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Eat. Live. Be. For a Better 2011 with Root Vegetable Soup

January 3, 2011

scopi/goal It’s the New Year. Have you made your resolutions? Me neither. I came to the conclusion long ago that resolutions are not for me, probably because the ones I made were never realistic. Instead, I like to make goals for myself. Goals. Resolutions. Same thing? Maybe. Probably. Okay, yes. It’s all about perception, the […]

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2010 Year in Recipe Review

December 31, 2010

preferito/favorite With my easily distracted self, I spend a good chunk of last night writing a way-too-wordy end-of-the-year post in between fixing something to eat, snapping pictures, texting, and who knows what else. Then a tweet that came across my Twitter feed by @queenaftan, a choreographer (I believe) in Atlanta that sums up everything I […]

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Spaghetti Squash Gratin with Walnuts and Bacon

December 30, 2010

cotto al forno / oven baked I am a huge fan of spaghetti squash and eat it on a pretty regular basis. Because of time and, well…laziness, I usually simply roast it and add a little oil or tomato sauce to it. This day was a different story. One of my go-to blogs for tasty […]

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Apple Coffee Cake

December 29, 2010

torta al caffè/coffee cake I am a sucker for coffee cakes of all types. Homemade is best, of course, but an Entenmanns Coffee Cake will not go to waste in my presence. Nonetheless, my affection for the sweetened bread-like dessert always leads me to playing around with different flavors and flours. I tend to always […]

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes

December 26, 2010

nocciola/hazelnut Laying low in recent weeks has been great and the winter break that I am on at the moment has been like a cherry on top of a sundae. Cooking, baking, cleaning and getting the house in organized order. It’s kind of freeing, really. Part of the plan for cleaning includes posting all the […]

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Gingerbread Spread

December 24, 2010

Buon Natale!/Merry Christmas! Christmas is tomorrow! Can you believe the special day is within arm’s reach? Even with all that has been/is around us, reminding us of the day’s approach, Christmas Eve always has an element of innocence within the fervor of it all. I believe it is that innocence, regardless of how old we […]

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Chipotles in Adobo & Creamy Chipotles Chili Dip (2 Recipes)

December 22, 2010

speziato/spicy It is an exciting day! Beginning today, I am the new food columnist/contributor for the Northeast Cobb Patch. It is an online source that offers community-specific news and information through complete local coverage of Northeast Cobb County, outside Atlanta, Georgia. Patch , the Foundation, covers the states East to West across, featuring news, events, […]

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Chickpea and Roasted Vegetable Salad

December 20, 2010

ortaggi/vegetables I am excited to enjoy the next couple of weeks, as schools here are on winter break. With as much rest and relaxation I can soak in, I will also be enjoying as much cooking as I can manage. I won’t have to worry about packing something up for lunch, but that doesn’t matter. […]

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Nutcracker Brownies with Chef Mark Seaman

December 18, 2010

schiaccianoci/nutcracker Oh, if I could love to possess just a pinch of the talent Chef Nicholas Lodge, world renown pastry chef and sugar artist, has and shares, I would be a happy, happy girl. Luckily, for those of us in the Atlanta area, there is the opportunity to take a class with Chef Lodge and […]

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Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake

December 17, 2010

limone/lemon My break has officially begun, as of this afternoon. Yeah! Out for two fabulous weeks. There is so much to catch up on, fun outings to let you know about, and good eats; so I am anxious to catch up on my posts. Classes at Nicholas Lodge’s ISAC, baking cakes for Love Offering, Inc., […]