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Vodka Review: Vodka Belvedere

posted August 17, 2010 in SibaritiaBlog

Vodka Belvedere El Vodka Belvedere es oriundo de la ciudad de Zyrardów, en la llanura de Mazovia al este de Varsovia. Siguiendo la tradición de más de 600 años (los historiadores polacos aseguran que el vodka se inventó en Polonia en 1405 y d (read full article)

10 Things I’ve Learned through the Simply Me Project

With the 1 year anniversary of my blog drawing near, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve learned over the past several months. I’ve been kicking myself because I’m not going to finish within the year. But when I read the (read full article)

Spaghetti Factory

posted August 17, 2010 in My Little World

We plan to have Ian's pre-birthday celebration last Friday by having scrumptious dinner at Spaghetti Factory. We already tired this restaurant before and we are satisfied not only with the food they offer but also the service they gave us that's (read full article)

Giveaway Once in a Blue Moon Book Review

posted August 16, 2010 in Scraps of Life

Once In A Blue Moon, do I find a book that I really enjoy. I'm talking about the type of book where before you are even finished reading you want to know more and more about the characters. You are not wanting the book to end because the end becomes (read full article)

Book review: SUB ROSA.

posted August 16, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

This is a. Dawn’s first novel, and to no ones surprise it has been hailed as stunning, daring, and post-feminist by several critiques. The author has a vivid imagination, and seems to have observed very closely and in real life the “profess (read full article)

Coffee Month- Latte Love Coffee Pendant Giveaway

posted August 15, 2010 in Scraps of Life

Happy Coffee Month! Today I'm featuring ETSY Store, Mockingbird Beads.  Lisa runs a lovely lil' store! I have totally fallen in love with her wire work!  I'm 100 % jealous at how well she works the wire.  I love working with wire but my pieces nev (read full article)

{Product Review & Recipe} Cottage Cheese & Bell Pepper Wraps, Pickled Peppers and Gulab Jamuns - Strange Bedfellows? Maybe ...

posted August 15, 2010 in Passionate About Baking

"Life is the sum of all your choices"Albert Camus Given the choice, I would cook and bake all day with olive oil as my happy cooking medium ... SIGH ... if only I didn't find the price a little... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website (read full article)

Saturday Morning Tea

posted August 14, 2010 in Art and Tea

In continuing my series on Oolong teas, this morning’s tea, called Bao Jun, comes from the island of Taiwan, located just across the Formosa Strait from Fujian Province in China, home of the Chinese Oolongs.  235 miles long by 90 miles wide, (read full article)

Zebra Pen Back To School Giveaway

posted August 14, 2010 in Scraps of Life

Back to school! Some are ready, many aren't!  Summer is still hot and kids still want to be in the pool swimming.  I know many teachers have been working for weeks getting prepared.  My kids don't start until after Labor Day which works great for (read full article)

Coffee Month- Community Coffee Giveaway

posted August 14, 2010 in Scraps of Life

My first encounter with Community Coffee was when we moved to New Orleans in 2000.  This is when I learned to love coffee with chicory and fresh roasted coffee! This love of coffee has continued; obvious by my month long obsession with all things (read full article)

Wine Review: Albariño Martin Codax Gallaecia

posted August 14, 2010 in SibaritiaBlog

Bodegas Martín Codax Las Bodegas Martín Códax son una de las más representativas de la Denominación de Origen Rías Baixas, pues recogen la iniciativa y el trabajo de muchos viticultores de la zona. En 1985, se constituyó la Agrupación de Cose (read full article)

{ review } Rosemary and Sea Salt Crispbread

posted August 13, 2010 in MyGourmetConnection

Keep Byron Bay's Rosemary and Sea Salt Crispbreads in your pantry for delicious, gluten-free appetizers. (read full article)

Ripe from Around Here: A Cookbook Review & Giveaway

Sometimes I’m not entirely sure where I fit on the foodie spectrum. On the one hand, I have friends who are vegetarians and vegans. On the other hand I have the Weston Price followers who are all about lots of meat (especially organ meat). I t (read full article)

Follow Friday Blog Hops!

posted August 13, 2010 in Scraps of Life

Thanks to all who are stopping in today from the Follow Me Fridays!  All of my current giveaways are on my right side bar!  While you are here, check out my yummy recipes under the top Recipe tab!  They are mine and other bloggers! They are all tr (read full article)

Fresh Basil Pesto

posted August 13, 2010 in Southern Grace Gourmet

This is a quick and easy recipe for fresh basil pesto with pine nuts and lots of garlic flavor. It’s been a while since I’ve made basil pesto, so I looked up a few recipes. Most are pretty much the same. The recipe doesn’t depe (read full article)

Oh Nuts! WebSite and Product Review

posted August 13, 2010 in Southern Grace Gourmet

I just found out about OhNuts! recently. They are company with 4 locations in New York and a beautiful online store. You can tell by the name they specialize in nuts. They also have seeds and dried fruits. You can buy all these is bulk, at incredibl (read full article)

David Lake, legendary Washington winemaker and vegetarian matchmaker?

posted August 13, 2010 in Wine and Beer of Washington State

Perhaps the soul mate to my grilled eggplant sandwich. Earlier this summer, Bean invited a lucky few over to her front yard to participate in a blind tasting featuring Washington Rieslings and Syrahs she had received as samples. This was one of our (read full article)

Wright on Time – Potty by Clarissa Dickson Wright.

posted August 13, 2010 in haddock in the kitchen

With just a week to go before I interview Clarissa Dickson Wright, I have finally received proofs on her latest book Potty. Due to be published in September, she has compiled a collection of recipes to prepare just using one pot, cutting down on th (read full article)

Last Day For The ‘Friday Specials’ At The Orange County Fair.

posted August 13, 2010 in Nibbles of Tidbits

It’s the last weekend of the Orange County Fair and today is the final day to munch out on the $1.00 Specials (Fridays, Noon – 4PM).  During that time, most food stands offer something interesting to eat for $1.00.  We had all that (read full article)

{ review } Mediterranean Deluxe Sun Dried Tomato - Olive Pesto

posted August 12, 2010 in MyGourmetConnection

Mediterranean Deluxe Sun Dried Tomato Pesto is the perfect ingredient to have on hand to make a delicious, richly flavored appetizer or pasta dish in no time flat. (read full article)

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