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Lovely Late Spring Couscous Dish with Apricot-Harissa Dressing

A sweet-spicy meal you can make at home in under 20 minutes Sometimes small things we find can alter our sense of the world. The Mahjoub family’s hand-rolled, sun-dried couscous is one of those. I … Continued

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American Spoon Leelanau Apricot Preserves

A beautiful and tasty taste of Northern Michigan in a jar My friend Lex Alexander in North Carolina, who’s studied the subject of artisan jam making for many decades, always tells me that apricot is … Continued

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Already AmaZing Roadhouse Biscuits Get Better Still

Vermont Creamery Cultured Butter takes ’em to new heights The big news around ZCoB parts right now is that the Roadhouse’s long-loved Buttermilk Biscuits, made from scratch every day, just got even better! It’s been … Continued

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Making a Southern PB&J at Your Place—Pimento Cheese, Bacon, and Jelly

Mayhaw, Beautyberry, and Mimosa Flower Jelly from the Florida Panhandle Looking for a lovely lunch alternative? Here you go! A little spice, a little sweet, a little smoke, some great Bakehouse bread, and the crowning … Continued

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Great New Italian Rice from Cascina Oschiena

A restored estate, a bird sanctuary, a whole lot of history Fritz Maytag, the founder of Anchor Steam Brewery, once told me, “It’s not all that hard to find a great product. And it’s not … Continued

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west~bourne’s Extra Virgin Avocado Oil Arrives in Ann Arbor

Extraordinary organic oil from California Over the last few months, trying to figure out how to lead through such trying times, I’ve been reassuring myself regularly that working through hard times like these (which I … Continued