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Cleaning Blog House

August 8, 2007

I have a bunch of pictures and food I haven’t posted. And, since my copious hours at work have cut into my blogging time (can you imagine???), I have decided to clean “blog” house. So, here’s a myriad of “stuff”. 1. One weekend, M and I headed to IKEA, looking for some loft furnishings for […]

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Brownie Babe! Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Brownies

August 7, 2007

Denso/Dense Time for another round of Brownie Babe of the Month! This is the lovely event hosted by Myriam each month. For round #3, I chose to make a recipe I found right after flipping by the mocha cake. My pictures don’t do them justice at all, as you can see throughout, but these little […]

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Tomato Tarts

August 6, 2007

Last week was tough for me. Nothing bad happened; it just went by so fast! And, nothing went the way I envisioned. The real issue is my anal-retentiveness and a slight need to get things done correctly, the first time. (At least I recognize this…ha!) After a much needed & unexpected phone call Thursday from […]

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I couldn’t resist

August 6, 2007

I saw this on Sognatrice’s blog and couldn’t resist. Since I am in the market for a second job, I thought – why not? What am I talking about? Over at Ashwin’s blog, you will find one crazy blog owner!! You can win$2500!! To enter just copy this text and paste it in your blog!! […]

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Bon Bon Bonanza!

August 3, 2007

Pezzetti Saporiti/Tasty Morsels I mentioned Monday that my new job has heightened my inability to turn my off brain, which led to baking myriad of desserts. I ended up with several bon bons/truffles, cookies, and brownies this weekend. All I had to do was divvy their whereabouts. One of the bon bons (see third row […]

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Pasta Bella!

August 2, 2007

deporre uno strato/layer I didn’t get a dish in for Pasta Presto Night last week. (Here’s the round up.) Interestingly, I ate pasta two times this week; once this weekend and once last night. When it rains it pours! This weekend, I made tomato sauce since I was out. (My version is below.) So, for […]

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Individual Onion & Goat Cheese Tarts

August 1, 2007

Torta/Tart Well, I am still working through DB Blogroll and checking out all the tremendous Mirror cakes. I think I got through L last night? I go back tonight and try to finish – but …..wow! Everyone did fabulous! Tuesday was productive, but not productive – does that make sense? I had a plan when […]

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Individual Apricot Tarts

July 31, 2007

albicocca/apricot Well, the Daring Bakers Challenge #8: Strawberry Mirror Cake is over….sadly. Now, although #8 is over, its not over….I have only gotten through “F” on the DB Blogroll, but I will take on a few more letters each night. …”I–think–I–can, I–think–I–can.” If you haven’t done so already, click the link and look at all […]

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Daring Bakers Challenge #8: Strawberry Mirror Cake

July 30, 2007

sfida/challenge Strawberry Mirror Cake Yeah! Today is finally here….I am so excited! When I was asked to become a Daring Baker, I wondered if Lis knew what she was doing – maybe a momentary lapse of judgement? Ha! Before my invite I would look at the challenges each month and the stunning results all the […]

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If it looks like leather, tastes like leather….

July 29, 2007

it is leather! Literally. I know – you’re asking yourself, “Isn’t this a food blog?” Yes, it is. But, every now and again I feel the need to take a “bird walk”. (A bird walk = a tangent) And, today’s bird walk is about shoes. Earlier this week, I spoke about two small addictions I […]