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“Fancy up” your Valentine’s Day with a little red velvet
Guest blog post for The Intentional Momma. Valentine’s Day is the one holiday of the year where, depending on your relationship status at this particular point in time, you can either feel blissfully and romantically in love or woefully and … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Cake, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Cooking, Cream Cheese Frosting, Cupcakes, Dessert, Entertaining, Fancy, Fancy Desserts, Food, Holidays, Mediterranean, Pastry, Rabbit Fur Coat, Recipes, Red Velvet, Red Velvet Cake, Red Velvet Cupcakes, Romantic Desserts, Sweets, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Desserts, Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting, Vegetarian
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Add a romantic picnic to your Fall “to-do” list.
Autumn is my favorite time of year! I’ve never been a huge fan of summer so when there’s relief from the hot sun, I begin to enjoy being outside. There are many favorite things I love about fall, raking leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Dinner, Entertaining, Italian, Lunch, Sandwiches, Savory
Tagged arugula, autumn food, Bread, Cooking, Dinner, Food, French Baguette, gorgonzola cheese, gorgonzola spread, hearty sandwiches, Lunch, Mediterranean, picnic food, picnic sandwiches, picnics, Recipes, rib eye steak, romantic picnics, Sandwiches, Steak, Steak Sandwiches, Summer Foods
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Keep your enemies closer.
Exercise is my nemesis. Nemesis is defined as a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent. Its root is in Greek mythology, meaning “to give what is due”. The Greeks personified vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess in Nemesis, the goddess … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Dinner, Entertaining, Greek, Healthy Meals, Lunch, Savory
Tagged Chicken, Cooking, Dinner, feta, Feta and Spinach stuffed chicken, Feta Stuffed Chicken, Food, Greek, grilled chicken, grilled stuffed chicken, healthy meals, herbed garlic quinoa, herbed quinoa, Lunch, Mediterranean, quinoa, Recipes, Side Dishes, Spinach, Spinach and Feta, stuffed chicken breasts, Summer Foods
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Make new friends…but keep the old.
Moving from Michigan to Colorado 14 years ago was both exciting and scary. It was a big, new adventure for a small-town girl who only made a few, short moves from her hometown of Clinton, a tiny, rural town in Southeastern Michigan. Tearful … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Bread, Dinner, Entertaining, Lunch, Savory, Seafood, Spanish, Vegetarian
Tagged Appetizer, appetizers, basil, Brandy, Bread, Bruschetta, Classic Sangria, Cooking, Dinner, Drinks, feta, Fish, Food, Fruit, grape tomatoes, Grilled scallops, Grilled Scallops Wrapped in Prosciutto, Gruyere, Lunch, Mediterranean, panko bread crumbs, prosciutto, Prosciutto wrapped Scallops, Recipes, Red Wine, Rioja, Sangria, sangria and tapas, scallops, Seafood, small bites, Spinach, stuffed mushrooms, Stuffed mushrooms with spinach, Summer Drinks, Summer Foods, Tapas, Vegetarian, Warm Bruschetta, Wine
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The clothes don’t make the man.
Have you ever met someone and thought to your yourself, “this person’s going to be really weird”? As a counselor who sees new clients every day, this happens to me at least a few times per week. More often than not, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Greek, Salads
Tagged Cooking, Couscous, Couscous Salad, Dinner, Food, Greek, Mediterranean, Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes, Spiced Mini Burgers
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Kiss me I’m GREEK!
If you’ve ever been a little girl, you’ve written your name a hundred different ways, taking on various last names belonging to cute boys as your own. For instance, in third grade I was Mrs. Andrea Kieft taking on the … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Entertaining, Greek, Savory
Tagged Beef, Cabbage, Cabbage Rolls, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Greek, Lahanodolmathes, Lamb, Mediterranean, Recipes, Side Dishes, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
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’cause I’ve got to have faith
Lady Luck has been on my side lately with a winning streak of radio prizes including numerous movie tickets complete with swag, entries to local events, and the most glorious prize of all…2 tickets to see John Mayer, complete with VIP backstage … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Greek, Salads, Savory
Tagged Cooking, Dinner, Food, Greek, Greek Salad, Greek Village Salad, Greek Yogurt Sauce, Lunch, Mediterranean, Pork, Pork Souvlaki, Recipes, Shish Kabob, Souvlaki, Tzatziki
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A little taste of Italy…in Spain.
In June of 2008 I took my daughter, Julia, on a trip to Costa del Sol, Spain in celebration of her high school graduation. This was just as much a celebration for me as it was for her. After all, … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Bread, Dinner, Entertaining, Italian, Pasta, Savory
Tagged Appetizer, Baking, Bread, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Garlic, Garlic Bread, Manicotti, Marinara, Mediterranean, Parmesan, Pasta, Recipes, Ricotta, Spinach, Tomato Sauce, Vegetarian
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Ali Baba…not one of the Forty Thieves!
Someone I recently found a new respect for was talking to a group of colleagues last week about diversity. He described diversity as a symphony, sharing that you can’t have a symphony with only one kind of instrument. This metaphor really … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Entertaining, Savory
Tagged Appetizer, Beans, Cooking, Food, Hummous, Hummus, Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, Recipes, Tahini, Vegetarian, White Beans
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I'm From Baklava and Ouzo...a love story 