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Summer’s bounty…fresh fig jam first, then Ocracoke fig cake.

This past weekend’s farmers market was filled with fresh figs and I couldn’t help purchasing some.  I’ve been wanting to make a cake recipe that I pulled out of Gourmet in 2009 (ok, so I’m a pack rat for recipes), but it calls for fig preserves, so I made the preserves, or in this case,Continue reading “Summer’s bounty…fresh fig jam first, then Ocracoke fig cake.”

Food Highlights this week: Asian Turkey Meatloaf & Honeysuckle Cake

  I realize that my photos DO NOT in any way do justice to the deliciousness that this Asian inspired Turkey Meatloaf was, but trust me, its one of the best dishes I have eaten in a long time, and the best part was that I came up with it!  Score! Basically, I was tryingContinue reading “Food Highlights this week: Asian Turkey Meatloaf & Honeysuckle Cake”

Change my penne alla vodka?? No! Well, why not, if it works?

So the other day I was making my (world-famous) penne alla vodka, homemade of course.  Don’t ever buy those jars in the store!!  What a rip off, especially when its so darn easy to make it at home, and quickly, I might add. The recipe is from a Bon Appetit so long ago I couldn’tContinue reading “Change my penne alla vodka?? No! Well, why not, if it works?”

Risotto 101and the BEST Low-Cal dinner ever. Period.

  Normally I am not a fan of Rachel Ray, but this dish rocks!  It is a vaguely greek inspired grilled chicken with romaine, tomato, cukes, kalamata olives and feta. There is a very light lemony oregano dressing on it.  I forego the red onions because I don’t care for them, and I use chickenContinue reading “Risotto 101and the BEST Low-Cal dinner ever. Period.”

Foodballs anyone? Welcome to Wikiworld…

The world’s first ever WikiBar opens in Paris Wednesday, 26 June 2013 Another gem from WGSN… French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has designed the interior of the first ever WikiBar, in Paris. On the menu is a range of innovative food and drink under the name of WikiCells, for the French natives, or WikiPearls for the English speakers. Created by HarvardContinue reading “Foodballs anyone? Welcome to Wikiworld…”

My cake odyssey…

More than 4 years ago, I was in Amsterdam on a business trip (yes, shopping for apparel samples) and we stopped for dinner at this little ‘boite’ called Van Kerkwijk on a street named Nes 41, right behind Dam Square (we had lots of jokes about that location…time to go to the Dam Square, etc).Continue reading “My cake odyssey…”

Summer is almost here…let the mozzarella and tomato begin!

  I can’t tell you how much I look forward to summer, but not in the way you would expect.  Sure, I like sunshine and vacations, but its the tomato and mozzarella all summer long that I live for.  Call me simple, but NOTHING beats fresh sliced tomatoes (room temp) with mozzarella and basil.  MakeContinue reading “Summer is almost here…let the mozzarella and tomato begin!”

Weekend Food in Review…in a word, delicious!

Somehow this week got away from me without a decent post, except last weekend’s wrap-up, but my excuse is that I was writing my thesis (you’ll be hearing that pretty much all summer) and cooking! Here are a few things I made… This SERIOUSLY good coconut and rum loaf is from the blog, Food, FashionContinue reading “Weekend Food in Review…in a word, delicious!”

Spring is finally here…better late than never!

Spring took its good sweet time getting here, but in the end, it is always worth the wait for things like this…   Rhododendron in my front yard, right near the azaleas…   Refreshing homemade flavored water with cucumber, orange (or tangerine) and fresh mint cut from the garden…   A perfectly cooked omelet forContinue reading “Spring is finally here…better late than never!”