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Weimer" /><category term="Sauvignon Blanc" /><category term="2007" /><category term="Vacation" /><category term="Fritters" /><category term="Lemon" /><category term="Shiitake Mushrooms" /><category term="Cherry Preserves" /><category term="Bok Choy" /><category term="Organic" /><category term="Florida" /><category term="Strawberries" /><category term="Meritage" /><category term="African Pompano" /><category term="Spy Valley" /><category term="Cauliflower" /><category term="Stuffed Mushrooms" /><category term="Asian" /><category term="White Wine" /><category term="Summer Salad" /><category term="Pineapple" /><category term="Hazelnuts" /><category term="Swiss Chard" /><category term="Juicing" /><category term="Savory Zucchini Bread" /><category term="Vegetarian" /><category term="Cake" /><category term="Jack LaLanne" /><category term="Vinho Verde" /><category term="sunchoke gratin" /><category term="Handprint Merlot" /><category term="healthy" /><title>The Gourmet Groupie</title><subtitle type="html">indulging in all things organic, crafty, and gourmet</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5804237804218601526/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>The Gourmet Groupie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15301660288928201672</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="21" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S0yKJKXVzQI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Uu3JBxby-I4/S220/AAL+(18+of+20).jpg" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheGourmetGroupie" /><feedburner:info uri="thegourmetgroupie" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0ICRHY4cSp7ImA9Wx9aEks.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804237804218601526.post-7890794948486438609</id><published>2011-03-04T15:07:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-04T15:12:45.839-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-03-04T15:12:45.839-05:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Savory Zucchini Bread" /><title>Savory Zucchini Bread</title><content type="html">I saw this recipe over at Food Blogga &lt;a href="http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/2010/06/get-excited-over-savory-zucchini-bread.html"&gt;http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/2010/06/get-excited-over-savory-zucchini-bread.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and just had to test it out. This recipe has the perfect combinations of zucchini,&amp;nbsp;scallions,&amp;nbsp;and cheddar cheese. It's a great accompaniment to a bowl of vegetable soup or a spring salad. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Savory Zucchini Bread with Cilantro, Scallions, and Cheddar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;makes 2 loaves&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;2&amp;nbsp;cups of all-purpose flour&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 cups of whole wheat flour&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 teaspoon of sea salt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 teaspoon of black pepper&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 teaspoon of baking soda&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 teaspoon of baking powder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;3 large eggs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 cup vegetable oil&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 1/2 cups sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;2 1/2 cups of shredded zucchini&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;3 scallions, chopped&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1/3 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1. Preheat oven to 350', Coat 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;2. Combine flour, salt, pepper, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;3. In a medium bowl beat eggs and sugar with electric mixer. Add oil and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients and stir by hand. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;4. Fold in zucchini, scallions, cheese, and cilantro.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;5. Divide batter evenly between the two loaf pans. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;6. Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pans and place on wire rack&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Enjoy!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;﻿&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-7890794948486438609?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Reasons why I love the library:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1. Being able to borrow all kinds books&lt;br /&gt;
2.&amp;nbsp;Wide variety of&amp;nbsp;Audiobooks&lt;br /&gt;
3. Almost every cookbook and crafty-book&amp;nbsp;I want to peruse&lt;br /&gt;
4. Librarians are friendly and resourceful&lt;br /&gt;
5. Huge selection of Movies and TV DVD's&lt;br /&gt;
6. Free classes on everything from knitting, wine, gardening, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
7. Quiet place to get away and read/study&lt;br /&gt;
8. Great selection of music cd's&lt;br /&gt;
