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cooking with friends
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN — ANOLON CUTLERY 3-PIECE SET
REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY -- Anolon® Cutlery 3-Piece Chef Set I've had longer than usually to review these knives since my kitchen was out of commission for so long. And you know, I truly love my knives and have reviewed and written about many. So these were up against some tough odds. Any chef ...
“Oh my goodness” Doce de Leite Macaroons
"Oh my goodness" are the words that came out of my ten year old's mouth as he sampled the doce de leite macaroons. And I thought the coconut lime ones were the winner! So, forgive me for another macaroon posting but my kids nearly ate every last one and told me I had to share the recipe with ...
Zesty Cranberry Bread
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Making Cavatelli Pasta with a Friend
I usually wait a few days after a cooking date before writing my blog, but I had such fun today that I can't contain myself! In fact I could hardly wait until I got home to start writing about my cooking date with Lou. Now you know I currently don't have a kitchen, which makes me seem like a beggar ...
Breads and more breads!
There's been a bit of quiet in my blog the last two weeks and there's good reason. I don't have a kitchen right now and you all know how serious a matter this is to me. You see, the waste pipe in my second floor bathroom leaked through my ceiling destroyed my cabinets, microwave and stove. I know. ...
Savor Summer in a Two-Bite Morsel
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I’ve waited ten months to sink my teeth into a just-picked piece of sweet Jersey corn. And I have to say it’s been worth the wait. There’s few culinary pleasures (at least for me) which match the delightful pleasure which comes with that sugary and explosive squirt which comes as I bite into a sweet ...
Celebrate National Oatmeal Day with my Breakfast Cookies!
In honor of national oatmeal day, I'm going to share my breakfast cookie recipe with you since it's loaded with oatmeal -- the best kind -- Quaker Old Fashioned Oats! Though I call it a breakfast cookie, it's usually my mid morning snack cookie after a workout. It's certainly healthier than a ...
The Smell Factor
My family is eager for our upcoming vacation to the western Algarve in Portugal contemplating everything from the food to the people we’ll soon see. But when I asked my oldest son Zack what he was most looking forward to, he said “the smell”. Now let me elaborate a bit, because although intangible, ...