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		<title>New Mexico Archeological Gems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico holds many secrets just waiting to be discovered. While Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos have all gathered their share of tourists through the years, the real secrets are revealed a little further off the grid. A stay in Farmington can provide opportunities to visit incredible archeological ruins that are intact and well-preserved for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=57</link>
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		<title>Breadbakers Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some experiences take you close to home, but can still stretch your imagination about different destinations around the world. I recently noticed a Twitter post from Nicole with &#8220;Pinch My Salt&#8221; who indicated an interest in baking a loaf of bread a week from the book &#8220;The Bread Bakers Apprentice&#8221; by Peter Reinhart. This intrigued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Canyoning in Quebec</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes on a press trip, I find myself trying things that I would never try on my own. While in Quebec on a food tour where we were following the Flavour Trail, my itinerary included ice canyoning. People on perfectly solid ground choose to rappel down a frozen waterfall. In my case, we were with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=48</link>
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		<title>Where in the world is Sarah Parkin?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[                 I continue to go out and see the world. I have two great posts coming up about my winter trip to Yellowstone with the Ken Burns crew, and following the Flavour Trail in Quebec. I have plenty of travel scheduled on the calendar. Closer to home, I have started writing the Phoenix Farmer&#8217;s Market [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=47</link>
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		<title>Horse Whisperer at Tanque Verde Ranch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a magical night in December 2008, I watched Tom Chambers demonstrate some amazing control over a horse, and he never came within fifteen feet of the horse. The horse was in a small corral and he stood in the center. By just a nod of his head or a change in the way he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=44</link>
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		<title>Blue Bell Creameries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blue Bell Creameries, based in Brenham, Texas, opened in 1907. Visitors can take a guided tour on any weekday through the facility to watch how some of their favorite flavors get created. The day I was there I had the opportunity to watch them dump the cookies into the Cookies &#8216;n Cream ice cream. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Burke Fromagerie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I find myself still obsessed with a dessert I was served over six months ago, I figure it is worth mentioning to as many people as possible. In June of 2008 I had the pleasure of dining at David Burke Fromagerie in Rumson, New Jersey. The entire meal was incredible. The pretzel crusted crabcake [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=42</link>
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		<title>Ratcliffe on the Green</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For dining in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ratcliffe on the Green provides an excellent choice for those dedicated to the local and organic food movements. Head chef Mark Hibbs strives to food that is &#8220;As local as we can get it and as organic as we can get it,&#8221; he said in a recent interview. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=40</link>
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		<title>Medium of Murder wins Award!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was away on a press trip, at dinner with a long table full of writers, I received the following message from the editors at Red Coyote Press: We&#8217;re happy to announce that MEDIUM OF MURDER has been honored as an Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction &#38; Literature: Anthologies category of the National Best Books 2008 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=39</link>
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		<title>Wildseed Farms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wildseed Farms caught me by surprise.  Anyone with an ounce of nostalgia will find the drive through the Hill Country near Fredericksburg, Texas to the farm a thing of beauty. The long fields of flowers appear to call for people to come and play in them. As the largest working wildseed farm in the United [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sparkinproductions.com/blog/?p=38</link>
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