9. And it's all basically free (tax dollars at work)&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's what I have currently checked out from the library&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tudors-Complete-Third-Season/dp/B001AQR3LC?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The Tudors: Season 3 DVD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Weiner-Away-Novel-Audiobook/dp/B004C38814?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Fly Away Home- Jennifer Weiner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B004C38814" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Help-Kathryn-Stockett/dp/0143144189?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The Help - Kathryn Stockett&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Dawn-Twilight-Saga-Book/dp/0739367676?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0739367676" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0739367676" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Moon-Stephenie-Meyer/dp/0739337203?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;New Moon - Stephanie Meyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0739337203" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0143144189" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Committed-Skeptic-Marriage-Audiobook-Unabridged/dp/B003JIZX7A?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Committed - Elizabeth Gilbert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From Top to Bottom:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Pan-Gourmet-Fresh-Trail/dp/0071443177?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The One Pan Gourmet - Donald Jacobson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0071443177" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B003JIZX7A" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Master-Cleanse-Year-Round-Maximizing/dp/1569756902?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Beyond the Master Cleanse - Tom Woloshyn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Cookies-Invade-Your-Cookie/dp/160094048X?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Vegan Cookies Invade You Cookie Jar - Isa Moskowitz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=160094048X" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=1569756902" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gillian-McKeiths-Living-Food-Health/dp/1591201225?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Living Food For Health - Gillian McKeith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Diet-Simple-Feeling-Losing/dp/1605296449?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The Kind Diet - Alicia Silverstone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Cook-Delicious-Meatless-Recipes/dp/0061874337?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The Conscious Cook - Tal Ronnen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0061874337" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Almost-Meatless-Recipes-Better-Health/dp/1580089615?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Almost Meatless - Joy Manning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Raw-Matthew-Kenney/dp/1423602072?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Everyday Raw - Matthew Kenney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=1423602072" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Raw-50-Amazing-Breakfasts-Lifestyle/dp/0307351742?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;The Raw 50 - Carol Alt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Living-Raw-Food-Glow-Recipes/dp/0061458473?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Living Raw Food - Sarma Melngailis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0061458473" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-Books-Breaking-Habits-Dogs/dp/B0006L2N0I?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Breaking Bad Habits in Dogs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Handmade-Natural-Soaps-Hand-Milled/dp/0806962658?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Beautiful Handmade Natural Soaps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0806962658" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0006L2N0I" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-3209610830430942881?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Wow, I can't believe 2010 is all finished up. Did last year fly by to anyone else as well? We welcomed the new year in camping at Sebastian Inlet State Park with the newlyweds, Krissy and Luis. We saw some amazing sunsets, cooked some delicious meals over the fire,&amp;nbsp;and checked out some beautiful kayaking spots.&lt;br /&gt;
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Christmas was great. I received some exciting new project books to create with. I look forward to sharing them with all of you.&amp;nbsp; Also, My hubby got me a dehydrator for Christmas; I'm can't wait to start playing with that. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;I have many new adventures on the horizon and will be sharing them you all as they are happening. Stay tuned.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-2808788821276415506?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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As many of you know, I have been making jam and other goodies all year. My jams and sauces are all labeled and ready for gifting. Some of my techniques and recipes come from the amazing advice of&amp;nbsp;Marisa over at &lt;a href="http://www.foodinjars.com/"&gt;http://www.foodinjars.com/&lt;/a&gt;. On her facebook page, she reviewed a jam jar tutorial at &lt;a href="http://localkitchenblog.com/2010/10/14/labels-a-tutorial/"&gt;http://localkitchenblog.com/2010/10/14/labels-a-tutorial/&lt;/a&gt;. This is the template I used for my jam labels. Check out the fruits of my labor--&lt;br /&gt;
