Creamy Chickpea Pockets with Tomato Basil Chutney

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farcite/filled When I saw Katie’s chickpea patties, I was immediately sold.  Because of the cakes I had to do, my fridge was bare with only a few items in the crisper, as I had to make room for cake and butter creams.  So, I deciding to clean out little I had in the crisper, I […]

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Ode to Duran Duran Blog Event: Hungry Like the Wolf

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If you were around in the 80s, and a music lover, I believe you’ll catch on to the importance of this event. Follow me here… Did you (Reach Up For The) Sunrise hoping that the New Moon On Monday would Take You Higher, allowing you to escape from your Ordinary World, even if for a […]

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Peachy in Atlanta: Pies, pizza, & Ice Cream, Oh My!

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What’s better than summer?  Summer fruit!  Whoohoo!  I mentioned my adventures at the South Carolina produce stand last week. And, I am revisiting that fruit day. First?  This week had me working on two cakes. Cake #1 – I made as a prop for a video I had to tape of myself decorating.  Big thanks […]

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Summer Slaw with Creamy Asian Vinaigrette

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insalata di cavolo/coleslaw The last few weeks have been pretty great!  Part of the greatness has been all the delicious, fresh foods with which I have indulged, both at home and while out and about. Peaches, blackberries, and heirlooms tomatoes to name have been a few of the freshness I have consumed! And, I love that […]

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Red Wine Ice Cream

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vino rosso/red wine Nothing defines “relaxing” better than a leisurely dinner on the patio, at home or at a restaurant, with good friends, candles flickering, and muted sounds of patron conversations , the laughter of a funny something that has been said, and a delicious glass of wine. Atlanta is great for this kind of […]

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Mele Cotte Featured on My Gloss

July 24, 2010

Hi there!  Just a quick hello to say, “Have a great weekend!” New posts will be here next week. In the meantime, did you see what excitement has occurred? Check out the great post Maris Callahan wrote  about Mele Cotte for My Gloss. And, did you see that Sur La Table included Mele Cotte on […]

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Red Quinoa, Eggplant and Chickpea Salad

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energia vitale/vital energy I am back from DC and had a really great time.  I forgot how much I enjoyed the city while I lived there many moons ago.  Although the main reason for the visit was to attend job interviews, I did get to get out and about a little. I posted various pictures […]

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Mediterranean Couscous Stuffed Heirloom Tomato

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memoria/heirloom Thanks for those of you who stopped by yesterday to see Jen’s guest post.  Her Vanilla Almond Biscotti look absolutely amazing and are definitely in my “to bake” recipes. If you missed it, its definitely a must read. Jen’s post was a nice change in my posting schedule, much like Washington DC is for […]

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Guest Post: My Kitchen Addiction & Vanilla Almond Biscotti

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ospite d’onore / guest of honor This is new territory for me – A guest post!  I am very excited and honored to have Jen Schall of My Kitchen Addiction guest post today.  She so graciously allowed me to guest post over at her place and is now providing me with some of her fabulousness […]

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Pineapple Cucumber Gazpacho (V.2)

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rinfrescante/refreshing My world has been full of sweets lately.  In addition to preparing the desserts for a “Wedding Favor Challenge“, I was asked to put together a tray of desserts for a meeting with Glenda Hatchett and the “Hip Hop Moms” (The mother’s of Ne-Yo, Lil’ Wayne, and Lil’ Jon).  This particular task was exciting […]

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