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Cooking to Combat Cancer – An Event

April 17, 2011

Cooking to Combat Cancer is back for a 5th year. I would love for you to join me in putting together a compilation of healthy, tasty, and cancer-fighting recipes. It’s easy. You don’t have to have a blog to participate. Once you’ve posted/made your dish, email me at melecotte (at) gmail (dot) com, with Cooking […]

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Coconut Lime Cake

April 13, 2011

dolce al cocco / coconut cake It began as cake. A vanilla cake. Then, thoughts turned to lemon. Okay, it was settled. The next step? Preheat oven, gather the ingredients, gather …the …ingredients, where are the lemons. Uh oh…there aren’t any. That little fact makes a lemon cake difficult to make. What now? Vanilla again? […]

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Apple Fennel Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette

April 11, 2011

finocchio/fennel Happy Eat. Live. Be. For a Better 2011 Monday! I am back at work after a spring break/vacation that flew by in an instant. Seven and a half weeks left until the end of the school year/graduation and I can’t wait. But, before I get to the end of the school year, I need […]

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Honey Lavender Ice Cream

April 10, 2011

gelato alla miele/honey ice cream Many of us have said, on multiple occasions, how grateful we are for the experiences and friendships that we’ve been fortunate to have because of blogging. While I haven’t attended too many functions and/or gatherings, the ones I have gone to definitely made and impact and I will treasure the […]

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Fighting Cancer with Deconstructed Fish Tacos

April 7, 2011

istigare una lotta / put up a fight Spring is in full bloom and summer is about to heat up. I don’t know about you, but I adore the foods that coincide with the warm months. Rosemary and other herbs & spices like turmeric and curry, garlic, seaweed, berries, green leafy vegetables, avocados, tomatoes, and […]

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Avocado Sorbet

April 5, 2011

ossessionato/obssessed Obsessed. I think I am obsessed. Since I brought home my ice cream machine last year, I have made more ice cream than I think I have even consumed in the last decade. I am not really sure where the obsession comes from because I am actually not a fan of ice cream. The […]

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Eat. Live. Be with a Sundried Tomato Onion Tart

April 4, 2011

crostata di cipolla/onion tart Spring Break! I am very excited. It has started off pretty great, beginning with The Legends of Hip Hop Concert on Saturday night. Other than the gym? Nothing. I didn’t set my alarm. I didn’t leave my house. Kitchen, couch, bed. Very exciting. You may be thinking, Why not get up […]

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Strawberry Rangoons

March 30, 2011

fragola/strawberry If I had my preference, I would be able to walk the aisles of the Farmer’s Market, Whole Foods, and Fresh Market every day. Unfortunately, my favorite go-to places are not very close to my house. It’s kind of a bummer, really, because I am a little picky about supermarket and when I find […]

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Eat. Live. Be. Vegan. Edamame Amaranth Salad

March 28, 2011

Happy Eat. Live. Be. For a Better 2011 Monday! I know; I have been MIA with Eat Live Be for a couple of weeks. Working though the weekends sometimes makes it difficult to stick to post deadlines. This weekend was similar, but my work was at ISAC and not school. Working for Chef Lodge and […]

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Chicken, Zucchini, and White Bean Stew

March 25, 2011

spezzatino/stew It has been a long time since I have been ill…like flu sick. In fact, I was pretty excited that I managed to get away, unscathed, throughout the last few months as students and teachers went through various strands of the nasties. Then, over the last few weeks, I have noticed signs. Achy, scratchy […]