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Mini Tiramisu Cups

September 3, 2012

una sorpresa/a treatSeveral months ago, I lost my head in Restaurant Depot preparing for the Food Blogger Bake Sale (#ATLBakeSale), the annual event that benefits Share Our Strength. I am not sure why my process of preparation involved mistaking my home for a restaurant. The fabricated scenario filled my home with a ridiculous amount of […]

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Meat(less) Pie

September 3, 2012

vegetariano/vegetarian It has been a long time since I have cooked. I mean really cooked, for myself. It has been even longer since I have sat down at the kitchen table to enjoy a home-cooked meal. Crazy, right? Me, miss I-live-in-my-kitchen! The four posts that have miraculously managed to publish since I returned home from […]

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Apricot Cardamom Curd

August 20, 2012

albicocca/apricot It’s interesting how food can bring me back to reality. If you’re a regular reader, you may be wondering were my posts have been. In fact, I was supposed to hit publish on this post hours ago. While a few pictures and corresponding recipes are waiting patiently, the last few months have definitely thrown me […]

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Banana Cornbread

August 5, 2012

impazzire o fare i matti /going bananas Wondering where I’ve been? Yeah, me too. The summer has flown by so quickly; I believe I am suffering from a slight case of whip lash. Yes, I know summer is not actually over. However, I view the calendar in terms of school days. Since our new teachers […]

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Coconut Cake

July 26, 2012

Hazy, hot and humid summer days, Long, stressful days at work, One terrible date after another. All are very real happenings in my world, as of late. Even so, all is quickly forgotten with a moist, creamy slice of Coconut Cake. You know the moments, the evenings when you arrive home from work, lay down […]

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Pear Cake with Pine Nuts

July 23, 2012

torta di pera/pear cake It is The Secret Recipe Club reveal day! Month after month, Angie works her magic, sends my assigned blog to check out and my brain immediately gets movin’. This month, I got to Cook with Sara! So many wonderful choices, with step by step photos. Her blog is definitely ago-to place […]

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Lemony Kale Salad with Tomatoes

July 15, 2012

cavolo riccio/kale I have been off the last couple of weeks, taking two of the four weeks I get during the summer. Time away from means an altered routine. It is during these times that I pay special attention to my eating. Now, that doesn’t mean that I make drastic changes from what I do […]

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Garden Salsa Jam

July 10, 2012

marmellata/jam I am a fan of jam. A jam fan I am! Okay, that was silly. That’s what happens when I am sleepy and stressed. Silly or not, my admiration for all things jam is very real. I attribute it to the cream cheese and jelly sandwiches my mom used to make me for school […]

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Breakfast Egg & Avocado Tostada

July 9, 2012

dieta salutare/healthy Have you noticed that my passion for baking, which is also my stress reliever, is a complete contradiction to my eating habits? It’s kind of odd, really. You can imagine the looks I get when others learn I don’t eat what I bake. I much rather pawn my goodies off to my neighbors […]

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Julia Child’s Charlotte Chantilly Aux Framboises

July 8, 2012

cremoso/creamy Week 9 of the JC100 Celebration has truly been a party. Not only did it coincide with America’s July 4th Independence holiday, but the recipe of the week was a dessert. I get all giddy inside when I (1) get an extra opportunity to bust out the Kitchen Aid and (2) get to use […]