<![CDATA[The Best Bit]]>https://claredeboer.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qRQj!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f9995af-277c-4f48-a706-0947f397df5c_168x168.pngThe Best Bithttps://claredeboer.substack.comSubstackMon, 15 Jun 2026 04:06:44 GMT<![CDATA[How to Throw a Wedding]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-throw-a-weddinghttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-throw-a-weddingThu, 11 Jun 2026 16:36:37 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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The very first wedding we put on at Stissing House was my sister’s in 2023. My quest to make it magical came with an intensity only my sister could inspire. And because she trusted me (and frankly didn’t even care about the wedding itself) I had leeway to try whatever I wanted to… A gauntlet of servers with trays of champagne that every guest must pass through on arrival! Must! Jumbo boats of gravy poured like wine over roast chicken so no one would have a dry plate. A new standard! A punchbowl piled with ice and wild mulberries for cold and juicy, dance-floor-adjacent snacking — essential! Food before speeches, midnight broth service, seconds, a pick-n-mix stall of homemade candy on the way out…for my sister, everything!

Since hers, we've put on more than 30 weddings (a number we limit so that the tavern remains—almost—always open for you), and many of my maid-of-honor antics have become protocol. Though each wedding has been entirely different—suffused with the personality and customs of the couple—they’ve shared an emotional arc. Great weddings begin with anticipation and tenderness, rise through laughter and vulnerability during speeches, and culminate in paroxysms of joy on the dance floor. Our role as hosts is to support that progression, guiding guests through it with food and drink.

Here’s how we do it:

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]]><![CDATA[Anissa's Mujaddarah]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/mujaddarahhttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/mujaddarahFri, 29 May 2026 12:47:15 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Spring Mini-Series Part 4]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-mini-series-part-4https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-mini-series-part-4Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:26 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Spring Mini-Series Part 3]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-mini-series-part-3https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-mini-series-part-3Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:06:50 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Spring Mini-Series Part 2]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-mini-series-part-2https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-mini-series-part-2Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:21:06 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Spring Produce Mini-Series]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-produce-mini-serieshttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-produce-mini-seriesWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:48:02 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Stissing House Hot Cross Buns]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/stissing-house-hot-cross-bunshttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/stissing-house-hot-cross-bunsThu, 02 Apr 2026 16:24:08 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Spring Baking]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-bakinghttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/spring-bakingWed, 18 Mar 2026 14:28:10 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Risi Bisi Orzo]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/risi-bisi-orzohttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/risi-bisi-orzoWed, 11 Mar 2026 18:56:05 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Cake Belle Hélène]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/cake-belle-helenehttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/cake-belle-heleneFri, 20 Feb 2026 19:24:21 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Roasted Coriander Wings]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/roasted-coriander-wingshttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/roasted-coriander-wingsFri, 06 Feb 2026 16:27:43 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Toffee Almond Torte]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/toffee-almond-tortehttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/toffee-almond-torteThu, 22 Jan 2026 17:28:03 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Stewy Lentil Pasta]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/stewy-lentil-pastahttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/stewy-lentil-pastaTue, 06 Jan 2026 19:42:10 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[Kale and Polenta Soup]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/kale-and-polenta-souphttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/kale-and-polenta-soupTue, 16 Dec 2025 16:23:12 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[How to Cook for One]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-cook-for-one-44chttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-cook-for-one-44cTue, 02 Dec 2025 16:49:29 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[The Deepest Gravy]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/the-deepest-gravyhttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/the-deepest-gravyWed, 19 Nov 2025 17:05:06 GMT

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Enough about pies! Let’s talk about GRAVY — Thanksgiving’s linchpin, the single thing that brings the meal together and to life.

Exquisite gravy — the kind that tastes like a roast in pourable form — requires a little care and dissent from tradition. If you’re making yours by whisking flour into a pan of turkey drippings and fat, like most of us have been taught to do, you’re short-changing yourself. Bitter drippings and scalded fat — overcooked by the time the turkey is done — combined with blond flour — blocked from toasting by the crust in the pan — do not alchemize into deep brown bliss.

You need to do two things:

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]]><![CDATA[PIE FEST]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/pie-festhttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/pie-festTue, 18 Nov 2025 15:45:05 GMTOn Sunday, thirty-three amateur bakers from across the country competed in the Stissing House x Substack Pie Fest. Fourteen judges had an hour to taste the pies and thirty minutes to deliberate and decide which bakers would receive ribbons and who would be crowned the champion.

The field was hot, bellies burst out of corduroy, and Substack caught it all …

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]]><![CDATA[How to Cook for One]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-cook-for-one-984https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-cook-for-one-984Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:28:12 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[King Chocolate Cake]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/king-chocolate-cakehttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/king-chocolate-cakeTue, 04 Nov 2025 12:52:03 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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]]><![CDATA[How to Cook for One]]>https://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-cook-for-onehttps://claredeboer.substack.com/p/how-to-cook-for-oneFri, 31 Oct 2025 16:49:25 GMTIf you like the crisp edges of lasagne, the soaked croutons, the whipped cream that gets icy around the chocolate scoop - you’re in the right place.

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