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No TWD this week…

May 14, 2008

No TWD for me this week. Sorry everyone…too much going on. I am looking forward to Tara’s (Smells Like Home) choice – Traditional Madeleines. Off to the TWD Blogroll…..so many Florida Pies, so little time… : ) http://melecotte.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Salmon Cakes on a Bed of Mushrooms

May 13, 2008

osteoporosi /osteoporosis Salmon Cakes on a Bed of Mushrooms Not only does salmon have Omega-3 fatty acids, which is an outstanding way to increase up HDL (good cholesterol) in your blood stream, but it is rich in vitamin D. Vitamin D helps with osteoporosis. In fact, eating more cold-water fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, cod) about […]

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My First Weekend as Dessert Lady

May 12, 2008

Wow! It has been a world wind weeks-end. Thursday was my first night as the dessert lady at a local midtown restaurant. (That’s what I heard all weekend – Hey, is that the dessert lady? That must be the dessert lady. etc) As it was quite eventful learning the in’s and outs of a commercial […]

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Where in the World?

May 9, 2008

I am here…just buried underneath the last two weeks of school and the start of a new part time job. Yup! I mentioned the other day that I was meeting up with the new chef at the restaurant to see if this dessert “thing” will finally jump off. Well, last night was my Thursday night […]

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Strawberry Bruschetta

May 7, 2008

fragole!/strawberries! Simple, simple! I really need to move that direction in my life. Realistically, that won’t happen until the school year ends. So, to give myself a quick glimpse into what could be…I made myself a yummy and simple fruit bruschetta. One of the desserts I made for a graduation party this weekend was a […]

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Tuesday with Dorie: Peanut Butter Torte (allegedly)

May 6, 2008

Actually, its PBT’s wicked sorella gemella/twin sister, Hazel (wickedly good that is) …. Before we meet Hazelnut Torte, lets look back a sec… The picture on pg. 283, the Peanut Butter Torte, looks scrumptious, simply scrumptious. I am not even a big PB fan (unless I have a stick or two of celery – then […]

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Celebrate! Its Cinco de Mango! (Round Up)

May 5, 2008

anima della festa/life of the party*JUST UPDATED – Scroll Down* Let’s celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Cinco de Mango! When I launched this event I mentioned that, after being contacted by Fleishman-Hillard, on behalf the National Mango Board about trying some mango recipes, I thought it would be fun to promote their Cinco de Mango […]

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Cooking to Combat Cancer #2: The Round Up.

May 4, 2008

riepilogo delle notizie principali/wrap-up I am finally done! I apologize for taking so long to get this round up posted! Before we begin, let me ask that, if I have inadvertently left anyone out, picture or blurb, please email me at the event address, ccc2(AT)gmail(DOT)com. I will get my error fixed ASAP! Year 2 for […]

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Coming soon…

May 1, 2008

prossimamente Cooking to Combat Cancer – The Round Up will be out this weekend. I am shooting for late Saturday. Forget to send your post? (hint hint….) Email it ccc2event(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Cinco de Mango is still running…The deadline is Sunday, May4th. Email dishes to CincoDeMango(AT)gmail(DOT)com. http://melecotte.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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When life hands you lemons…

April 30, 2008

make ganache! baccello di vaniglia/vanilla bean I know…the saying ends with lemons, but I added my own twist last night . Why? Gremlins. I want to scream, “When!” with cheesecakes. Its either that, or I the gremlins need to pay rent or check out of the Mele Cotte hotel. I began my advance baking for […]