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We knew Virginia has wineries??? And they have an Annual Virginia Wine Festival. I never knew. We drove out of the city one day and checked out Pearmund Cellars. We tried some great wines and sat on the back deck and drank a bottle. I personally&amp;nbsp;enjoyed the Cabernet and the Riesling. Check them out at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http:///www.pearmundcellars.com"&gt;/www.pearmundcellars.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We will be attending the Finger Lakes Wine Festival. Here's the link to check it out: &lt;a href="http://www.flwinefest.com/"&gt;http://www.flwinefest.com/&lt;/a&gt;. We are going to bring back lots of wine. =) Back in a few days. Ciao!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-7321362935217866782?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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A couple weeks ago, Jen and I had another half day of crafting. We didn't make as much as usual but had some fun and checked some projects off the crafting project list. That week we made another round of Homemade ketchup (yum), homemade mozzarella cheese, chai tea, preserved lemons, and&amp;nbsp;hazelnut chocolate sauce for ice cream. Also,&amp;nbsp;we made some new body products to try including: eggyolk hair conditioner, coffee body scrub and&amp;nbsp;soy milk face cleanser. (Sorry about the poor picture above, it's the only one I have from that day)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-2402038463949254765?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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My sister, Krissy, and I made the most delicious summer salad. We took most the veggies from my fridge and created this colorful and vibrant salad. I love to make salads like this. Usually I call them my "vegetable drawer" or "kitchen sink" salads because I literally put everything I have in refrigerator in the salad bowl. The salads always come out delicious. This particular salad has fresh spinach, baby greens, vine-ripe tomatoes, sliced ripe avocados, boiled eggs, and walnuts. We dressed the salad with &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Annies-Naturals-dinirao-Balsamic-Vinaigrette/dp/B000WM2WHK?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Annie's Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing.&lt;iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=B000WM2WHK&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-33555856184762075?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;We made some jams including: Kiwi-Lime Jam, Strawberry Spice Jam (my favorite), and Blackberry-Apple Jam. We made the Chai recipe from the &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jam-Pickle-Cure-Cooking-Projects/dp/1580089585?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Jam it, Pickle It, Cure it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=1580089585" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; book. The Kiwi-Lime Jam is pretty while it is cooking. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;5 heads, baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 teaspoon of sea salt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;2 tablespoons toasted sesame seed oil&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 tablespoon of grated peeled ginger&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1 garlic cloves, minced&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt and the bok choy. Cook for 1 minute.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Drain the bok choy in a colander and pat it dry with a towel&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Heat the sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the bok choy, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes and cook. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Stir occasionally until the bok choy is crisp-tender and lightly browned on both sides (5-7 minutes)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Lightly drizzle Teriyaki sauce over the bok choy and serve immediately.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;**I used the recipe below for the Teriyaki sauce.**&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teriyaki Sauce&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
adapted from &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Live-Earthbound-Organic-Cookbook/dp/0761138994?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Food to Live By: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook (Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbk)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0761138994" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Food to Live By by Myra Goodman&lt;br /&gt;
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1 cup of low-sodium soy sauce&lt;br /&gt;
