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Grandma’s 87th Birthday
Monday was my grandmother’s 87th birthday so we went out to dinner at Long Valley Brew Pub and back to my aunt’s house for cake. I made the big G a vanilla bean cake with mocha frosting and my aunt … Continue reading
Cookbook Binge
I’m not currently eating any sugar, so I got my fix tonight by shopping for some new cookbooks! One should be here on Friday, one is back ordered and two are pre-orders. I’m looking forward to cooking up some new … Continue reading
Refreshing Lemon Italian Ice on a Humid Night
Tonight was one of the first hot, sticky nights we’ve had this summer. So it was so nice to have a refreshing Italian Ice after dinner. I was trying to replicate the flavor of the ices they sell at the … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Tea
I put together an afternoon tea for my mom. It was great but a fair bit of work. I made two types of tea sandwiches – waldorf chicken salad and prociutto and asparagus with cream cheese. Vanessa, my oldest sister, … Continue reading
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Rainy Day Scones
It was supposed to rain all weekend, but yesterday it cleared up mid morning and was nice all day. I was hoping for the same today, but it was not to be. The cold, damp day called for some scones. … Continue reading
Cupcake Time!
I made some cupcakes for my sister Vanessa’s birthday. They were incredible. I started off using Grandma’s Chocolate Cake recipe from Cake & Commerce. It was delicious. One of the nice things about it is that it uses vegetable oil … Continue reading
Yummy Fajitas
We had a family dinner last night and I made fajitas. I used Paula Deen’s Gold Medal Fajita recipe from Food Network and it was delicious! The key to this is really the marinade. I mostly followed the recipe but … Continue reading
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Homemade Ice Cream & Profiteroles
Santa got me a new ice cream maker for Christmas. My the freezing gel disk on my old one got corroded so I threw it away. Anyway I also got the Ben & Jerry’s cookbook. My first batch had to … Continue reading
Cookbook Project
I have gotten terrible at updating this. Between twitter and facebook I stay pretty busy. Going to try harder though. Back on topic. I have an idea for this year. I want to put together a family cookbook. My mom … Continue reading
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I don’t like lettuce
I brought my lunch into work today. It’s sliced grilled chicken, feta and grape tomatoes over spring mix lettuce with some balsamic vinaigrette. I like the chicken, feta and tomatoes but I realize more and more that I dislike lettuce. … Continue reading
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