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Another batch of questions answered! If I didn’t get to your question here, I’ll tackle it in the next dispatch! And the picture above has nothing to do with anything but that enormous arrangement literally left me swooning

In a dream world, I’d stow all of your little queries, hand-written, in a little tray on a console in a fabulous entryway like this. A girl can dream?! Q: What’s on your Easter dinner menu? A: First comes Saint Patrick’s day, and Mr. Magpie is corning his own beef and I’ll be making Martha Stewart’s caraway-seed-studded soda bread (delicious slathered with Kerrygold butter). So we’ve been talking about that and deferring conversations about Easter. But most likely leg of lamb! (We made ham last year.) We love Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc cookbook for major meals like this — a food blogger wrote about the Ad Hoc roasted leg of lamb here in case you want a preview. He also...

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In and Around Bardolino, Lake Garda’s Best Spots to Drink, Dine, and Stay

Lake Garda, looking west from Bardolino. All photos (except 2 indicated) by Lisa Denning. Lake Garda is Italy’s largest lake and its natural beauty and mild climate make it an ideal travel destination all year round. Visitors — and those lucky enough to live there — are rewarded with the Italian riviera way of life: nice weather, stunning views, excellent cuisine and some of the country’s best wines. The lake’s shores are dotted with charming medieval villages and the ancient town of Bardolino is one of its most alluring jewels. Located in the province of Veneto, on the eastern side of the lake, Bardolino’s long lakefront features a winding walkway for pedestrians to enjoy its mountain vistas, clear waters, and...

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