LEMON BALM GIN AND TONIC
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Lemon Balm Gin and Tonic

I love a quick twist on a classic cocktail: it makes an evening a little more special. I was recently looking at the patch of lemon balm in my garden and thinking that it would be a fresh and fragrant addition to a gin and tonic. Lemon Balm G&T Prep time: 10 minutes

HOT CHOCOLATE WITH TINY MERINGUES
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Hot Chocolate with Tiny Meringues

One of my daughters has been in Paris for work this week, which caused us to reminisce about our first family trip there and what had impressed her most as a child. She mentioned the two-level carousel near the Eiffel Tower, and a toy store called Au Nain Bleu, where they sold Marie Antoinette costumes and doll-sized tea sets in wicker picnic baskets (because who doesn’t want to have a tea party with their favorite doll, while dressed as Marie […]