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    Charlotte Truesdell’s favorite Ricotta Cheesecake

    ByKara February 20, 2022April 5, 2026

    It’s rare that I ever get around to posting follow-ups. I’ve been the lucky recipient of additional stories and recipes in response to past posts — I even have a plan to scrapbook them. But I’m always in the thick of a backlog of new posts and new stories. Charlotte Truesdell’s Ricotta Cheesecake will be…

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    Rosamarina Sauce, Charlotte Truesdell

    ByKara April 3, 2019April 5, 2026

    My recipe explorations have exposed me to a fair amount of lifestyles of the wealthy, but this week’s family really takes the cake. Charlotte and Clifford Truesdell were known for dressing formally for dinner – Clifford in “lace collars and cuffs” and Charlotte in evening gowns, according to the Baltimore Sun Magazine in 1978. Clifford…

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