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Just try it…Mikey did!
We all remember Mikey from the Life Cereal commercials in the 1970s and 80s, right? “He won’t try it. He hates everything.” But guess what, “He likes it! Hey, Mikey!” This ad campaign ran from 1974 to 1986 and became … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Baking, Healthy Meals, Savory, Vegetarian
Tagged Appetizer, Baked Kale Chips, Baking, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Healthy, Kale, Kale Chips, Leafy Greens, Lunch, Recipes, Side Dishes, Summer Foods, Super Foods, Superfoods, Vegetables, 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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For the love of PIE ~ Week Ten: Love
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Pie, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged All-Peach Pie, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Fruit Pies, Lattice Peach Pie, Lattice Pie Crust, Lattice-Top, Lattice-Top Crust, Love, Pastry, Peach Pie, Peaches, Pie, Pie Crust, Recipes, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets, Vegetarian
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Nine: Patience
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Entertaining, Pie, Sweets, Uncategorized
Tagged Baking, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Cooking, Créme de cacao, Créme de menthe, Dessert, Food, Freezer Pies, Grasshopper, Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie, Grasshopper Pie, Ice Cream Pie, Marshmallows, Mint, Mint Chocolate Pie, Mint Pie, Oreo Crumb Crust, Oreos, Pie, Pie Crust, Recipes, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets, Vegetarian
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Six: Compassion
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Pastry, Pie, Sweets
Tagged Baking, Cherries, Cherry, Cherry Pie, Cherry Pie with Grated Top Crust, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Fruit Pies, Grated Pastry, Grated Pie Crust, Pastry, Pie, Pie Crust, Rainier Cherries, Rainier Cherry Pie, Recipes, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweet Cherry Pie, Sweets, Vegetarian
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Five: Loyalty
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Blueberries, Blueberry Pie, Cooking, Dessert, Food, fresh whipped cream, Fruit, Fruit Pies, homemade whipped cream, loyalty, Pastry, Pie Crust, Recipes, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets, Vegetarian, whipped cream, Wild blueberries, Wild blueberry pie
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Three: Responsibility
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, Pastry, Sweets, Vegetarian
Tagged Baking, Blackberries, Blackberry Pie, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Fruit Pies, Pastry, Pie, Recipes, Sour Cream, Sour Cream Blackberry Pie, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets
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For the love of PIE ~ Week Two: Diligence and Discipline
10 Weeks ~ 10 Pies ~ 10 People ~ 10 Virtues There’s no sweeter way to honor those who have impacted my life with virtue than by baking pie. For the next 10 weeks, I will be spotlighting a pie … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Entertaining, French, Pastry, Sweets, Uncategorized
Tagged Baking, Berries, Cooking, Cream Cheese, Dessert, Food, French Strawberry Glacé Pie, Fruit, Fruit Pies, Pastry, Picking Strawberries, Pie, Recipes, Strawberries, Strawberry Pie, Summer Foods, Summer Pies, Sweets, Vegetarian
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I'm From Baklava and Ouzo...a love story 