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THE LAZY BAKER

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On occasion, I make desserts for barVino to supplement the fabulous ones we purchase from the professional bakers at Cafe Sarah’s – just up the street from bV on Main Street in North Creek, NY. Here’s the thing about baking: it’s meticulous, measured and requires prior planning and preparation. Here’s the thing about me: I’m a bit scatter-brained, not naturally ... Read More »

SOUP FOR THE CURE

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I started 2014 surrounded by some of my favorite and most-loved people, a Champagne toast and a cold. I could feel it coming, teasing me during the last days of 2013, and then as I woke to a new year, bright blue skies and freezing temperatures, it hit me full force. I would like to think that I am adult, ... Read More »

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE (BETTER LATE THAN NEVER)

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Obviously (and with great bias), I think that the shops my mother and I own, Poiema and the Vault, are lovely place to begin and end your holiday shopping. Homemade soaps, lotions and body scrubs? Locally made jewelry and gorgeous textiles from Thailand? Handknit hats for the littlest members on your good list? We’ve got you covered. And of course, barVino gift ... Read More »

DO SOMETHING!

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I had the good fortune to attend TWO amazing funerals in the past three weeks.  Yes, I just said “good fortune” and “amazing”, both in regards to funerals.  They were so very different, but so very similar.  In both cases, I was late to the dance.  I only knew these two men for the past 20 years, while mourning family ... Read More »

Cure for the Winter Cold

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When I was teaching I would always, without fail, get sick during the holidays. I did everything I could to hold illness at bay while I was in the classroom and then, as soon as I returned to the warm embrace of my parents’ house for Thanksgiving or Christmas, I’d be laid low with some sort of ailment. I had ... Read More »

WANTED!

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In desperate need of a winter sport! Help! Here comes winter, and I need to be excited. I’m not excited.  I want summer.  I want sun.  I want long days and warm evenings. It used to be the case that with every predicted snowstorm, we would jump up and down with joy!  Yippee!  Skiing! We had season passes.  We were ... Read More »

DID SOMEONE HIT THE MUTE BUTTON?

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Have we run out of things to say on Sauced?  There was a theme-change-gone-wrong, but in its place we have a bright new format.  There was a one-month silence, followed by less than numerous posts.  How are you to interpret the sum total?  Are we just plum outta thoughts? If that is the impression I have given, then you are ... Read More »

ARE YOU MY MOTHER?

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Sharon thinks I’m mean is too nice. Today we set off for Caldás de Reis, 23 kilometers from Pontevedra.  Caldás de Reis is known for its thermal spas, the waters consistently at 40 degrees Celsius, or a steamy 104 Farenheit.  It was also the birthplace of King Alfonso VII in 1105, the son of Queen Urraca.  Just the sound of ... Read More »

HOW TO START A PILGRIMAGE, PART 2

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We knew it would be a long day until we reached Redondela. We knew there would be a bit of a climb in the last few hours, just when the dogs were barking. We were prepared to enjoy the journey, and not be too focused on the destination. Recap for the day:  roses galore, foxgloves, waterfalls, café con leche (not ... Read More »

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

We all have our comfort zones and this applies to wines as well.  I am very much at home quaffing a California Cabernet, Chardonnay or Zinfandel or even a New York Riesling, but less so drinking wines with unpronounceable names, employing unfamiliar grape varieties and having their origin in exotic and vaguely threatening countries.  For the past several weeks I ... Read More »

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