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Vicki McClure Davidson | February 3, 2012

Funniest food quote I’ve read in ages: I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and eggs. And I said, ‘I gotta use that one.’ ~ Paul Simon FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD. Friday once again, and a bountiful collection of fabulous food photos and frugal [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 20, 2012

At a dinner party, one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. ~ W. Somerset Maugham TGIF! FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD. Like clockwork, Friday has rolled around again. Time to block out the aggravations of the week, settle back comfortably, and enjoy the fabulous food photos and recipes. When [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 30, 2011

FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD FOR A GLORIOUS NEW YEAR. We’re just about to usher in another New Year — today’s fab food photo extravaganza offers a number of foods that commemorate or celebrate either the Gregorian calendar New Year’s Day of January 1, Chinese New Year (which will be in a few weeks and will be [...]

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