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Write to
me............
If you get in a
bind or just want to know something about holiday
cooking, I want you to email me and I will try to
help.
Please, just click on my image to
send your questions. I will answer you and
we will publish the best ones in my next
newsletter! Whether it is about that Thanksgiving
turkey (or gravy) or your
Christmas goose, I'm ready. Ask me about your
cookies or that pesky patè. It's OK.
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READ ABOUT MY UPCOMING
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My (ex)
Thanksgiving Anxiety |
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We have
hosted Thanksgiving for my family in our home
for about ten years now. In the past, I would work
myself into a frenzy worrying that everything would
be perfect, and that I had to get everything done
(by myself) on time! As luck would have it, we
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business
that any extra time really went out
the window. That was when I finally realized I
couldn't do it all myself. I began to LET our
guests help with
the preparation. Some would come early and that
time together began to be as rewarding as the rest
of the day. We could talk and enjoy one another's
company while peeling, chopping and whatever else
was needed. I came
to discover, my friends and family really wanted
to help and that I was not imposing upon them!
Since that revelation (and my discovery of wine) my
Thanksgivings have been much more relaxed and
enjoyable. Who would
ever have thought that sharing the load would
become so much fun?
So........here are my words of wisdom; if your guests tend to come
early,
put them to work. If someone asks "what can I do?"
Find something for
them to do. Believe me, you won't regret it and
your guests will feel more
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Chow!
Mardi
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P.S.
My newest class series began
October 7! I call it

These are classes dedicated to preserving some of
our heirloom recipes and foods. They will be
ongoing, mostly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Check
our class schedule.
Don't forget, I have a new
group of
Family Cooking Classes
featuring:
Gingerbread Houses and
Holiday Cookie Decorating
in December.
Fun!
Holiday Cookie Decorating
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
Families
decorate and take Holiday Cookies!
Gingerbread Houses
You and your kids create your own Gingerbread
masterpiece!
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 20
(sign up now!)
For more information about our classes, courses
and workshops,
please visit our
Class Schedule .
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Mardi
Burden
shares
ownership of
Cuisine Classique School
of Good
Cooking
with her husband Bob.
Mardi loves to cook
and she brings her
professional expertise
from restaurant kitchens
and large catering events
to the lessons she
teaches
in her classes.
Mardi's
love of cooking,
and
her
knowledge of food
and
cooking is truly
exceptional and
she is always eager to
"share the love"!
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