1/3 cup of pineapple juice (no sugar added)&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup of packed dark brown sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup of honey&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup of light corn syrup&lt;br /&gt;
1 1/2 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger&lt;br /&gt;
3-4 cloves garlic, minced&lt;br /&gt;
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Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, the reduce the heat to low. Let the mixture simmer gently for about 10 minutes, until thickens and reduces.&amp;nbsp;Let the mixture cool to room temperature. Refrigerate, covered for up to 3 weeks. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S-RwXfb2tLI/AAAAAAAAANQ/z18pYhjOOBw/s1600/daikon-radish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S-RwXfb2tLI/AAAAAAAAANQ/z18pYhjOOBw/s200/daikon-radish.jpg" tt="true" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Daikon is a type of Asian radish that looks like a large white carrot. It's commonly used in many Asian dishes, it is the main ingredient in these daikon fritters. We received these radishes in one of our Annie's Organic Shares. After doing some research, here's the recipe I came up with. It's an adaptation from the Nook and Pantry Blog.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shrimp-Daikon Fritters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;About 3 cups of grated daikon (about 1.5 pounds)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;1 TBL salt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;3/4 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;3/4 cup cooked shrimp, chopped&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;3&amp;nbsp;green onions, finely chopped&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;1 egg beaten&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;2 Tbsp flour&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;1 tsp sesame oil&lt;/div&gt;1/4 tsp white pepper&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs&lt;br /&gt;
Vegetable oil for frying&lt;br /&gt;
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Mix&amp;nbsp;grated daikon with tablespoon of salt in a colander. Let the mixture sit with a heavy pot pressed on top for about 30-40 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;After 30-40 minutes, squeeze the water out of the daikon with your hands. You want most of the moisture out of the shredded daikon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Mix the daikon with chopped green onion, egg, flour, sesame oil, and white pepper. Make&amp;nbsp;8-10 fritters&amp;nbsp;with your hands.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Completely cover the fritters with panko bread crumbs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Heat 1/4 cup of vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pan fry the fritter until they are golden brown on both sides. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Serve Hot with soy sauce or Teriyaki&amp;nbsp; Sauce&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S-Rvdjq0EPI/AAAAAAAAANI/80Xhu5WaJhE/s1600/IMG_1907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S-Rvdjq0EPI/AAAAAAAAANI/80Xhu5WaJhE/s320/IMG_1907.jpg" tt="true" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Homemade Pizza</title><content type="html">One of my homemade&amp;nbsp;favorites is Pizza. Pizza at home is so yummy, easy, and affordable.&amp;nbsp; You don't have to have a stone oven or even a &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Piece-Pizza-Stone-Set/dp/B00020E3NI?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;pizza stone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Old-Stone-16-Inch-Round-Oven/dp/B0000E19MW?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00020E3NI" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0000E19MW" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;. Although, a pizza stone is a great investment. I love ours, it was $25 and makes the pizza crust crisp and crunchy. When I make pizza for dinner for 4 persons or more, one of pizzas goes on the &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Piece-Pizza-Stone-Set/dp/B00020E3NI?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;stone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00020E3NI" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt; while the other goes on a regular &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Farberware-Nonstick-Bakeware-17-Inch-Cookie/dp/B00008W70E?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;baking sheet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00008W70E" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;. Both ways are delicious and satisfying. &lt;br /&gt;
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Usually I just buy pizza dough from our local grocery store in the bakery section. I've attempted to make the dough over the&amp;nbsp;years and&amp;nbsp;it never turns out well. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Pizza Ingredients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
- Olive Oil &lt;br /&gt;
- Cornmeal &lt;br /&gt;
- Bakery Section Dough (for the pizza stone)&lt;br /&gt;
- Refrigerator Pilsbury Pizza dough (for the baking sheet)&lt;br /&gt;
- &lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;Favorite Tomato sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
- Mozzarella Cheese, shredded&lt;br /&gt;
- Goat Cheese&lt;br /&gt;
