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Fun Friday

April 5, 2013

have a good weekend/buon fine settimana I don’t have any clever words or tasty treats for you today. Just want to wish you a wonderful weekend that is filled with joy, laughter, and wonderful memories!

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Chickpea Curry

April 3, 2013

piatto al curry/curry So far, my vacation as been all about me. Yup! After seeing the teen off to his senior (crazy, I know!!) prom, I shifted my attention to moi. Mi. Me. My focus has been about hanging out at my house, enjoying my personal space, and slowly working back into my long herniated-disk-lost […]

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Date Nut Spiral Cookies

April 1, 2013

spirale/spiral I always look at spiral cookies like an analogy of my days. Both are a continuous, winding, curved patterns of controlled chaos. Just when I think the spiral is coming to an end, a spark gets it moving again. Although students only have 35 days left of the school remaining in this school year, […]

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Pear Pie Pockets

March 23, 2013

torta di pera/pear pie It’s spring by calendar only. Today is chilly and rainy here in Atlanta and all I want to do is curl up on the couch and chow-down on comfort food. As my wait-time for the pizza delivery has ticked away, memories of the Mini Pear Pockets I made a while back […]

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Homemade Cherry Pie Lärabars

March 21, 2013

torta di ciliegie/cherry pie There has always been one specific characteristic about energy/protein bars or meal replacement bars that rubs me the wrong way. More often than not, the bars are dipped in chocolate. Because I am allergic to chocolate, I am unable to partake is energy bar pleasures and that small detail gets under […]

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Sesame-Maple Roasted Tofu and Noodles

March 18, 2013

d’acero/maple While many people were celebrating St. Patrick’s Day yesterday, this Italian girl was more concerned with baking treats and eating a rockin’ couscous salad I threw together. I also had to make sure all my ducks were in a row for my post today. The Secret Recipe Club reveal day is important and I […]

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Italian Potato Salad

March 17, 2013

Italiano/Italian Today is the last day to vote on the first bracket of Munch Madness, the joint venture between the Kitchen PLAY and Knuckle Salad in which I have been invited to participate. A bracketed potato playoff sponsored by United States Potato Board, and my Baked Tater Tots need your support in the head-to-head. Already voted? […]

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Baked Tater Tots

March 11, 2013

patata al forno/baked potato Tater tots, beloved bite-sized potato treats! Many of us fondly remember tater tots as the school lunch nibbles that paired perfectly with the square pizza the Lunch Lady served. In more recent years, tater tots have taken residency in many fast food joints and even moved into some restaurants as a […]

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Oven Roasted Spiced Chickpeas

March 10, 2013

reindirizzamento/redirection I was rockin’ and rollin’ this fall and part of the winter. I was working out six days a week 2+ hours per day, channeled the abhorrence of my day job into the bag at my kickboxing gym, ate clean according to a planned, regimented schedule, and even started dating again. Unfortunately, the three […]

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Blueberry Herb Jam

February 25, 2013

persona stravagante/freak Jam freak. Me. I am! I make jam way more than I post recipes here. In fact, I can feel the fig, red grapefruit, and tomato jams-stares eyeing at me from their lil’ ball jars at this very moment. What I don’t have, however, are the stares of this Flying Biscuit inspired Blueberry […]