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What I’m reading now: Some Like It Hot

Posted in Appetizers, Asian, Food Books, Main Dishes, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Tiger Cry – chargrilled beef with a hot, sour, spicey and sweet dipping sauce.

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Provencal Tomato Spread

Posted in Condiments, Food Books, French, Sandwiches, Sauces, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Provencal Tomato Spread: flavors of the south of France at Pantry Raid.

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Meyer Lemonade

Posted in Drinks, tagged , , , , , on March 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »

 
Quenching a thirst
If you knew me, you’d know I live on diet soda. It is a bad, bad habit and one I try, however feebly, to break. So today, I was sitting at home staring at the computer thinking “gosh, I’m thirsty”. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I was on [...]

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Rosemary Olive Oil Cake with Meyer Lemon Glaze

Posted in Desserts, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Rosemary Olive Oil Cake with Meyer Lemon Glaze – A dairy-free dessert that makes an even better breakfast.

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Winter Caprese Salad

Posted in Salads, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Well, I know we on the cusp of spring, but we are months from decent tomatoes and I’m craving them. This  Winter Caprese salad makes use of oven roasted tomatoes, which are so sweet and flavorful, I’m just sure you will fall in love with them. They are much different than their chewy sun-dried counterparts. [...]

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What I’m reading now…

Posted in Food Books, Main Dishes, pizza, tagged , , , , , on March 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Food Books
 The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn
I actually rather enjoyed this story of woman in her mid-30’s, recently fired from her office job, on a quest to “find herself” by enrolling in Le Cordon Bleu cooking school for a year. What did she have to lose? So even though this [...]

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Beef tacos sans seasoning packet

Posted in Main Dishes, Mexican, tagged , , on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Yes, you can make tacos without that ubiquitious packet of seasoning mix. And guess what else – it’s a heck of a lot tastier and not that much more work. If you want to take it to another level, search out fresh taco shells from a local taqueria and maybe some Mexican crema. Or you [...]

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Victoria

Posted in Desserts, TWD, tagged on March 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »

 I wasn’t going to make this week’s TWD recipe, but I’m having a really tough week and I thought it would get my mind off things. Between job problems and family problems, you could say that all around things aren’t going very well. But the real topper to all of this is that we had [...]

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