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White Chocolate Mascarpone Cheesecake with Salted Caramel and Chocolate Topping

They say it’s your birthday. Well, Happy Birthday to You! Today’s post is part of a birthday surprise for Brandy, a young (oh yes, you are!) blogging friend. I was asked to participate in a Virtual Surprise Party for Brandy’s 30th birthday. You may know her as Nutmeg Nanny (two guesses on that name and [...]

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Warm Honeyed Brie with Raspberries and Almonds

I’ve participated with Steven Gilberg and @WineTwits before when I’ve hosted combination wine tastings and tweetups that serve to get the word out about different wines; either by region or type. When I was asked to serve as a host for a ‘food’ event, how could I say no? I invited friends; made sure they [...]

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Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Dressing

There is no irony that I should be party to a Goat Challenge one day and then be dying for this salad the next. It’s been on my mind for awhile and then the purchase of an abundance of raspberries sealed the deal. I knew that I would be making this dressing with half of [...]

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German Pancake (Dutch Baby)

First, let me thank Rachael, @fujimama, for asking me to do this post during Pancake Week for her readers on Babble. Until this past week I had no idea there was an entire week devoted to pancake love but I’ve got the love so am more than willing to celebrate! I’ve known Rachael for almost [...]

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French Fridays with Dorie – Sweet and Spicy Cocktail Nuts

I’ve been wanting to join this group for weeks now but it began to feel as if it was not meant to be. First, my copy of Dorie Greenspan’s ‘Around My French Table’ was the victim of a shipping snafu with Amazon so I missed the inaugural event. Once I finally received the book my [...]

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Plum Tart with Almond Crumble

I often cook out of a need to use ingredients that are at their prime and just need to be used. That was the case this past week. I had a box of plums from Costco (how many times have I lamented an over-abundance of fruit for the very same reason?) and thought that the [...]

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Warm Cherry Upside-Down Cake

There are many days when my food choices for the day are limited; on purpose, to a bowl of cereal with fruit for breakfast and a simple salad or sandwich for lunch. As a result, there are also many times while I’m on Twitter that I see so many amazing pictures of fabulous food that [...]

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Nanaimo Bars

There was a Daring Bakers Challenge in the last couple of weeks and though not participating in that event, I saw a couple of posts about these funny sounding bars and the pictures that accompanied them and they looked delicious.

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Sweet and Savory Candied Nuts

I love candied nuts but this one has a hint of savory and is beyond fabulous! Although the spices are typical of Thanksgiving…but this was a huge hit at a spring event! Sweet and Savory Candied Nuts Print Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 18 mins Total time: 23 mins Ingredients 4 cups nuts (I [...]

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