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Pumpkin Bread & I discovered the macro setting on my camera!!!
So this time of year, there are no shortage of pumpkin bread posts - but I just had to share this one because it was while I was taking the photos that I finally discovered the macro setting on my...
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Cheesy, Bacony Potato Soup
As the weather starts getting colder, nothing beats making a big pot of soup and letting it simmer on the stove all day.In our house, I can never go wrong with cheese, bacon and potato combinations :...
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Sorry I haven't posted in awhile - but its been rather difficult to maneuver in our kitchen lately due to our dishwasher acting up.After several repair calls, we've come to the conclusion that our (not...
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Butternut Squash and Spinach Stuffed Shells with Brown Butter Sage Sauce
I know I've declared my love for brown butter sage sauce before...but if I could just take this moment to reiterate HOW MUCH I LOVE IT. Okay moving on, I realize it is not the healthiest of options,...
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Not your Mama's Salmon Patties
Growing up Salmon Patties were always one of those groan inducing meals (as in - eww Mom, really Salmon Patties?). Well looking back, salmon patties really weren't all that bad, they were just easy to...
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Minestrone Soup and my new purple Le Crueset
So I got this beauty for Christmas and have been using it to make all kinds of soups and stews like this delicious Minestrone soup recipe - and I realized I haven't even given her a proper debut on my...
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Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chip Pancakes with Cinnamon Honey Syrup
I'm typically not a pancake lover but the other morning I got a craving out of the blue for chocolate chip pancakes and found some peanut butter chips in the pantry as well. Peanut butter and chocolate...
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Mamma Mia Reprise Party
So it appears that the Mamma Mia Sing-A-Long party may become an annual event for me. Ever since my party last year, my friends (who were reluctant at first) and I have been known to turn a regular...
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Italian Wedding Soup
Sometimes you get pictures that match how delicious your food is. Sometimes you don't. With my lack of a professional grade camera and natural light when I made this, sadly, I couldn't capture just how...
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Happy 30th Joe - and a lesson in Fondant!
When I asked Joe about a month ago what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, I was secretly wishing that he would say something easy - last year's German Chocolate Cake, while delicious, was pretty...
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Long overdue recap of Londontown....
Hello! So I'm back from London (have been for a few weeks now, sorry!) with a recap of my trip, and of course what I ate. I apologize in advance for some of the poor photo quality. I (of course) forgot...
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Flank Steak with Chimichurri (and my 5 year anniversary)
So this was not my wedding anniversary, not a blog anniversary, or even work. Somehow, out of the blue on my way home from work Tuesday night, it popped into my head that it was 5 years to the date...
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Sorry Dear...(Margarita Cupcakes)
Joe had to go out of town for work this past week and while I missed him terribly (and still do since I'm in London now - terrible timing!), I enjoyed a week full of Joe-free food (lots of feta cheese,...
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A change of pace for a bit....
Hello out there! So the last few weeks of my life have been crazy, just like summer tends to get for most people.Besides the fact that I'm now traveling to London once a month for work, I've just had a...
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Macarons from Vanille Patisserie in Chicago
So unless you've been hiding under a rock, you know that macarons are the hottest thing since - well, cupcakes. I've seen them all over the blogosphere lately and apparently Facebook has figured out...
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The Girl and the Goat - Restauarant Review
So for my birthday dinner last week, my wonderful husband managed to snag us a reservation at (Top Chef Season 4 winner) Stephanie Izard's new restaurant, The Girl and the Goat. It's been open for less...
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Mado - Bday Dinnner II
This is the last of my "I've been too busy to cook or bake let along blog about it updates". I've actually been cooking and baking quite a bit over the last couple of weeks, so let's get this out of...
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Fabulous Fruit Tart (free of fruit glue!)
I've been dying to make a beautiful fruit tart ever since we got a new two-story Whole Foods in Chicago this past fall. For those who don't live in Chicago, let me tell you - you haven't lived until...
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Chicken roll-ups with Asparagus, prosciutto, basil and mozzarella
I got the inspiration for this dish when I found super-skinny asparagus in the store, and remembered that I fresh mozzarella leftover from another recipe. I had made a version of this before following...
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My version of an Aarti Paarti (Indian inspired shrimp, naan pizza, fig...
Whew! Now that you've gotten through the longest post title ever - let me explain!If you've followed my blog for awhile, you know that I love to have "theme" parties, as evidenced, here, here and here....
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Cranberry orange & walnut whole wheat muffins
I actually dreamt these muffins into existence. The other night, I had a dream about making these muffins in great detail, from the orange zest to the cranberries and walnuts. Funny thing is though - I...
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Snicker's cupcakes - a tasty two-fer
I think the photos and the title can speak for itself. These cupcakes are insanely delicious. But why are they a two-fer? Well I was making cupcakes for co-worker's birthday, and when I asked her what...
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Pumpkin Risotto - Take 2
Hello readers! I'm back from another blogging drought, sorry about that! Had another trip to London for work, and then a mini-vacation with Joe to go visit my sister in Houston, and a couple of nights...
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Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Jean jackets, sweaters, crockpotting, football, foilage, haunted houses, anything pumpkin (see previous post). You can now add these little devils to my long list of reasons why fall is my favorite...
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Award Winning Pumpkin Chai Blondies
That's right folks, these pumpkin treats won me first prize and the title "Best Baker" in my company's annual Chili Cook-off/Bake-off. Here I am with my trophy:I saw this on Kelsey's blog about a month...
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