Jan Norris: Writer, Editor, Floridian

Jan Norris writes at all hours of the day and night. To keep up with Jan, please sign up for her once-a-day Appeteaser. We have a no-spam guarantee and you can opt out of the email Appeteaser anytime you like. Of, if you’re more of the RSS sort, you may subscribe to her feed.CLASSES AND [...]

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This is totally non-food related - it’s a tale of wonder for folks with cats and wireless electronics, however.
My very needy tuxedo cat, who must have my undivided attention the moment I sit down at the computer, has incredibly precise and ”cat”-astrophic aim. If he leaps up on the desk to my left to stand on the [...]

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The menu’s casual, price-friendly and fit for sharing at Clematis Social, Burt Rapoport’s newest venture, in West Palm’s downtown. Its grand opening is tonight, though opened to the public in a soft start a couple of weeks ago.
I got a sneak peek early this month, and talked to Rapoport about starting up a restaurant in this [...]

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A fashion-forward friend had to share this with me after reading the Hurricane post. (Yay that we didn’t get Ike, but the season’s far from over.)
Gals, get out your charge cards and stock up for these “must-haves” of the season:

High-Tide heels in fashion colors

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What’s new:
 Today in Food: Big pig show in Austin, Minn.

  Jan meets Don Shula over dinner. Read this story.

 Recipe for Blueberry Pudding: Click here! 
 Help find a lost recipe for Cabbage Casserole.       

 Two Thumb Up! Jan recommends Laine’s Cookies from Boca. Read her comments about them.

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If you go to the About page, you’ll see a photo of me in my former office at The Post. You’ll note a tiny TV behind my desk — tuned not to the Food Network, but to the Weather Channel.
I took some razzing from readers who thought it odd I’d watch weather over food. They were obviously [...]

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