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Cooking With Fire

A Blog About Food and Life…With Attitude

Welcome to my blog about food, wine, travel, adventure and LIFE! As the author of three national best-selling cookbooks about 'food with attitude', I invite you to share the journey with me as I continue to write about the things I'm most passionate about!

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I'm excited to announce that my three national best-selling cookbooks and the complete trilogy are now available on Amazon as Kindle books!

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My Two Cents Worth
LIFE

My Two Cents Worth

I observed the most interesting thing the other week. I was waiting to meet someone at the neighbourhood grocery store, King Kullens, here in Hampton Bays, and I watched two gentlemen walking all over the parking lot…

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Everything Old is New Again!
LIFE

Everything Old is New Again!

Driving back from Southampton to Hampton Bays, Ron and I came across an elderly gentleman who had some old treasures for sale. He had an old and very rusted cast iron Griswold No. 8 Tite-Top Dutch Oven…

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A COVID Inspiration!
NEWS

A COVID Inspiration!

I love to connect people, whether it's through technology, introductions within my network, or with the greatest human connector of all – FOOD! My three national best-selling cookbooks are now available on Amazon as Kindle books!

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The Miracle of Baby Turtles
TRAVEL

The Miracle of Baby Turtles

Ron and I had the most amazing experience the other week! I mentioned to our dear friend, Gabriela, that we had never witnessed the release of baby turtles here in Baja…

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My New Favorite Sauce!
FOOD

My New Favorite Sauce!

Ron and I were introduced to a delicious new sauce called zhoug (pronounced zoog) when we were visiting our friends in Long Beach, California. Brighter, spicier, greener and fresher than chimichurri…

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Sourdough Simplified featured post
Featured Post

Sourdough Simplified!

Back when the pandemic started and people were talking about sourdough, I decided to give it a go. How hard could it be? Kajsa and I did a sourdough course a few years ago and it seemed quite doable…

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