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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 30, 2008 11:47 AM
Do you think your son or daughter is the next Romare Bearden, Glenn Ligon or Faith Ringgold? Then I've got the contest for you. ... Tea Collection , my favorite line of kids clothes ever, is looking for an original piece of art interpreting the companies'...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 30, 2008 10:48 AM
There are few things I love more than when a good friend calls to say they're in the neighborhood and would like to drop by. ... No need to cook up a storm, or bake a cake. All an impromptu visit requires -- especially as the weather heats up -- is to...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 28, 2008 10:01 AM
In Philadelphia, where I live, it's another rainy, grey morning and I'm feeling sluggish. It's a funny thing, when I'm in London, the rain seems charming. When I'm at home, it seems like the beginning to a really bad day. ... But today, I'm going to fight...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 25, 2008 06:23 PM
... This week for Sunday Supper, I'm doing something new. I'm suggesting a recipe I haven't actually tried yet. But I just got the Bobby Flay Mesa Grill cookbook and I've so been enjoying his throwdowns on the Food Network, that I figure we can all experiment...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 24, 2008 03:39 PM
... In the old days, you used to bring a casserole, when someone had suffered a loss, or was coping with a family crisis like an illness or a divorce. But what do you do now? I've said to girlfriends who are struggling, "I'll keep you in my prayers,"...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 23, 2008 10:14 AM
When I received this e-mail inviting me to join a chocolate cruise with Vosges chocolate founder Katrina Markoff (who is like a goddess to me) I thought surely the karma gods have come around and are sending me to heaven on the seven seas. Then I peeped...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 22, 2008 10:48 AM
... It's primary day in Pennsylvania where I live. The media has descended. Obama supporters have pushed themselves past the point of exhaustion. I believe in the work, but I have no intention of panicking today. This is a marathon, not a sprint. The...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 19, 2008 07:33 PM
I've had a rough week, so this Sunday, I'm serving up fish tacos and margaritas. ... My husband wrote a book about Baja California so we spent a happy four months traveling from our home (at the time) in L.A. to places like Tijuana and Tecate, and all...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 12, 2008 06:55 AM
For a very long time, I held a girlfriends' brunch shortly after New Year's. I'd cook up something delicious, often my crowd pleasing Tahitian crabmeat soup, and I would ask my friends a series of questions. Name three things you were proud of in the...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 11, 2008 08:22 PM
The literal translation for this recipe is seafood stew. Somehow bouillaibaisse (pronounced bool-ya-base) sounds better. Although I won't lie, I've been making this dish for years and I still have a hell of a time spelling it. ... The first time I made...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 9, 2008 02:11 PM
The first time I visited the Trina Turk boutique in Palm Springs, I thought I'd died and gone to Mod Girl heaven. I've never had what I called the "gift of thrift." I could never walk into a Salvation Army or another thrift store and walk out with a vintage...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 4, 2008 01:18 PM
I have Nigella Lawson to thank for my passion for cannellini (or white kidney) beans. They are hearty, satisfying and absorb other flavors so well that I try to keep at least two cans in my pantry. This way, I know I'm always half way to a home cooked...
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Veronica Chambers
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Apr 2, 2008 12:03 PM
How do you divide a room so that there are private spaces but nobody feels locked out? My office is a tiny alcove off of the kitchen in our home. No windows, but that's okay. Some argue that windows can be too distracting for a writer hard at work on...
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