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Campfire Brownies for Brownie Babe of the Month

May 27, 2007

Cioccolato!/Chocolate! The deadline is right around the corner for Myriam’s blog event, and what an event it is! Brownie Babe of the Month. She launched the event last month and believe she had a large number of foodies on a chocolate sugar high ever since (which is simply fantastic)! So, for this go-around, put my […]

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Nutmeg Mini-Muffins

May 27, 2007

noce moscata/nutmeg An event started by Experiments, she has passed the torch this month and Gourmet of Un tocco di zenzero is hosting Muffin Monday 3, Spicy Muffins! I wasn’t completely thrilled with my Vegetable Muffins last month, especially since they followed Ice Cream Muffins. So, I was weary about making another savory-type muffin. Then […]

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Quinoa Butternut Squash Casserole

May 26, 2007

I missed WHB last week! And, barely made it this week, hosted by Kitchen Wench! But, I am ready think I made it just in time….! My contribution will be Quinoa Butternut Squash Casserole. (I have included other foodie butternut squash recipes at the end of this post. )First, here are some reasons why we […]

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Blog Event: The Deep Freeze Summer Challenge

May 25, 2007

Sharon and I were at lunch several weeks back chatting about …. well, what else? Food! The conversation turned to the freezing food and I mentioned how jam packed my freezer has become in recent months. I laughed as I explained I could probably create a complete meal from frozen food alone – soup to […]

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Interview Meme

May 25, 2007

I first came across the interview meme when Ilva‘s posted her interview. In response, I commented “Interview me”, then got busy with graduation and completely forgot about my comment. The other day, Lisa at La Mia Cucina posted her Q&A. Again, I commented “Interview me”. Ha! Good going Chris. I received emails from both these […]

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Chris’ Bow Tie and Feta Pasta (for one)

May 24, 2007

If I don’t prepare lunch ahead of time, I will sometimes head over to Publix and grab a wrap sandwich, fruit, sushi, or one of there pasta dishes. But, when I stopped by the other day to pick up Lactaid, I thought, “I can do that!”. No, not the sushi (I will leave that up […]

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The Bitter Melon Challenge

May 23, 2007

Sfida /Challenge I am a little competitive, when challenged. And a challenge is what was put in front of me this week. I received a kind of cryptic phone message from Sharon one night, and an equally cryptic email the next day. The common thread in the messages was she had something for me. Hmmmm? […]

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Mom Meets Lidia!

May 23, 2007

My mom moved back to NYC in 2004 and became very involved with all the city has to offer – classes at NYC, city tours, and tennis. She also became a member of The National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW) and the Italian Welfare League. A couple of weeks ago, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich was […]

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A Fabulous Weekend Celebration with Family and Friends…and Granola

May 21, 2007

Cerimonia di Laurea / Graduation I must admit something…..Friends? Family? Are you sitting? I was wrong. Yes, wrong. What am I talking about? I am a feisty girl, and stubborn. Those of you in the blogosphere don’t necessarily know that about me. But, my friends and family? Oh….they know this side of me all too […]

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Mango Laddu

May 21, 2007

I will post about graduation tomorrow, as soon as I get the pictures from the ceremony. But, while waiting, here’s a recipe I borrowed from Ramya, who posted lovely recipe with mango puree. From the various names by which they are referred, as Ramya tells us, I am going to choose to call them Mango […]