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Love is in the air….

January 27, 2008

canción de amor/love song Starting to think about Valentine’s Day? I have since I actually may have a cute boy to go out with that day (duck – the sky may about to fall in). So, I have been thinking of Valentine sweets. And, if you’re planning on participating in Zorra‘s A Heart for your […]

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Mint Cake Minis

January 26, 2008

menta/mint Mint Cake Minis Last year, I made ice cream muffins. Yup! You read correctly – ice cream muffins. A colleague, Debbie, told our team about Ice Cream Muffins at one of our meetings and we were all intrigued. How complicated are they? Would you believe me if I told you the muffins involve only […]

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A Frugal Feast: Chicken Casserole

January 25, 2008

casseruola/casserole I made a fantastic “plan ahead” crab casserole for Annette’s post-party brunch a couple of weeks ago. That particular casserole is not cheap if you use real lump meat crab like I did. However, playing with ingredients was not only fun and creative, but less expensive. My new version turned out considerably cheaper and […]

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Nutty Pear Compote

January 24, 2008

pera/pear Nutty Pear Compote I have a tendency to focus on an ingredient for a while after the ingredient and I have had a successful interaction. That ingredient was gelatin this week. I did such an injustice to my November attempt with gelatin, but was quite stoked when my tomato terrine worked out. I had […]

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Star light, Star Bright…

January 23, 2008

Please bring forth an Almond Delight. My heart smiled when you kissed my lips. What a sweet surprise.~author unknown ammaliare!/delight! I had a blast making the Marzipan Truffles for Annette’s party. Because of the fun, I knew I wanted to keep working with marzipan and trying new things. I mean, people make such fabulous treats […]

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Waiter! There’s something in my…tomato terrine!

January 22, 2008

terrina/terrine “Waiter! There’s something in my…” (WTSIM) has kicked off the new year with…..Terrines! Johanna of The Passionate Cook is host this month. I was very excited to try terrines again. Again, you ask? Yup…..again. I tried my hand at an Avocado Terrine in November, when Tami hosted November’s Hay Hay It’s Donna Day. At […]

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Challah, Take 2…with Currents

January 21, 2008

cerchio magico/magic circle Bread Baking Day, created by Zorra, is a bread lover’s dream! I haven’t participated in any of the previous month round ups, but did manage to get in potato bread when Zorra hosted World Bread Day (a different potato bread than the one I made for the DB #13 Challenge). This month’s […]

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Chunky Tomato Soup

January 20, 2008

zuppa di pomodoro/tomato soup As you know by now, HOM has provided us a ton of healthy eats and now its reached #11! This month’s theme is soup. Ilva, Joanna, and now Michelle could not have planned a better theme. Not only is January is National Soup Month., but Atlanta’s weather is turning…even to snow! […]

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Lemon Rosemary Lamb Roast Dinner

January 19, 2008

nevicata/snow fall Atlanta received a bit of snow on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, it didn’t hang around, so we had to work on Thursday (a bit of a bummer). Soon thereafter, the forecast called for even more inclement weather. Naaaa….not in Atlanta. Has Mother Nature thrown her hands up? It was raining when I woke up […]

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Split Pea Soup

January 19, 2008

pisello secco/split pea Some time back, I saw/bookmarked Elise’s post for split pea soup. I bought a canister/tub/thing of split peas at the farmer’s market, and needed a yummy recipe. I changed it a teenie, and mine was not as lusciously thick as Elise’s, but it was good. Whole Foods always has great nutritional and […]