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Blackberry Mascarpone Trifle

April 14, 2012

Mora/Blackberry Berries. I could live on berries (and pizza…not necessarily together). I mentioned in the Monthly Mingle Round Up that, come spring and throughout the summer, I consume enough berries and cherries to feed a small country. I may need an intervention. Really. Blackberries are my weakness. Like cherries, I don’t post many recipes/dishes with […]

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Pistachio-Honey Cake with Berries and Cream

April 11, 2012

sottile distinzione/subtle distinction I am not exactly sure what it was that compelled me to make this cake, except it reminded me of my gram. Maybe it was because her birthday was a couple of weeks ago. She would have been 99. Maybe its because I still miss her everyday, despite her passing nineteen years […]

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Greek Pasta Salad

April 9, 2012

insalata di past/pasta salad It was a sad day in Atlanta, for me, when eatZi’s closed its doors here. Even though there are still two locations open, Dallas, TX isn’t quite the hop, skip, and a jump from here. So, while I whined, complained, and used some not-so-ladylike-language, life went on. Hrumph. Then, Alon’s moved […]

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Happy Easter

April 8, 2012

Buona Pasqua/Happy Easter From my home to yours… Picture from Plastic Jungle

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Gluten Free Energy Bars

April 6, 2012

barretta energetica/energy bar I can’t believe it’s Friday already! It’s my spring break and days have whizzed by faster than a speeding bullet. While it came at the perfect moment, right as I began to show signs of crankiness, quick, not-always-appropriate retorts, and lack of attention to details, I am afraid the week is not […]

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Berries and Cherries Monthly Mingle Round Up

April 2, 2012

socializzare/mingle Mingle: “To mix or bring together in combination, usually without loss of individual characteristics.” The definition of mingle couldn’t be more accurate when it comes to this month’s Monthly Mingle participants and the tantalizing recipes they shared for this month’s theme, Berries and Cherries. Why Berries and Cherries? My summer is right around the […]

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Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

April 1, 2012

baci/love & kissesThis was a roller coaster of a week. I performed a balanced act at work with “the writing’s on the wall” evaluation conversations and squirrely children’s behavior. Then there was a face to face reality check while attending a vigil for a former student who was fatally shot by local police. And, knowledge […]

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(Gluten Free) Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies

March 26, 2012

biscotto con gocce di cioccolato/chocolate chip cookie If I haven’t said this before, I will say it again. The group of teachers I supervise is the best, as a collective group, I have ever had the pleasure of working with since leaving the classroom for administration. Each have their individual idiosyncrasies, but we all do. […]

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Orange Cardamom Tea Biscuits

March 21, 2012

cardamomo/cardamom Have you ever wanted to stay put in your house, not step foot out of your PJs, and simply spend the day in the kitchen? There may be a resemblance of a plan, but not really. Ideas swirling, notes scribbled, oven preheated to a base of 350ºF (easy to increase or decrease accordingly), and […]

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Lemon Almond Torta

March 19, 2012

limone/lemon Is the weather beautiful in your neck of the woods? I am so excited spring is here a little early. Granted, it’s been in the 80s (27C), and the pollen has begun to rear its ugly head, but the humidity doesn’t seem to be aware of “spring forward”. Woohoo! As if the weather wasn’t […]