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Maple bacon Icing (Kristy McCarron/DC on Heels)

Maple Bacon Cupcakes

Winning Men Over with Cake There were a few years in my life that I didn’t eat meat. I happened to be living in a house of all vegetarians, and I grew to love family meals centered around homemade black bean burgers, soy products and veggies from our garden. And then
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Freshly picked blueberries (Kristy McCarron/DC on Heels)

Summer Blueberry Picking

D.C. Pick Your Owns and Matching Recipes I have a framed picture next to my childhood bed of me proudly holding a large crate of freshly picked blueberries, basking in the summer sun. I’m not sure exactly what I did with all of those “blubes” at the ripe age of
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June Food Finds

A List of June Food Favorites Where did June go? Here is my list of attempts to beat the start of summer heat. Yvette van Boven’s Pavlova recipe (featured in Bon Appetit), adding fennel and tarragon — an absolute crowd pleaser. The newest addition of H & pizza
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