- Ball of Mozzarella Cheese&lt;br /&gt;
- Mushrooms, thinly sliced &lt;br /&gt;
- Broccoli florets&lt;br /&gt;
- Shallots, thinly sliced&lt;br /&gt;
- Pepperoni, thinly sliced&lt;br /&gt;
- Pineapple, crushed or canned&lt;br /&gt;
- Chopped fresh Basil&lt;br /&gt;
- Pesto&lt;br /&gt;
- Grated Parmesan&lt;br /&gt;
- Crushed Red Pepper&lt;br /&gt;
- &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Truffle-Oil-1-86-oz/dp/B0002NYNYO?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969" target="_blank"&gt;Truffle Oil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=gourmetgroupie&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0002NYNYO" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ingredients are completely subjective and vary by preference. You can do any variety that suits your taste buds.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Preparation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pizza Stone Pizza:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Caramelized Veggie and Goat Cheese&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Place pizza stone on the lower rack of your oven. Preheat oven to 450' for 45-60 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Let the dough sit out at room temperature&lt;br /&gt;
3. Saute (or Roast) the mushrooms, broccoli, and shallots until caramelized&lt;br /&gt;
4. Place pineapple in colander and put a heavy pot on it, to squeeze the liquid&amp;nbsp;out of the pineapple&lt;br /&gt;
5. Flatten dough out with your hands on a slightly floured surface. Starting at the center and working outwards until the desired diameter - 10-12 inches&lt;br /&gt;
6. Sprinkle corn meal onto preheated pizza stone and place dough onto the pizza stone&lt;br /&gt;
7. Brush the dough with olive oil&lt;br /&gt;
8. Spread pesto and tomato sauce on the dough&lt;br /&gt;
9. Layer the toppings: veggies, pineapple, pepperoni, and basil&lt;br /&gt;
10. Crumble the goat cheese and fresh mozzarella on the top&lt;br /&gt;
11.&amp;nbsp;Bake in oven for 15-20, until the crust is golden brown&lt;br /&gt;
12. Lightly sprinkle about a tablespoon of truffle oil&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Baking Pan Pizza: &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Hawaiian&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Grease the baking sheet with olive oil and place the refrigerator dough on it&lt;br /&gt;
2. Spread pizza sauce on to the dough&lt;br /&gt;
3. Put the pineapple and pepperoni on to the dough&lt;br /&gt;
4. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella&lt;br /&gt;
5. Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes until crust is golden brown&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Adapted from Heidi Swanson at 101cookbooks.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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4&amp;nbsp;cups&amp;nbsp;fresh broccoli florets&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Salad Dressing:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1 garlic clove, smashed and chopped&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 teaspoon&amp;nbsp;fine grain sea salt&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup almond butter&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;nbsp;tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon of lemon zest&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon honey&lt;br /&gt;
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil&lt;br /&gt;
2 tablespoons hot water&lt;br /&gt;
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2-3 small crisp apples, peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;
3/4&amp;nbsp;cup toasted walnuts&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;nbsp;shallots&lt;br /&gt;
2 tablespoones of chopped chives&lt;br /&gt;
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Heat&amp;nbsp;olive oil in a fry pan over medium hear. Add shallots and&amp;nbsp;stir every few minutes for about 15 minutes until they get them&amp;nbsp;dark and carmelized. (Do Not Burn)&amp;nbsp;Remove from skillet and slide onto a paper towel to drain and cool.&lt;br /&gt;
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Make the dressing by sprinkling the salt over the clove of garlic and smashing the two in to a paste.&amp;nbsp;In a&amp;nbsp;measuring cup&amp;nbsp;whisk the salty garlic paste with the almond butter, lemon juice, honey and olive oil. Add the hot water and whisk until light and creamy. Taste to preference&amp;nbsp;and set aside. ( I like to make this ahead and let the flavors meld together)&lt;br /&gt;
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In a large bowl gently toss the broccoli, apples, shallots and walnuts with a generous drizzle of the dressing. Sprinkle with chives and serve family style.&lt;br /&gt;
