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Fresh Spaghetti and Liguine

posted August 14, 2010 in Home At Last!

Freshly-made Pasta Ronald Mac and I have enjoyed a wonderful day in the kitchen together-making everything from a strawberry cordial for apertifs, a peach bourbon conserve for our bed and breakfast guests-and homemade fresh pasta for an upcoming epi (read full article)

Obiecte utile in bucătărie

posted August 10, 2010 in Gatind cu Mira

Iata o lista cu cele mai utile obiecte de care ai nevoie in bucatarie:Carte de bucate;Cana gradata pentru masurarea ingredientelor solide;Caserole pentru depozitarea alimentelor;Castroane de plastic pentru mixer;Celofan;Ciocan pentru batut snitele;Cl (read full article)

Cooking from the Garden: A Cookbook Review & Giveaway

Did you know there used to be a magazine called Kitchen Gardener? I did not, until I received a review copy of Cooking from the Garden: Best Recipes from Kitchen Gardener. From the publisher: The vegetable garden is back – thanks to renewed intere (read full article)

O Limão

posted August 02, 2010 in Saúde Sem Glúten

Essa fruta é quase milagrosa! Suas propriedades nutritivas e dietéticas são muitas e bem conhecidas, mas vamos relembrar algumas.O limão é uma fruta cítrica de origem asiática, usada com fins medicinais desde tempos remotos.Entre seu (read full article)

Completely Clean with One Pac – Cascade Complete Pacs Review

posted July 20, 2010 in What's Cooking at DD

Growing up in California, there was the constant pressure to conserve water. We washed all of the dishes by hand, being sure to shut off the water between dishes so as not to waste any of our precious resource. I think I only recall (read full article)

Completely Clean with One Pac – Cascade Complete Pacs Review

posted July 20, 2010 in What's Cooking at DD

Growing up in California, there was the constant pressure to conserve water. We washed all of the dishes by hand, being sure to shut off the water between dishes so as not to waste any of our precious resource. I think I only recall (read full article)

Completely Clean with One Pac – Cascade Complete Pacs Review

posted July 20, 2010 in What's Cooking at DD

Growing up in California, there was the constant pressure to conserve water. We washed all of the dishes by hand, being sure to shut off the water between dishes so as not to waste any of our precious resource. I think I only recall (read full article)

Sciroppo alla Lavanda

posted July 16, 2010 in Dulcis in Furno

Scroll down for English version   Una fluidità carica del profumo e del sapore inconfondibili della lavanda, la pianta dalle spighe viola i cui fiori regalano un prezioso aroma alle cose più semplici, come lo zucchero ad esempio, o a (read full article)

cherry-lime biscuit muffins

posted July 09, 2010 in In Jennie\'s Kitchen

I'm used to hot, humid New York City summers. Johnny pumps freely flowing for relief were a norm growing up, so much so that the fire department used to offer special sprinkler caps to help conserve water while letting city dwellers get some relief f (read full article)

Castraveţi murați rapid, de vară

posted July 01, 2010 in Retetele lui Costachel

Întotdeauna m-am gândit la reţeta asta ca la un antrenament pentru mult mai elaboratele murături de toamna-iarnă. Deloc complicată, n-ai nevoie de mare lucru şi, dacă tai castraveţii la capete, eventual îi crestezi uşor pe lung şi ai cum (read full article)

Cherry Picking

posted June 21, 2010 in haddock in the kitchen

It is the time of year here in France that our thoughts turn to harvesting the fruit from our gardens. I have a large cherry tree, two plum trees and more pear trees than I care to count. This weekend, it was the cherries that were gathered in, and (read full article)

Preserving Food

posted June 20, 2010 in haddock in the kitchen

The preservation of food is quite a feature in rural French households. The saying “Waste not , want not” is still a cherished mantra for my friends and neighbours here. If a pig is killed, every part of the animal is eaten. If a vegetab (read full article)

When Hot Meets Stupid

posted June 17, 2010 in Iowa Girl Eats

Oh summer, you had to go and make a liar out of me, didn’t you?! Just a couple days ago I claimed I would work out outside until the thermometer read 93 degrees. That’s when it reached the level of stupid hot. Right? Well here’s the (read full article)

Lucruri simple

posted June 17, 2010 in Gatind cu Mira

E deja vară, după-amiezele şi serile sunt lungi şi călduroase, o toropeală plăcută ne cuprinde, mai ales în week-end. Pentru cei ce vor să petreacă o zi liberă acasă, iată câteva idei pentru a le face creative Ce faci cu borcanele de s (read full article)

Acqua di Rose

posted May 31, 2010 in Dulcis in Furno

Scroll down for English version  Il profumo è dolce, come d'amarena, il sapore è quasi acre, pizzica un po', ma lascia un retrogusto anch'esso dolce. Così è' l'acqua di rose e solo questo potrei dire se volessi ridurre le sue caratterist (read full article)

Water(less) World

posted May 31, 2010 in A Foodie's Quest

(This one is for you, Almost Mrs Average!)The heatwave has finally come and gone from Montreal! It's hard to believe it's still May, when the mercury is hitting 30 (86'F) daily, and there is nary a cloud in the sky. It was so hot and dry, that there (read full article)

Shortcake with Rhubarb Conserve

So, I had this rhubarb leftover from my cousin’s yard. I had made all the recipes calling for rhubarb from Simply in Season . What to do? While flipping through said cookbook, I came across the recipe for Shortcake or Scones. Hmmm. I had heard (read full article)

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY AND OAT ENERGY BARS ... healthy & delish!!

posted April 06, 2010 in Passionate About Baking

"If you don’t quit, you will succeed by accident as long as you keep going."Diane Walker I'm always in the mood for fruit in baking, energy bars, snacks with healthy oats in them, healthy stuff, cutting back on butter etc. If I take care of a few g (read full article)

Salt - How Much Is Too Much?

posted March 31, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

So after I posted the article the other day, Robin asked if I was going to post an article on the side effects of salt. So after looking around, here is an excerpted article from the Mayo Clinic on salt. You can read the entire article by Clicking He (read full article)

Good Times in Portland, Part 1

posted March 18, 2010 in OC 2 Seattle

Voodoo Doughnut Maple Creme Last weekend, I filled up the Mini and headed down to Portland for a girls’ weekend with my college roommate.  After 3 hours on “the 5″ and a pit stop at Subway for a drink, I met up with Jules at the N (read full article)

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