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Celebrating gathering for great meals
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I know that I’ve been quiet for quite a while. I let work overtake everything — which is a pathetic excuse but the truth. But as this pandemic continues, I am trying to intentionally create/seek out joy and hope and this blog is that for me. So until I can share my table with you…

This easy bresaola and arugula salad is a lunch-time favorite and one my husband and I were introduced to in Italy. I use this salad often when entertaining because it makes for a filling and easy meal and allows me to focus on being with friends and family rather than cooking.

Ok, so I have a second food and movie reference. One of my favorite scenes in Volver – another Pedro Almodóvar where food features prominently — is of Penelope Cruz carrying a metal pale full of flan! I’d never seen flan served that way. Flan or crème caramel, is one of my favorite desserts. Creamy…