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super lemony poppyseed snack cake

If you are looking for the “perfect” make-ahead recipe for the long holiday weekend coming up I have just the thing for you.
I made this cake on Tuesday and have left it on the counter, uncovered, for 2 days. It is still moist, and better than the first day I made it. Which might have [...]

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herbed chèvre {goat cheese}

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There is this great French goat cheese that I absolutely love, Fleur Verte le Chevrefeuille from the Périgord region of France. I have had it only a handful of times but its flavors and texture haunts me. Reminiscent of cheese cake in texture, but the fragrant herbs within which it is coated lure you [...]

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carbonnade à la flamande

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It was a dark and story evening. Howling winds, driving rain, beautiful April weather and we were having company for dinner. Not just any company but like long-lost-family type company. It was also a school night, and I was in dire need of some comfort food. I am so glad that I chose this Belgian [...]

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warm salsa, shortcut confessions and a fish taco

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What shortcuts do you keep in the pantry? With all this recent talk of the Food Revolution and cooking from scratch I do have a confession to make. I do use some prepared foods. I am not ashamed about it, it is still better than a drive through. There are those days when soccer or [...]

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super sliders two ways and a libation

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What is the definition of a Super Nun?
Whatcha makin’ for Superbowl Sunday? Who is your favorite team? I have to admit that I have no idea who the teams are that are up for the title this year. That is no different from any other year though. Maybe it is because I am married to [...]

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marinated feta

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I am so taken aback by the outpouring of supporting emails, phone calls, comments of facebook, DMs on twitter, comments on the blog (even the ones that I refused to publish to keep you from being retaliated against). I had no idea that that many of you cared. My whole family is deeply touched by [...]

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Happy Birthday to You!

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My baby, well technically my oldest, is 12 today. It doesn’t seem possible that 12 years ago at a small hospital in Pretoria, South Africa my first baby was born. He had apparently had enough of womb life and wanted out about a month early. He was teeny tiny, 2.76 kg (just 6 pounds) so [...]

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zucchini and summer squash chips

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I am making myself at home here on WordPress. I admit I am scared to death. I understood blogger and its quirks and it understood me and my quirks. Blogger is not a bad platform and I have no regrets about starting out there. You gotta start somewhere right?

Forget dessert.
I have a [...]

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Summer Salad Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

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This is one of my favorite summer time dishes. It couldn’t be simpler, no cooking involved just requires a few top quality, super fresh ingredients. After the enormous amount of super salad greens (there were many other colors in there too) from my CSA I decided that these had to be on the [...]

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crispy pea crisps

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I consider myself lucky that I have the hsa*ba Burmese Cookbook by Tin Cho Chan. To be honest I have never thought about Burmese food before. Cho started following me on Twitter and I then I found out about her website and her book. She states that hsa ba means please eat. OK, [...]

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