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Celebrate The Borgia’s and Feast

Last year saw the end of my beloved series The Tudor’s on Showtime, but I was thrilled to see the they were producing The Borgia’s– that infamous Renaissance family. 

Showtime and Macy’s got together to produce a Borgia’s Feast and I thought I would try one of the recipes to savor during the premiere episode on Sunday, April 3rd.

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Variations on The Inn On Charlotte Frittata

In February I had the pleasure of spending the night in one of St. Augustine’s finest B and B’s: the historic Inn on Charlotte.  (Read about that adventure here.)  They do a mighty fine breakfast and Rodney Holeman, the new owner, agreed to share one of his recipes.

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Greek Walnut Cake made from Greek Olive Oil

A recent Los Angeles Times article, “Oliver Grower Pours Passions into Dessert Recipes,” sent my head spinning.  Theo Stephan, the olive farmer, suggested using olive oil to bake a cake or make pies and cookies. 

“Just try it,” she is quoted.

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