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Back in the day when I lived in New York, I was more than a little homesick. I pined and yearned for my home state of California, and pounced on everything I could find …

Spring has sprung. Sure, I live in LA, where a sunny day could just as easily mean December as it could April. People are always exhibiting various degrees of suntan (usually related to …

I have vivid childhood memories of dyeing Easter Eggs. We always made my family's traditional <a href="http://www.thedomesticfront.com/2009/04/06/craftsman-eggs/">Craftsman flower eggs</a>, but I also spent many a spring break waiting impatiently for the eggs to …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/4433560823/" title="Soda Bread 4 by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4433560823_2dc1055b57.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Soda Bread 4" /></a> <br /><br /> Wednesday is Saint Patrick's Day (don't forget to wear green or the leprechauns will pinch you) …

As I may have mentioned before, I generally receive a several cookbooks for major gift-giving occasions. This isn’t surprising; after all, I have a known cookbook problem, and I have several cookbooks on my Amazon …

<br /><br /> When I was a little girl, my favorite restaurant was a steakhouse in my hometown called the Sawmill. The interior was one of those 1980's restaurants with no windows, an open kitchen, …

The summer after I graduated from college, I took off for Europe. I wasn't living the bohemian life with a backpack and a Eurail pass (Quel horreur!), I was traveling with my parents and …