Welcome to my new series "Made in the South," where I showcase Southern artisans and their crafts. I found Nicole Dibos (a Baltimore native) and her company Elyse by Nicole on Instagram. I fell in love with her bangles. She happily be agreed to be the first participant in this series and agreed to giveaway her funky "Lucy" bracelet.
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If You Could Only Listen to 5 Albums, What Would They Be? aka - what music means to me.
Last year at a friend's birthday somebody asked me a relatively simple question, "If you could take 5 albums with you to a desert island, what would they be?"
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The Recipe That Made Me Love Chicken Thighs.
This week's Garnish & Gather meal featured chicken thighs. I was hesitant. Historically I've been more of a white meat girl. Since confessing my love for Top Chef, I'm embarrassed to admit this. Tom Colicchio regularly touts the superiority of dark meat, but I just wasn't there.
Chef Amy Ponzoli changed my mind. Maybe it was the cherry gastrique, or maybe it was the wine, I'm not sure, but for the first time I saw what all the hype was about. The meat was flavorful and cooked perfectly! The flavor combination of the sweet and tart cherry gastrique and the chicken thighs was heaven.
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