'Comfort Foods'


POPSICLE
Image by roboppy via Flickr

Popsicles and summer go together like reading a good book and the beach, not that I’m anywhere near a beach. Thank you to SELF

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It was Mom’s birthday this weekend and she put in a double request for dessert: something with strawberry and chocolate and a chocolate pecan pie. So I suggested a chocolate angel food cake layered with cream and strawberries.

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Flitwick's cherry and a Butterbeer
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Summer is here. The July 4th BBQ is right around the corner. What can you do to stun your friends and…

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Last week Todd asked what kind of birthday cake I wanted, or even if I wanted one at all considered the amount of cake I’d just dealt with.

Have you ever considered a birthday non-cake for your celebration?

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Tomato soup and melted cheese sandwich
Image by eszter via Flickr

Los Angeles- – Grilled Cheese Invitational

If I still lived in L.A., I would be at this grilled cheese

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Anyone can make a cheesecake if they just follow a recipe. Why, then, do some come out different (better) than others? Is it a super-secret recipe that makes the difference, or is it more?

Todd requested a cheesecake for…

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Fruit Cocktail
Image by Toni Girl via Flickr

You wouldn’t think that the two would go together in a recipe but here’s someone in my old stomping grounds [more...]


My friend and business webmaster Deni Mosser/Mosser Design sent me this gorgeous photo of her roasted vegetables so I asked her to share what she did.

She bought all 14 fresh and organic veggies from Trader Joe’s.…

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We don’t keep a lot of packaged foods in the house–instant dinners, box mixes, frozen entrees. Partially because of my dietary restrictions and partially be cause we just like to cook from good, basic ingredients. If we don’t feel…

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Now that I receive my Tucson Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share, I have been eating many more fresh vegetables including greens. I am falling in love with gorgeous greens.

From the photo above you will note that my salad…

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