June 11, 2010
Oprah is looking for 10 finalists who will compete for the chance to host their own show on her network. I’d like one of those finalists to be me! My show idea…
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June 9, 2010
This is the 3rd of four cheese producing factories that I visited on my trip to Italy with Sam’s Club cheese buyers: Monti Trentini, run by the Finco family. The…
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June 7, 2010
Have you ever tried to make banana cookies? Those wonderful, ripe bananas with their sweet, majestical flavor… unfortunately turn a cookie into something that is more reminiscent of banana bread…
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June 3, 2010
This is the 2nd of four cheese producing factories that I visited on my trip to Italy with Sam’s Club cheese buyers: Auricchio, one of the best-selling Provolone producers in the world. …
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June 1, 2010
The Newlywed Kitchen: Delicious Meals for Couples Cooking Together: This new cookbook from chef Lorna Yee and writer Ali Basye is a collection of 83 recipes aimed at those who…
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May 28, 2010
Happy holiday weekend! Celebrate by making this simple dessert: Miniature Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes… specifically: mint brownie “muffins” topped with mint chip ice cream and hot fudge. If you don’t…
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May 26, 2010
On my trip to Italy with Sam’s Club cheese buyers, we visited four cheese producing factories. One of the factories we toured was IGOR- makers of Gorgonzola. For 3 generations,…
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May 24, 2010
5 ingredients & 15 minutes! That’s all you’ll need for this dinner: Sauteed Chicken with Dill Orzo & Tomatoes. As part of GoodBite’s Real Fast Food recipe collection, this Greek-Style…
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May 21, 2010
It’s my boy’s 9th birthday today, so I thought I’d ask him a few questions… How old are you today? 9 What special cake did you request for your birthday?…
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May 19, 2010
I had the unique opportunity last week of accompanying cheese buyers for Sam’s Club on a trip to Italy. The goal of the trip was to search for 24 of…
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May 17, 2010
I want to live in Italy. I’d like a modestly renovated old Villa in Tuscany. I’d tend to my own garden- full of vegetables and herbs. I’d have chickens to…
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May 13, 2010
Everyone should have an easy pizza dough recipe… one that’s easy to work with and make ahead, isn’t too fussy to roll out, and bakes up perfectly no matter what…
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May 10, 2010
There has been a Twix (candy) Bar sitting on a chair in my husband’s office since December. Every time I go in there, I spy it… just lying there. I’m not…
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May 6, 2010
Quiche makes an easy, delightful dinner if you’re home alone and you don’t have to feed a meat-and-potatoes-loving husband and kids who scoff at anything out of the ordinary. I…
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May 3, 2010
I had my first fish taco in 1986. It was Spring Break, and I was down in San Felipe, Mexico with a bunch of crazy college friends. We had them…
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April 29, 2010
My family and I were browsing in a little beachside shop last summer when my son pulled a tank top off the rack and said, “Mom! You have to buy this!” …
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April 26, 2010
These Candy Bar-Cookie Bars have a peanut butter-oatmeal cookie crust. Oats are mixed with butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter and vanilla. The cookie layer is baked for a…
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April 22, 2010
We acquired some new toys recently… a foosball table, a ping pong table and a dart board. And this means that our place has become the new ”hang-out” for the boys in…
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