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Creme de Cassis Napoleon Dessert

Valentine’s Day probably should be renamed Uber Fancy Dessert Day. It is certainly the day when we seem to crave the most intricately put together desserts whether we make them ourselves or buy them elsewhere. Puff pastry isn’t hard to … Continue reading

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Balsamic and Black Pepper Figs on Croustades

Figs are absolutely wonderful. I was raised on  Fig Newtons and they were what I thought figs were…and in 1965 that was good enough. I could eat them by the case and never tire of the magic sweetness, and complex … Continue reading

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Real Food…Real Quick: A Food Blog Invitational

Thanks for all of you that took the poll. The results were about what I expected. The first question was how much time do you spend cooking per week and the answers were pretty close between 6 hours or more … Continue reading

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Shrimp and Pasta Provencal

The warm flavors of the Southeastern French coast come together in this pasta to create nothing less than a miracle.  van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Cezanne, and many other artists have been inspired by the beauty, the climate, and no doubt, … Continue reading

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Quick Rosemary Potatoes

Rosemary is easy to grow and the taste is always incredible. You can put sprigs of it in the bottom of your smoker, use the stems as skewers on the grill, anything to get that great rosemary flavor into your … Continue reading

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Filed under Side Dish, Vegetables