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		<title>A North African Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My family continued our tradition of bouncing around the globe for Christmas Eve dinner. This year, we landed on North Africa! This is a region we&#8217;ve never explored which meant experimenting with lots of new spices and flavors. We were inspired in part by Golden Beetle, a new Mediterranean and North African restaurant close to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2011/12/26/a-north-african-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Tomato Harvest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After decades of apartment living, one of the things I was most excited about when Robert and I bought our home last year was finally having my own outdoor patio. Although we were heading into winter when we moved in and wouldn’t be able use it right away, I spent all winter and spring imagining [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2011/10/08/tomato-harvest/</link>
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		<title>Sangrita</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert and I recently traveled to Santa Fe for a family wedding. On the day of the big event, just as we were getting ready to head out the door, we were overcome by a serious storm. I&#8217;m talking hail the size of grapes and the fiercest rain I’ve ever seen. Leaving the house was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2011/07/24/sangrita/</link>
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		<title>Summertime Grillin&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Living in the city certainly has its advantages—our neighborhood has a couple of great community parks and many of our favorite restaurants are within walking distance. One of the downsides of city life is having limited personal outdoor space. After spending the last decade and a half living in apartments without any deck or balcony [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2011/06/29/summertime-grillin/</link>
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		<title>Doenjang Jjigae</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert and I have fallen into a pretty steadfast routine of dining out every Friday and Saturday and cooking meals at home Sunday through Wednesday. Thursday has always been our &#8220;do your own thing&#8221; night. Leftovers, frozen dinners, whatever random collection of edible items you can scrounge together are yours for the taking. As much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2011/04/17/doenjang-jjigae/</link>
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		<title>Whiskey Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a fan of whiskey-based cocktails for my entire adult life, but I have never enjoyed drinking whiskey straight. In fact, I&#8217;ve always found it to be pretty vile. One tiny sip of scotch or bourbon was enough to make me gag. Something must have clicked in me this year because I am now [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2011/03/08/whiskey-roundup/</link>
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		<title>A Yucatan Christmas!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another Christmas and another fantastic Christmas Eve dinner! In my family, we do things a little bit differently for Christmas. If you’ve read my previous holiday entries, you know that each year we choose a different regional theme for our Christmas Eve feast. Past years have included Scandinavian, Indian, Cajun, and Greek. We’ve been doing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2010/12/27/a-yucatan-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Beet Vodka!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m always on the lookout for festive, colorful cocktails this time of year. Unfortunately, such cocktails are usually laden with sugary syrups and fruit juices and are inevitably too sweet for my tastes. Last month, my friend Jen hosted a fabulous cocktail party. As soon as I arrived, she was urging me to sample some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2010/12/15/beet-vodka/</link>
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		<title>Red Chili</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Red chili is the cornerstone of Northern New Mexican cooking. If you’ve ever traveled to New Mexico, you’ve no doubt sampled it in one form or another. The word chili usually conjures up images of chunky meat and bean stews. In New Mexico, when someone says chili they are usually referring to a chili sauce [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2010/12/01/red-chili/</link>
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		<title>Red or Green?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert and I just returned from another wonderful trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. We had some outstanding fall weather while we were there—sunny and warm nearly every day. The wonderful October days were perfect for zipping around town in Robert’s mom’s beautifully restored 1972 VW Bug. We took advantage of the nice weather by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elliemay.com/wordpress/2010/10/24/red-or-green/</link>
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