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Pink Champagne Sherbet

August 23, 2010

celebrare/celebrate! Work is back in full swing for me and it has been an interesting experience getting back into a routine of a school schedule. I didn’t realize, until I stepped foot back on campus, how much of “school stuff” I (completely) put out of my mind. It has been a bit of a challenge […]

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Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake

August 20, 2010

Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake For Streusel 1/2 cup cake flour (all-purpose is okay) 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 cup oatmeal (not quick cooking) 5 tbsp (2.5 oz) unsalted butter, softened 3 tablespoons lemon juice Cake 1 cup blueberry puree, divided 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg […]

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Broiled Figs with Goat Cheese and Spiced Honey

August 18, 2010

Broiled Figs with Goat Cheese and Spiced Honey Wash, and pat dry 4 ripe, blemish-free figs. Using a sharp knife, quarter each fig. Place on a lined cookie sheet covered with oiled paper. Add about ½ Tbsp. of goat cheese in the center of each fig and place them under a broiler for 5-6 minutes, […]

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Mele Cotte’s 1000 Post!

August 16, 2010

millennio/millennium I have known this day was coming. But of course, here I am writing the night prior to posting. It seems a little surreal, 1000 posts. Had you asked me about what I would write on this day 4 ½ years ago, my response would have been, 1000 posts? I need to get through […]

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Cherry Basil Frozen Yogurt

August 13, 2010

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Amaretti Cookies w/ Homemade Almond Paste

August 11, 2010

pasta di mandorle/almond paste First, I want to express my big thanks to Kim Ford of Jubilee Magazine and the Alicia Edwards of the Examiner (Atlanta) for including the cake I made for Loft 22 in their articles! When I began baking, I mean really baking, amaretti cookies kept my oven going strong in my […]

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“Thank you” Duran Duran!

August 10, 2010

apprezzamento/appreciation When I learned about Duran Duran Appreciation Day last week, I immediately tweeted my excitement. I just knew there had to be other groupies out there in the twitterverse. Sure enough, Tiffany (@foodfinery) and Andrea (@dlishblog) jumped in immediately and expressed their excitement. It was cool, especially since we are all from totally different […]

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Tomato Basil Sorbet

August 9, 2010

freddo/chilly I can feel the *side eye* stares from many of you. But give it a chance! This Tomato Basil Sorbet was delicious! Have you noticed a chilly environment at the Mele Cotte household lately, since I brought an ice cream maker into the house. Oh the creamy goodness that has passed through that machine […]

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Summer Couscous with Peach and Prosciutto

August 6, 2010

cambiamento tranquillo/peaceful change This has been a year of change for me. It seems so surreal that it was this time last year I had just finished my relocation to Utah. Good, bad, or indifferent, I am back and all the events that have transpired have added up to tremendous learning experiences. Priceless. To exist […]

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Bloody Mary Spritzer

August 4, 2010

Buona Salute/Good Health Although it is only August, many schools around here are back in session this week or next. So for me, summer is really over. Luckily for us, however, the foods of summer don’t know kids are heading back to school, mall stores are filling with tights, sweaters, and scarves, and some are […]