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Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookies

October 14, 2012

festicciola/little treat It has been quite some time since I have made salted caramel. After having to make it every shift at the restaurant for my Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Ice Cream dessert, we needed a break from one another after I left. However, a craving began to resurface recently and I decided […]

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Chickpeas, Artichokes, Fennel, and Mushrooms

October 7, 2012

feel at home/sentirsi a casa Autumn is my favorite season. Once I felt the first chill in the early morning this week, fall’s freshness consumed my every thought as I was immediately brought back to my childhood. I am not sure why, but autumn’s crispness brings about the same memories each year. The home we […]

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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spiced Cream Cheese & White Chocolate Ganache

October 5, 2012

orto delle zucche/pumpkin patch Finally! After posting a teaser picture of these cupcakes on my Facebook page, then giving these sweet treats to my staff weeks ago, here they are! Now that they’re posted, I am going to ask you to go back….go way back to when you were knee high to a grasshopper and […]

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Capers, Figs, Ovoli Mushrooms and Zucchini, oh my!

October 1, 2012

buon cibo/good food Happy Monday! Welcome to WHB 353. I have the pleasure of hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging for Haalo. The dishes sent into WHB each week are always intriguing. But, if I can say so, the participants knocked it out of the park this week with ingredients and depth of flavor. […]

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Hibiscus Mango Tea Sandwich Cookies

September 30, 2012

hibiscus/ibisco The Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is one of my favorite flowers. They grow on a small tree and (typically) have bright, colorful flowers. Despite the fact that Hibiscus is not typically found growing in Atlanta, I am particularly fond of the red Hibiscus; there is a quality about the flower I find quite lovely and […]

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Triple Chocolate Brownies

September 23, 2012

decadente/decadent Time is a hot commodity in my house. More and more, I find myself saying, “There just isn’t enough time in the day”. As my to-do list gets longer, I am not convinced I am a productive as I once was and actually think I spin my wheels over and over. Most of the […]

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Farfalle Peppadew Salad

September 21, 2012

verdure tritate/chopped vegetables Peppadews are a guilty pleasure of mine. Even though peppadews are available in jars, I can’t help but pick up a stash of the sweet piquanté peppers when I walk through the refrigerated case or cheese/olive area of Whole Foods or Fresh Market. Often times, the peppadews are utilized at appetizers because […]

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Butternut Squash, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad

September 17, 2012

insalata a pezzetti/tossed salad Before I get to today’s The Secret Recipe Club big reveal, did you leave your comment on my Baked Halibut en Papillote posting? I am going away a$25 Visa gift card and 2 boxes of Barilla pasta! Check it out; you have until September 19th. Now, onto the real reason you […]

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Halibut en Papillote {& a Giveaway}

September 12, 2012

pacco a sorpresa/surprise package I am Italian. You may know this. However, other than this blog’s name, the post headers, and a recipe here and there that brings me back to my childhood, someone may not make an immediate connection that this redheaded freckled face girl’s family is, indeed, from Genoa and Naples. Oddly enough, […]

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White Chocolate Bread Pudding

September 8, 2012

dolce di pane/bread pudding Despite the persistence of summer’s endless warm temperatures and oppressive humidity, it is September. In my brain, September equals Autumn. Sure, there are still two weeks until the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere. But, what’s two weeks among friends, right? So, Mother Nature, bring on the cool, brisk mornings, would ya? […]