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Healthy Cookies?

January 10, 2009

essere sano/being healthy I am so excited the weekend is here! My only wish is that it was more than two days. Schools were back in session this week after a long, wonderful break. Monday made sure did a great job is bringing me back into reality. All the tension aches came back into my […]

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Not-So-Typical King Cake

January 8, 2009

adatto ad un re/fit for a king It’s that time again. The time when bakeries are full with King Cakes. According to a holiday site I came across, The New Orleans tradition, begun in the 1870s, borrows heavily from European customs. As part of the celebration of Mardi Gras, it is traditional to bake an […]

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Panettone Bread Pudding

January 6, 2009

budino di pane/bread pudding Before I really began to develop my baking passion, Panettone was simply the soft Italian bread I used to ooh and ahh over upon receipt….then I would slice, toast and eat it with jam. I always wanted to try it as French Toast, but since success has never been on my […]

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Caramel Baileys Chocolate Truffles

January 5, 2009

tartufo/truffle Holy Moly! Where did my vacation go? Two weeks came and went before I knew it. I didn’t do a whole lot, which is exactly what I wanted. I completed come cake orders, mom came and helped me get organized….a lovely thing, and a made a menu/exercise plan to help me get back to […]

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Not Your Mama’s Mac n Cheese

January 2, 2009

Questa pasto è squisita!/This dish is delicious! I officially began 2009 doing exactly nothing, which was so lovely! I will probably begin to go into work for a couple of hours the next several days. Since I began my break, for one reason or another, I was going, going, going…still! I wanted to make sure […]

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New Year’s Day – The First Chapter

January 1, 2009

nuove possibilità/new possibilities We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, & Happy New Year! http://melecotte.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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See you Next Year!

December 29, 2008

fino ad allora/until then I hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend, like the one I have had. My mom came on Friday and we have had lots of laughs while trying to purge and organize all the crap I have collected. The funniest had to be tonight when she witnessed what I was like […]

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Roasted Haddock with Basil Pesto & Garlic Breadcrumbs

December 28, 2008

Its time for the Daring Baker’s Challenge again. This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux. They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand. I printed out the challenge….26 pages (since it was printed […]

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Season’s Eating with Moutarde Violette de Brive

December 27, 2008

dono generoso/generous gift The time has come again for the second annual Season’s Eatings, with which the ever-so wonderful Katie is hosting again! I played last year, sent a package to Betty, and received an awesome package from Gattina full of goodies, accompanied by a fabulous recipe for Tosta de Boquerones (Open-Faced Sandwich with Spanish […]

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