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Drop In and Decorate: Bake, Decorate, and Donate Cookies

2009-11-06T10:06:00.000-08:00

With the holidays approaching, many of us will be knee deep in flour, sugar, icing, and sprinkles making scores of holiday cookies. Of course, many of us make scores of cookies year-round because...

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Modern Spice Cookbook Review and a Cookbook Give-Away

2009-11-03T17:54:00.000-08:00

If you love Indian food but are intimated by authentic recipes with 20+ ingredients -- most you've never heard of -- then Monica Bhide's new cookbook Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the...

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Don't Like Oatmeal Cookies? Then Try My Oatmeal Everything Cookies Recipe.

2009-11-01T14:45:00.000-08:00

I love cooking for Jeff. He's open to trying new food. He's not fussy. And he likes virtually everything. That is, except Shepherd's pie (can't say I blame him); broccoli (unless it's made with...

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A DeliciousTurkey Burger Recipe with Apples, Gruyere, and Sage Mayo That Changed My Life

2009-10-29T18:38:00.000-07:00

Do you regularly cook foods for people in your family that you yourself don't eat? I do. Turkey burgers. I just don't get it. Jeff was raised on good old fashioned beef patties. Yet, given the...

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For a Sexy Autumn Breakfast, Try This Recipe for Ricotta Hotcakes with Warm Spiced Apples and Maple Syrup

2009-10-27T18:57:00.000-07:00

This Halloween weekend is going to be all about the kids. Candy, jack 'o lanterns, trick or treating, and arguments about whether they'll wear their winter coats over or under their costumes. That...

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The Keene Pumpkin Festival 2009 and a Recipe for Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Maple and Pecans

2009-10-25T18:13:00.000-07:00

I love living in Southern California, except in the autumn. The weather's hot, there's no foliage, and the pumpkin population is pathetically small. That's why Jeff and I go home to New England every...

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Please Vote for My Quaker Oatmeal Topping and Help Me Win $10,000 for My Charity, Action Against Hunger

2009-10-23T07:23:00.000-07:00

I've got exciting news to share! Quaker Instant Oatmeal has partnered with Good Bite to sponsor the "Awaken Your Senses" challenge. It's a challenge that asks twelve of the nation's top food bloggers...

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A Recipe for Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread. What's Your Favorite Cornbread Recipe?

2009-10-20T19:37:00.000-07:00

I love Austin, Texas. The people are warm, the food is amazing, and the weather -- well, let's not talk about the weather. Let's stick with the people and the food. One morning while Jeff and I...

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Baking With Granny Smith Apples: A Recipe for Old-Fashioned Spiced Apple Streusel Muffins

2009-10-15T07:25:00.000-07:00

I'm back home in New England this week; I'm wearing my fleece, enjoying brilliant foliage, and subsisting on a diet of apples and goods baked with apples. Although you can't compare the year-round...

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Rigatoni with Walnut, Parsley, and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto. And, Yes, It Is a Pesto.

2009-10-08T17:58:00.000-07:00

There once was a time when basil reigned supreme. A time when basil was ubiquitous in Italian dishes. A time when pesto always meant basil. Not anymore. Pesto is a Ligurian sauce made from...

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Who Doesn't Love Betty Crocker's Cooky Book Recipe for Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies?

2009-10-06T19:13:00.000-07:00

Some flavor combinations never go out of style, like chocolate and peanut butter, cranberries and orange, and lemon and poppy seed. I grew up eating (and loving) my mom's lemon poppy seed muffins --...

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Remembering Nan and Her Recipe for Italian Chicken and Escarole Soup

2009-10-04T19:26:00.000-07:00

Fall has arrived in San Diego. This morning on our hike Jeff and I could see our breath in the blustery morning air. We loved it. There's nothing like a chill October morning with a crisp blue sky...

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Not One, But Two Fresh Fig Cake Recipes

2009-10-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

Brown turkey figs grown in San Diego County. This past weekend at the BlogHer Conference, I was on a panel entitled, "The Meaning of Identity and The Value of Voice in a Crowded Foodblogging...

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Sexy California Figs: A Recipe for Fresh Fig, Ricotta, and Honey Breakfast Crostini

2009-09-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

A ripe Calimyrna fig grown in San Diego County. You might think that these figs are the product of a Photoshop trick I learned at the BlogHer Conference this weekend. Nope. These photos, however...

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Announcing Quaker's Awaken Your Senses Oatmeal Challenge

2009-09-25T16:35:00.000-07:00

Quaker Instant Oatmeal has partnered with Good Bite to sponsor the "Awaken Your Senses" challenge. What is that, you ask? It's a challenge that asks twelve food bloggers (including yours truly) to...

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Who Has Time to Do Preserving? I've Gotta Pack.

2009-09-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

An oversized red bell pepper from the La Jolla Farmers Market. This post was going to be about the joys of preserving late summer's produce for winter, especially red bell peppers. I had planned on...

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An Interview with Michelle Mitchell from Scribbit

2009-09-21T16:00:00.000-07:00

If you don't know Michelle Mitchell of Scribbit, then do yourself a favor and start visiting her. Michelle is talented, smart, funny, and kind. Or, as Jeff likes to simply say, "She's good...

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Why You Should Never Eat Canned String Beans

2009-09-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

If there were a contest for worst canned vegetable, chances are good that string beans would be the winner. Or beets, which are equally repugnant. Canning is unkind to string beans. They become...

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Announcing My Second Book and Football Season

2009-09-13T18:52:00.000-07:00

Good news, I'm writing a second book! I can't tell you the details, but it's gonna be big. Well, little actually, but big. It'll be out November, 2010, and it may or may not mention football. OK,...

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Hanging Out With Sam The Cooking Guy

2009-09-10T10:10:00.000-07:00

Sam The Cooking Guy There is one cooking show on television that Jeff and I enjoy watching together: Just Cook This with Sam The Cooking Guy. Actually, it's the only cooking show that we enjoy...

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Lemonade Cookies + Monsoon = Monocookie

2009-09-02T19:35:00.000-07:00

Want your dish to steal the show at your Labor Day cookout? Bake a batch or two of sweet-tart lemonade cookies. If you're thinking, "Hmmm... where have I heard of lemonade cookies before?" I'll tell...

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Bake (Don't Buy) Zucchini Bread For Your Doctor

2009-08-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

Jeff meets a lot of interesting people in his dermatology practice, like Mr. Petroni (not his real name). They hit it off instantly -- they're both native New Englanders with Italian names and a...

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San Diego Summer: Time For Creamy Corn and Zucchini Soup

2009-08-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

Last week I was shopping in Marshall's when someone tapped me on my shoulder. I turned around to find a petite woman wearing a sleeveless black mini-dress and flip-flops; she was visibly shivering....

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Red Grapes In Muffins? Oh, Yeah.

2009-08-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

Prior to blogging, I rarely made muffins. OK, I never made muffins. Now I find it difficult to go a week or more without baking some. There are so many things to love about muffins: They're easy to...

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Raspberry Sour Cream Cake May Just Be the Perfect Summertime Cake

2009-08-17T19:50:00.000-07:00

Our local market recently had raspberries on sale -- 77 cents per half pint. I bought 8. Since tangy fresh raspberries are highly irresistible (and perishable), Jeff and I have eaten a lot of...

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