Holidays

50 Easter Recipes

April 12, 2011 |

Although Easter is super-late this year, it seems like it has totally snuck up on me! I love this time of year, as Easter seems to usher in all of the light, bright and fresh flavors of the spring and summer. All that is heavy in the fall and winter gives way to fresh fruit, [...]

Nut Rolls

January 10, 2011 |

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I am a few weeks behind on the nut roll extravaganza that is usually reserved for the holidays, but as I mentioned a couple of days ago, the holidays just totally got away from me. I did a ton of baking for the week and a half leading up to Christmas, and a lot of [...]

My 2011 Food (and Baking) Resolutions

January 5, 2011 |

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So, I mentioned yesterday when I shared healthy recipes for the new year that I don’t count calories and I don’t really diet. So you’ll typically never find me making a New Year’s resolution to stop eating desserts, lose x number of pounds, give up something altogether or things like that. But that’s not to [...]

Happy New Year!

January 3, 2011 |

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Happy {belated} New Year!! I hope that everyone had a fabulous start to the new year and enjoyed a holiday season full of good food, laughter, family and friends. My holiday season (especially New Year’s) was pretty much all hockey, all the time. I spent New Year’s Eve morning at the Penguins/Capitals Alumni Game, as [...]

Chocolate Walnut Fudge

December 7, 2010 |

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Last year the cool weather was refusing to go away and I was daydreaming about sunny days at the beach. And you can’t go to the beach and not enjoy some fudge. At least I can’t. And then I realized that I had never actually made fudge. Shame on me! So I whipped up a [...]

30 Gift Ideas: Cookbooks & Kitchen Goodies

December 6, 2010 |

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It’s the first week of December and some people are into the full swing of holiday shopping. I am actually pretty proud of myself – I only have one gift left to buy. That never happens. Usually I’m just getting myself organized at this point and am stumbling out of the starting gate. Have you [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2010 |

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My first Thanksgiving. November 27, 1980. Two things were determined that day: #1: I would become a foodie. #2: I would become a sports fan. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of warm memories and of course great food!