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A once in a blue moon night!

3:00 PM Wed, Dec 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION! This name wins applause for the best New Year's Eve promotion to come across my desk. The Rhode Island Quahog Company at the Carriage Inn, 1065 Tower Hill Rd., North......

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Worst Cooks in America is a hoot. Tune in Sunday at 10

9:11 PM Tue, Dec 29, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

What a treat! I watched the premiere episode of Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America" today because Rhode Island has a contestant in the pack. She's the sweet Jennifer Vecchio of Cumberland, a dancing studio owner. Many of the......

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Her mother must be so proud!

8:16 PM Mon, Dec 28, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Cumberland's Jennifer Vecchio is a contestant in the newest Food Network reality show "Worst Cooks in America." The promotional material tells us "That's not just a cute title. These people are baaaad." Really! Twelve of the most hopeless cooks in......

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 Tags  Beau MacMillian   Food Network   Jennifer Vecchio   Johnson & Wales University   Worst Cooks in America  

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What are you leaving for Santa?

2:20 PM Thu, Dec 24, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Very late tonight, even though she is now 17 years old, my daughter will remind me not to forget Santa Claus. "Shouldn't we get a plate of cookies ready?" she'll ask just as she has since she learned to......

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Tune in to Today Show at 9 o'clock hour Wed. for local chef

9:43 PM Tue, Dec 22, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Gracie's chef Joe Hafner hits the big time on the small screen on Wednesday, Dec. 23 when he cooks on the Today show in the 9 o'clock hour. Find it locally on Channel 10 (Channel 7 in Boston airs......

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 Tags  Gracie's   Joe Hafner   Today Show  

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How I bought the bread and milk

8:15 PM Sat, Dec 19, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

So at 7:30 a.m. I rushed out of bed to beat the rush at the grocery store. It was late last night when I saw the scary forecast for a blizzard and with the whole family home, and then......

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Restaurants open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

1:22 PM Tue, Dec 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Here's the list of restaurants that have told us they are open Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day. Andreas Restaurant, 268 Thayer St., Providence, (401) 331-7879, andreasri.com, will be open Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and opens for......

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How to make the perfect martini

10:01 AM Wed, Dec 09, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

When channel surfing Monday night I came upon Food Network's "Good Eats" with that wacky chef Alton Brown. He's so fun I couldn't look away when he taught how to make the perfect martini (even though I don't like......

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 Tags  Alton Brown   Food Network   Good Eats  

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Someone's in the kitchen making Christmas cookies

3:58 PM Tue, Dec 01, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

That would be me! I'm testing recipes so we'll have some sure fire winners for our Christmas cookie trays. There are a lot of wonderful recipes out there this year, including a bunch from the trade group representing Wisconsin Cheese......

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