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Are you as crazy for cranberries as I am? Maybe or maybe not. Well, I'm just nuts in love with cranberries and have been ever since taking my first bite into my mother's delicious cranberry bread that she baked every Christmas for gifts to family and friends. My mom was a generous soul with her cooking and baking. I don't know many people who do that anymore during the holidays do you? We're all so crazy-busy it seems. At any rate, as usual, I ...
Those of you who have read this blog for 10 years now (oh my, time flies doesn't it?), know that a love affair with anything made with pumpkin just isn't for me. Nope. I'll pass, thank you. There's only one recipe with pumpkin that's edible to me and it's for pumpkin brownies. And so here we are! Thanksgiving is nearly upon us! Just as I am every year, I'm a bit non-traditional by not preparing anything pumpkin to offer my pumpkin-crazed guests. Through the years, I've always ...
I love these little bites! Especially now when mushrooms are in season! On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, a group of friends and I went to an incredible and authentic tapas eatery where I first enjoyed Spanish tapas. It was an amazing experience, both culinary and culturally! I was thrilled to be able to experience these…
I know what you’re thinking! That apple strudel only comes from Germany and Austria. Well that’s partially true. But most people are unfamiliar with the northernmost region of Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige where the apple is the queen of the land and where one of the most PRIZED apples in all of Europe is grown! Because…
Most of us aren’t aware that the harvest season for Italian lemons is RIGHT NOW — from June until October! Yes, that’s right! It’s time for harvesting lemons in Italy! And to recognize this fabulous, can’t-live-without-lemons season, I made a very easy and packed-with-flavor Lemon Risotto with Roasted Asparagus and Three Cheeses. My first visit…
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