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Fennel Cupcakes w/ Candy-Coated Fennel Seeds

January 15, 2010

seme di finocchio / fennel seeds Short(er) post today, as I am behind schedule. I am really excited for the first time in a while! I am back running again, shaving a few seconds off my turtle mile each day I ran this week. Still a turtle…but a turtle coming out of her shell! 🙂 […]

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Baked Edamame Pockets

January 14, 2010

l’amore è come la pancia piena/love is a full tummy Each day is getting better and better! I had a fantastic day hanging out with Helen, who came to Atlanta for TBS’s fabulous event….The Sugar Coma tour. We had a lovely day, chatting over a leisurely lunch at Surin of Thailand. I must say, I […]

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Rich, Creamy, Dreamy, (and Raw) Chocolate Pudding

January 13, 2010

un diamante grezzo/raw potential Job hunting is…well…it is what it is. But, whatever! Something will come up. In the meantime, in between resumes, cover letters, and all the other mundane tasks that go along with pounding the pavement, I am catching up on my tweets and learning how much Atlanta has changed in the short […]

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Celebrating with Candy Apple Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

January 12, 2010

Festeggiamo/Let’s Celebrate! Happy Blogiversary, Mele Cotte! January 12, 2006 seems like just yesterday! Who knew I would still be blogging, let alone posting my 899th time! Crazy. Crazy, fun, exciting…it has been a ride! In the beginning, I thought it would just be me posting random recipes…for me, my purpose, record. My original thoughts compared […]

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Chunky Tomato Turkey Soup

January 11, 2010

con pezzi/chunky This was a fun weekend. First….I won something. That never, ever happens! Paula was having a giveaway and I commented because of the awesome soup. It so happened that my comment came up as the winner for Divina Cucina’s cookbook (which you can order from Judy, too!). How cool!? And, an Italian/Tuscan cookbook? […]

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Cold Pepper Tempeh Salad

January 9, 2010

So, it’s been a little over a week since I began the 10 in 10 Healthy Challenge. (10 in 10 Healthy Challenge is a pledge for 10 weeks….a pledge for healthy life changes. Be sure to check out the list of participants Lori put together!) Overall, I have been doing okay with it. Wish I […]

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One Mustard Vinaigrette…Endless Possibilities

January 8, 2010

infinito/endless I love homemade salad dressings. My memory fails me, and I cannot recall if I have mentioned this before, but (are you sitting?) I never tasted bottled salad dressing until I was at BU for undergrad. Crazy, huh? Same for tomato/marinara sauce. Now, I know I heard several gasps out there in the foodie […]

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Orange Cake

January 7, 2010

arancio ombelicato/navel orange Have you ever looked at your fruit bowl in the kitchen and thought….whoa…I need to get eatin‘!? Yeah…me too! The store had a special on oranges last week and it was more cost efficient to buy the bag of navel oranges than individual fruits. Or was it? The problem? One me, 12 […]

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Meat(less) Balls

January 6, 2010

vegetariano/vegetarian Some of the fondest food memories I had from when I was a child includes Sunday dinners that alternated dishes…roast beef one week, roasted sausages and peppers the next, pasta with meat cooked in my mom’s sauce the next. Sometimes, included with the “meat from the sauce” were mom’s fabulously mouth watering meatballs. Oh…yum! […]

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Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

January 5, 2010

limone/lemon Okay…so funny. What is? My mom and her reactions to Mele Cotte. She doesn’t leave written comments, but does read the blog regularly and comments to me verbally. She’s very sweet in her honesty. And, there are certain posts, that when I hit publish, I know I will get a jingle. Why? My photography […]