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Fresh Strawberry Salad with Macadamia Nuts and Almonds

February 5, 2011
Fresh Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Okay Mother Nature, you showed me your power but now it’s time for some thoughts of sunshine and warm summer days. Luckily during our last blizzard I had a quart of fresh strawberries sitting in my refrigerator. As the winds were howling and our home was dancing to “Shake, Rattle and Roll” with every gust, [...]

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A 15-minute Pasta Red Sauce that will change your life!

January 23, 2011
15-minute Pasta Red Sauce!

Mr. Tastebuds watches “America’s Test Kitchen” every single Saturday and I joined him for a minute while I finished my coffee. But my interest was piqued when I heard the phrase, “To create a complex, brightly flavored sauce, one that tastes first and foremost of tomatoes, in the time it takes to boil pasta”. I [...]

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Honeyed Hot Tea Toddy with Candied Citrus Peel

January 3, 2011
Honeyed Hot Tea Toddy with Candied Citrus Peel

This past few weeks there have been so many of my twitter buddies coming down with the flu with that achy, rundown feeling, upset tummy and either a bad headache or even worse running a fever. And so many are young, single and living alone and I’d love to be able to bring them a [...]

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Ricotta-filled Pecan Brownie Squares

December 3, 2010
Ricotta Brownie Squares

I don’t know if it’s the colder weather or what but I’ve been craving something heavy with chocolate all week. Although plain ol’ brownies are not a favorite of mine, I do love Brownies with some additional Cream Cheese or Mascarpone! So I decided to make a recipe that I had for some time in my [...]

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My Garlic Adventure

August 15, 2009
Wisconsin Garlic Farm

On Friday I went to, We Grow Garlic, a farm in Wisconsin and hopefully bought a year’s worth of garlic! I know that you’re thinking “I did not know you could grow garlic in Wisconsin”. Well, I wondered about that too. I’m not sure if it’s the climate, the soil or maybe the loving hands [...]

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