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Cup Cake Madness!

May 12, 2007

Piccolo Tortino/Cupcake I actually made both of these cupcakes ions ago, but never posted. So..here we go! First, Boston Cream Cupcakes. One of my favorite cakes is Boston Cream, which happens to be the official cake of Massachusetts. I used to make this cake often and bring them to the school in which I used […]

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Sundried Tomato Ravioli in Sage Sauce

May 11, 2007

salvia/sage Back in March, I went on a bit of a wonton wrapper rant. Excited at my ability to work with these lil‘ joys, I cooked up Sweet Potato Bundles and Cabbage Dumplings. My adventure this time? Ravioli…filled with my favorites ….goat & ricotta cheeses and sun-dried tomatoes (which I use often, like in in […]

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Mission Accomplished

May 11, 2007

I have mentioned Sharon in several posts. And, do you remember when I blogged about her trip to the Farmers Market and her emailing me the poignant question….“Is starting a blog hard?” Ha ha! My friends, we have lift off. Allow me to introduce our latest foodie, Sharon, and her blog – Bird Food. Yipee!!!!!! […]

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Tuscan Pudding

May 10, 2007

Budino/Pudding My cabinets are completely out of hand. My pantry, too! Therefore, I wasn’t surprised when a bag here or a can there jumped out at me when I opened miscellaneous doors. Among the escapees was an itty bitty cookbook, Cookshelf Italian by Penny Stephens. I actually think I picked it up during one of […]

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Pork Tenderloin Medallion with Goat Cheese/Beet Salad

May 9, 2007

Pork Tenderloin Medallion with Goat Cheese/Beet Salad semplicità/simplicity This was a simple, no-fuss meal. First, I roasted the 2 small beets like I had done a couple of weeks ago. But, instead of eating these as is, I added about 3 Tbsp. of goat cheese and about a Tbsp. of Balsamic vinegar to the warm […]

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Baked Cod Parmesan with Sugar Snap Peas

May 8, 2007

The locals in Boston know all about Legal Seafood. Growing up, it was a great seafood restaurant. Now, I don’t know what it is like now, but way back when? Yum!! So, you can imagine my excitement when I saw (many moons ago) they had a cookbook. But, until I moved into my house, I […]

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Cookies for you!?

May 8, 2007

Atterraggio di Fortuna!/Crash Landing! No – not today! The biscotti with which I am referring were part of a cookie platter I began for the school’s P.E. (physical education) teacher who received the double honor of school Teacher of the Year and the county’s PE/Health Teacher of the Year . Unfortunately, the biscotti will not […]

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Lamb Shoulder w/ Herb Tagliatelle in Roma Tomato Sauce

May 7, 2007

The third round of Heart of the Matter is underway! While perusing various blogs, I have seen many recipes for this round and the compilation is bound to be a doozie! As I mentioned yesterday, I went to the Farmer’s Market and bought a bunch of fresh produce. Among the many bags of goodies were […]

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Weekend Dog Blogging by proxy

May 7, 2007

Meet Morgan (front) and Ginger (back) Me? Dogs? No. I would love a dog, but simply am not home enough. I had a boxer/Shepard mix in my early twenties, but ended up giving her to a Vet student when I moved into a “No Pet” apartment in Boston. So, similar to the Aunt hat I […]

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More Eating Out…

May 6, 2007

mangiare fuori/dine out Its been an eating out week! Whew – I am ready to get back in my own kitchen, where I control the amount of oil, butter, and salt! (I am off to the DeKalb’s Farmers Market as soon as I post….I need veggies!) Outing #1Last week I went to Cafe Michel for […]