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2 weeks ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
Years ago, when I was helping a girlfriend prepare a special meal for her fiancé and future in-laws, we planned an elegant menu starting with a Caesar salad and lobster bisque, followed by salmon wellington and asparagus spears drizzled in hollandaise. By the time I arrived, she had already prepped the vegetables. To my amazement, (and amusement), she had trimmed the asparagus into stubby logs, discarding the tender tips–completely oblivious to her culinary faux pas.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
In honor of National Poetry Month, deciding to laugh rather than cry, this victim of frequent migraines is going to voice springtime tribulations in verse.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
On Sunday, April 6, at La Colonia Park in Solana Beach, budding CEOs brought big dreams to life at the second annual Acton Academy Del Mar Children’s Business Fair. This lively outdoor marketplace featured 20 booths brimming with entrepreneurial energy.
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2 months ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
Whether you’re a literary lion, an obscure writer, an aspiring poet, a bibliophile, a scribe suffering from writer’s block who needs a swift kick in the pants, or simply a creative soul searching for inspiration the upcoming San Diego Writers Festival at the Coronado Public Library (640 Orange Avenue) is beckoning for you.
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2 months ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
The mighty egg is spring’s special thing embodying fertility, reawakening, and rebirth. While this precious package provides the cornerstone for the season’s major festivals, especially Easter and Passover, it’s always a dependable and versatile staple that can be enjoyed during every meal and in every course throughout the year.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
John Masiulionis, a recent San Diegan transplant and dog daddy to a precious and playful two-year-old Shih Tzu/Maltese named Little Forest, also has a soft spot for kids, especially those experiencing life-threatening illnesses. His first picture book, “Walking Each Other Home – Zachary’s Mission: A Hospice for Children,” illustrated by Roksana Barwinska and to be released March 18, is sure to warm the cockles of your heart and trigger water works from your lacrimal glands.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
On the heels of National Poetry Month Phyllis Schwartz will be launching her third rhyming picture book on March 7 titled “Laggie and Grillo: An Unlikely Friendship” between a lizard and a cricket. Partially autobiographical, the whimsically illustrated story reflects Schwartz’s childhood passion for writing poetry that she cleverly used as a tool to vent her irksome annoyances and unleash her creative spirit much like her main character Yoshi, named after her eldest daughter.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
Monsieur Bertrand Hug is as rare as a bottle of 1945 Romanée-Conti. The French expat owner and ambassador of Rancho Santa Fe’s beloved Mille Fleurs for the past 40 years, despite spending his early childhood in the isolated bucolic village of Boussac, has had a life filled with globe-trotting adventures and risk-taking, gustatory trailblazing, and rubbing elbows with world leaders, entertainment celebrities, the culinary elite, and literary lions.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
‘Tis the season to crawl out of your hibernation holes, kick up your party heels, clink your crystal champagne flutes together and share some holiday mirth. December’s a celebratory month showcasing our communal melting pot of traditions, cultures and creativity. Here’s a lineup of options for dinner parties highlighting an assortment of fun foods, libations and entertaining styles.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Catharine Kaufman
‘Tis the season to crawl out of your hibernating holes, kick up your party heels, clink your crystal Champagne flutes together, and share some holiday mirth. December’s a celebratory month showcasing our communal melting pot of traditions, cultures, and creativity. Here’s a line-up of some dinner parties highlighting an assortment of fun foods, libations, and entertaining styles.
