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Baking, Laughter, and Puppy Chasing

July 21, 2008

I just got back from a lovely weekend with Helen and it was a ton of fun. Before now, she and I spoke on numerous occasions and exchanged countless emails, but have never officially met until now. We had a jam packed weekend full of laughter, baking, and puppy chasing! I may have issued a […]

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Roasted Fennel Burger Salad

July 18, 2008

insalata di finocchio/fennel salad I was perusing Lisa’s lovely blog and saw her Broiled Olives, Fennel, Orange & Lavender . I thought, yum! After I took the fennel out of the crisper the other day, I went to the computer to pull up the recipe. Where are my green olives? hmmmm. I thought I had […]

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Blueberry Crumble

July 17, 2008

sbriciolare/crumble Quicky post today…lots to do! I have to go to work, have lunch with the girls, and get ready for my weekend trip! 🙂 Where? I am going to see Helen. Very, Very excited. Everyone always asks me…do you make crumbles? I hadn’t, but then I did! I actually made this a while ago […]

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Tomato Oambal

July 16, 2008

pomodoro/tomato As I completed some work while on the couch Sunday, watching Secrets of a Restaurant Chef as Anne Burell offered the Secret to Roasted Chicken, I noticed the tomatoes sitting on the counter. They needed to be used…and soon! Then, I remembered the Tomato Oambal I came across at The Budding Cook, who saw […]

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Prosciutto, Goat Cheese & Peach Panini

July 15, 2008

divino/heavenly Yesterday’s post was a little heavy…sorry about that. Let’s lighten things up a bit. If you remember, I posted about a Drop In & DecorateSM Cookies for Donation gathering I had at my house. One of the cookie chefs created a boy and a girl cookie for E, 4 months pregnant at the time, […]

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Baby Buttons and Renewed Beginnings

July 14, 2008

rincominciare/start over Start Over~~ Author Unknown ~~ If you’ve started out in pursuit of your goalAnd you’ve really tried with your heart and your soul,but somehow things got out of control—START OVER. When you’ve tried your best to do what you shouldAnd you thought this time that you surely would,But once again, you didn’t do […]

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Coffee Spice Rub

July 13, 2008

strofinamento a secco/dry-rub I came across this rub, quite randomly, and thought it would be an interesting one to try. And, that’s I did. The recipe below is the one I pulled from Epicurious, but I didn’t really measure as I mixed up the ingredrients. Bobby Flay’s Coffee Spice RubAs posted on Epicurious ¼ cup […]

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Spooning Bananas….

July 12, 2008

estasi/ecstasy This dessert, had I not been alone, might have caused some scandal in the Mele Cotte household. Who knew bananas could have such an effect on a girl! Here’s how it went down… I had a couple of bananas ripening fast. When I see the skins get to a certain browning point, I rather […]

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Bouyiourdi/Baked Tomato and Feta

July 11, 2008

cuit au four/oven baked I often hear (and agree) that eating healthy can be expensive. But, that is not always the case, especially if you plan ahead. I did a good job of planning around the time I began blogging, but then all efficient and effective meal planning went to hell in a hand basket […]

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Cheesecake Pops Part Deux

July 10, 2008

lecca-lecca/lollipop This is the week for revisiting preciously made desserts…. Remember when Elle (Feeding My Enthusiasms) and Deborah (Taste and Tell) hosted April’s Daring Baker challenge? You know…the challenge which we were given the task of creating everyone’s favorite dessert – cheesecake – into lollipops. (Click for Elle’s pops here and Deborah’s here.) It proved […]