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It’s about time I do another of my Top 10 lists. I did a Top 10 for April which focused mainly on restaurants. The following list concentrates on food I’ve been loving lately – of course in moderation, otherwise I’d be fat and dead by now (!) The following foods are also by no means new, unless noted....
read more Today is my Boo’s 3rd birthday. It’s also her very first day of school. As a mom, I’m experiencing some withdrawal symptoms of sorts as well as anxieties about letting her out into the big, bad world. It’s only natural I know, but it’s compounded by the fact that Boo is my only child. Local band,...
read more Say each syllable quickly like a staccato beat: cho-koh-la-teh-eh! with the accent on the “eh” thus my exclamation point. It’s Filipino thick hot chocolate, specifically made with tablea, (tab-LAY-ah; also tableya), cacao balls. Tablea also comes in flat or thick disks and even squares, but balls are the most...
read more The first time I made Danish pastry was two years ago, and I swore I’d never do it again. It’s not difficult to do, but it’s just a helluva lot of work. And waiting around. Bread cookbooks always say that you can fit your bread making into your schedule and I agree with that… I think. I’m just so darn...
read more There were a few recipes I was tossing around in my head to make for this month’s Sugar High Friday(SHF), hosted by Ronald of loveSicily. Since the theme is coffee, I grabbed the opportunity to choose a recipe from my one and only coffee cookbook, Maxwell House Coffee Drinks & Desserts Cookbook (which is still available...
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