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Ladies' Home Journal food and entertaining director Tara Bench in the LHJ test kitchen
One of the best side benefits of writing a food blog is participating in events like last month's King Arthur Flour Blog & Bake™. Not only did I learn how to make flaky scones, pillowy pizza dough, and pie crust, I met a dozen other bloggers and food editors who share my passion for pulling flavors together into recipes and finding exactly the right words to describe the food I love.
One of my pie crust buddies in Vermont was Tara Bench, a professional chef and recipe developer who currently directs all the food and entertaining content for Ladies' Home Journal magazine. I had a few free hours during a recent business trip to New York, so I…
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