiman Marcus hoax recipe. In the 1980s, my parents packed up my brother and me,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Storied Dishes from the Thanksgiving Table

Our Gram used a manual grinder to make her signature Thanksgiving cranberry orange relish for most of her 98 years. This family favorite was certainly a labor of love. So you can imagine the wonder on her face when my Mom pulled out a food processor and chopped those cranberries... Continue reading

Posted Nov 19, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Fresh Pumpkin, Six Ways

Pumpkin = Libby’s. That’s what I knew of cooking with pumpkin until recent years, when we started to grow neck pumpkins in our garden. Pumpkins that weighed 20-pounds-plus. (Yes, we measured them.) What’s a girl to do with these massive pumpkins? Cook them every which way, of course. Roast the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Casting a Culinary Spell

Halloween parties are an annual tradition in our house, so I’m all about serving up witchy bites, brews and ‘boos’ this time of year. But much of the Halloween recipe ideas I see these days, could literally kill a party. Food should be in the spirit of the occasion, don’t... Continue reading

Posted Oct 25, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Fresh Pumpkin Soup (in a bread bowl)

Just when I thought I couldn’t eat another zucchini, our neck pumpkins began ripening in full force. And in an effort to make use of each every one of these beauties, this week I’m test-driving a whole series of recipes that highlight fresh pumpkin. Tonight’s recipe was too good not... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Go Global – Czech Garlic Soup

Snow-covered grounds welcomed me to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, during the six months I spent living there as a student years ago. In the weeks that followed, as we discovered the city, there was one dish that warmed us up (in addition to the 50 cent pints... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Nutella Macarons

If you keep up with culinary trends, then you know all about America’s latest sweet obsession: French macarons. These beautiful, delicate cookies have been a tradition in France and Europe for centuries, but have been making waves here in the U.S. as of late. Enthusiasts are heading to Macaron Café... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Oktober-feasting at Rieker’s

In Germany, preparations are now in full force. Restaurants are readying beer and brats, stores are selling beautiful dirndls, and hotels are bracing for the five million revelers that descend on Munich for Oktoberfest. It’s the world’s largest fair and this year’s 16-day celebration is slated for September 22 through... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Baked Apple Cider 'Doughnuts'

If you’ve ever lived close to Northbrook Orchards in Chester County, then you know all about their famous apple cider doughnuts. Back in the day, offerings were more rustic here – essentially you-pick pumpkins, apples, apple cider and baked goods. Today, operations have expanded and breakfast, lunch and dinner are... Continue reading

Posted Sep 10, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Gazpacho with Shrimp & Avocado

Labor Day always brings gazpacho around here. Because I’m not ready to let go of summer just yet and this bright dish brims with the season’s best harvest – tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and herbs. And because we’ve just returned from a fabulous week at the shore. After a week of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 3, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Top ‘Ate’ Zucchini Recipes

Our backyard garden has a mind of its own. The first year it was overflowing with tomatoes. Last year, gargantuan neck pumpkins took over the yard (and everyone got pumpkin butter for the holidays). And this year, we have a zucchini jungle. With one ginormous zucchini after another growing, we... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Go Global - Family Thai

It was a foodie dream come true a few years ago when we vacationed in Thailand. Devouring ripe dragon fruit, mangosteen, lychee and jack fruit. Sampling hot-salty-sweet-sour unidentifiable, yet delicious dishes. Exploring the sweaty-intoxicating streets and their food carts. The list goes on. A trip like that sets the bar... Continue reading

Posted Aug 19, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Summer Harvest Salad

One cookbook has inspired much of my cooking this summer: culinary legend Patricia Wells' Salad as a Meal. Dishes that are light, sophisticated, simple and flavorful. And that bring the season’s harvest front and center. Fast favorites include zucchini and fresh ginger veloute, cobb salad with lemon yogurt dressing, Provençal... Continue reading

Posted Aug 13, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Taste This - Jules Thin Crust Pizza in Wayne

From fig jam and prosciutto to apples and taleggio … Favorite ingredients typically seen at upscale restaurants are now being served at your local quick-serve pizza shop. It’s all thanks to Jules Thin Crust Pizza, which opened its first Main Line location in late spring. Pizza here is the antithesis... Continue reading

Posted Aug 5, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Easy as ... Fresh Blueberry Pie

Spend a day blueberry picking at one of our local orchards. Harvest those blueberry bushes in the backyard. Or swing by the store for the blueberry sale of the summer. Do what you have to do to get them. And then make these beautiful little tarts in 10 minutes flat.... Continue reading

Posted Jul 22, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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Herb-Marinated Grilled Vegetables

Our summer garden is in full blossom right now and we’re welcoming quite the harvest this year – blueberries, tomatoes, zucchini, patty pan, swiss chard, jalapenos, rosemary, mint, sage, basil, marjoram, pears, raspberries. Our potager garden, courtesy of my better half Fresh summer vegetables and herbs from the garden (or... Continue reading

Posted Jul 15, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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All-American Berry Trifle

All the signs of a classic American summer are here -- our blueberry bushes are ripening, there’s a BBQ every weekend, and we’re breaking out the flag for July Fourth. With Independence Day around the corner, it’s a fitting time for a red, white and blue dessert, making use of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 25, 2012 at Main Line Feast

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