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Broadbent Vinho Verde is a traditional vinho verdo whose grapes are grown in the following regions within the Vinho Verde appelation: Braga, Barcelos and Guimãraes. This Vinho Verde is a non-vintage wine that should and can be consumed immediately. It has screw top and is inexpensive (approx. $10.00/bottle), which is perfect for taking to the beach on these beautiful south Florida days. It has a slight sparkly taste that is light and sweet in flavour.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5804237804218601526-5447272635117428694?l=thegourmetgroupie.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;First Course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Champalou Vouvray Sec 2007&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food Pairing:&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Lobster &amp;amp; Artichoke Bisque&amp;nbsp;with Black Truffle Pate Choux Crisps: Classic Lobster Bisque&amp;nbsp; with fresh lobster and artichoke garnish&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6EgUOWCSNI/AAAAAAAAAJg/n5BEsx_r-Y8/s1600-h/IMG_1666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6EgUOWCSNI/AAAAAAAAAJg/n5BEsx_r-Y8/s320/IMG_1666.jpg" vt="true" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Second Course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Domaine De Reuilly Pinot Noir 2007&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6Ef7cLyOwI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MRmaUHrhjk8/s1600-h/IMG_1670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6Ef7cLyOwI/AAAAAAAAAJY/MRmaUHrhjk8/s200/IMG_1670.jpg" vt="true" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bouquet and Palate:&lt;/em&gt; Crimson color, with an entry that is soft and racy. The wine shows delicate tannins, without being the least aggressive style Pinot Noir. It is a wine which is easy to drink and complements a wide variety of food. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Winery:&lt;/em&gt; Domaine de Reuilly is situated in AOC Reuilly, a 170 hectare vineyard in the centre of France, close to appellation Sancerre. The vineyard of Domaine de Reuilly extends across 15 hectares comprising the following grape varieties: 10 ha of Sauvignon, 4 ha of Pinot Noir and 1 ha of Pinot Gris.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food Pairing:&lt;/strong&gt; Partridge Cassoulet: A classic south of France white bean stew prepared with sausage, chicken, and fresh vegetables&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6Eh27ZHC-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/FqpgtK5dNws/s1600-h/IMG_1674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6Eh27ZHC-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/FqpgtK5dNws/s320/IMG_1674.jpg" vt="true" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Third Course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;De Martino Legado Carmenere 2007&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6Ei6pq8rnI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/0vcchhprVRQ/s1600-h/IMG_1678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6Ei6pq8rnI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/0vcchhprVRQ/s200/IMG_1678.jpg" vt="true" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bouquet and Palate:&lt;/em&gt; Legado Carmenère has an intense aroma of ripe red fruit and black pepper. On the palate the wine is full withwell-integrated tannins, balanced acidity, and a pleasant touch of oak.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Winemaking:&lt;/em&gt; De Martino was the first winery in Chile to bottle Carmenère as a single varietal. The fruit comes from their estate vineyards in Isla de Maipo. Here the soil is rich in sand, clay, and gravel providing excellent drainage and poor fertility. The struggle of the vines naturally controls the growth and gives the wine good intensity. Fermentation takes place in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks followed by 12 months of aging in French oak barrels.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Food Pairing: &lt;/strong&gt;Steak Tartare with Gaufrette Potatoes: Diced Raw Filet Mignon with Dijon capers and red onions. Accompanied with fresh cute waffle fries &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some Young Punks "Drink &amp;amp; Stick 2007" (Matero &amp;amp; Syrah Blend)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6EkVd8JpbI/AAAAAAAAAKI/G_428VGlT8c/s1600-h/IMG_1701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6EkVd8JpbI/AAAAAAAAAKI/G_428VGlT8c/s200/IMG_1701.jpg" vt="true" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bouquet and Palate:&lt;/em&gt; Red scarlet color and earthy aromas, with cherry and plum, a tad spice, cinammon, pepper and sangria. A frolic of toothsome dark berries on the animated palate, strawberry and black currant, refreshed by light and exhilarating acids. This is a complex wine with full integration between vibrant fruit and subdued oak, immediately ready to enjoy and immensely suited to good food.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Winemaking:&lt;/em&gt; A slightly larger proportion of Mourvedre grown to good vineyards on the Fleurieu Peninsula with Shiraz from the McLaren Vale, a limited production of 1723 cases.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food Pairing: &lt;/strong&gt;Asparagus Risotto with Duck Confit &amp;amp; Taragon Nage: Slow-roasted duck over a creamy, classic Asparagus Risotto with a delicious Taragon Nage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food Pairing:&lt;/strong&gt; Creme Brulee &amp;amp; Linzertorte&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6EluiKI_PI/AAAAAAAAAKo/EilYFDCQTss/s1600-h/IMG_1720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-8lmFTu4XL8/S6EluiKI_PI/AAAAAAAAAKo/EilYFDCQTss/s320/IMG_1720.jpg" vt="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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