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Tuxedo Pasta Aglio e Olio

February 17, 2011
Black Ink Pasta Aglio e Olio

Isn’t this pasta a hoot! I picked it up at Homegoods right before Christmas along with several other unique pasta shapes. Most of the specialty stores stock so much fun food during the holidays and I always look forward to it. But I do think the black-striped Farfalle is about the cutest pasta I’ve seen [...]

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Tabbouleh, Taboolee or Tabouleh?

November 22, 2010
Tabbouleh, Taboolee or Tabouleh

I grew up in Michigan and at the time the automobile industry was booming. And many immigrants, particularly Lebanese immigrants, moved to Michigan because they could immediately get a job with General Motors, Ford or Fisher Body. Consequently I grew up with many outside influences as far as religion and food. My Mom was not [...]

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Hot Dog Salad, a new classic!

November 15, 2010
Hot Dog Salad

I dearly love my husband but sometimes I truly wonder what influences his decision making because I’m pretty sure it’s not me. I know Mr. Tastebuds was born in Rome and came to the United States when he was a mere two years old. He grew up in Chicago and started working for IBM while [...]

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3-Ingredient Berry Blast Ice Cream

August 9, 2010
Berry Blast Ice Cream

I’ve not made ice cream in a long time.  But the other day a friend of mine e-mailed me a short and sweet recipe and as soon as I read the title I knew I had to give it a try.  Who could resist making Berry Blast Ice Cream! And I was able to use [...]

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Nesco/American Harvest Dehydrator Giveaway

March 2, 2010
Dried Tomatoes

Giveaway is CLOSED. Do you remember summer? Feeling the warm sun and sipping cool, freshly squeezed lemonade on your patio? Well, I sure do. And planning my vegetable garden and trying to decide if I should buy some new bar stools for our pergola sure helps me cope during the last weeks of a very [...]

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Welcome to the 4th HBinFive Bread Braid

February 1, 2010
Apple Cranberry Pocket Pie

I know..I really pushed the envelope this week HBinFive’s Soft Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread! But I had so much fun in the process! And I had just enough of the laminated dough left over from the Chicago Deep Dish Pizza to make six Pocket Apple-Cranberry Pies and oh were they good! And I used my [...]

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Welcome to the 3rd HBinFive Bread Braid

January 14, 2010
Apple and Brie Grilled Cheese

Whew…glad the holidays are over and I can sort of relax a little bit. I do love celebrating and seeing friends but it can be so trying at times. The old saying There’s just not enough hours in a day must have been coined sometime around December 1st because that is when I feel the [...]

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Cream Cheese Cookies — My Favorite Cookie!

December 21, 2009
Cream Cheese Cookies

When I was growing up every Christmas my Mom made Cream Cheese Cookies. She used her old-fashioned Cookie Press and made hundreds of little Christmas Trees, Camels and Wreaths. I remember the cookie sheets covered with green and red cookies laying on every flat surface of our kitchen and dining room. And I remember my [...]

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