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I live 2 minutes away from where I grew up.  This was a combination of happy chance and deliberate decision making – we knew we wanted the kind of beauty and community my hometown provided, …

The holidays are over and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. I love the lights and the cookies and the carols and the cocktails and the feasting as much as (or more than) …

I first tried Vietnamese food the summer after I graduated from college. I was in the south of France with my parents, who were chaperoning a group of college students through a summer program. We …

    I must have missed out on the “party planning gene” that every other person in the world seems to have, or at least other moms. I look at Pinterest, with the decorations and …

So instead of salads and superfoods, I've been seeking out comfort. One of my favorite Friday night dinners is Toad-in-the-Hole -- a British classic that's basically a Yorkshire pudding with sausages. It's not …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/6343380092/" title="Ham 3 by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6234/6343380092_bee9c32fbb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Ham 3"/></a> The holidays are so much more than a single day. They're an excuse for gatherings of friends and family, shared …

There are times when all I want to cook and eat is <a href="http://www.thedomesticfront.com/2009/06/30/all-my-eggs-in-one-basket-corsican-omelet/ ">super simple comfort food.</a> Then there are other times when I'm willing to put in a little (or a lot!) of …