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Too pretty to not share… This is what’s going on at work. I’ve been using champagne vinegar and a pear infused white balsamic. Basil is always great with this salad, but so is mint and oregano- even all three together. Ricotta salata is a great alte…

I made currant scones and lemon curd for a baby shower this past weekend.  Making scones and finger sandwiches reminded me of my tea room days.  About 20 years ago, my former restaurant, The Silver Spoon started out as a gift basket shop with…

I have yet to meet someone who claims to dislike a doughnut.  For some reason though, (probably the fact they are laden with oil), I just really don’t eat them much.  I found a recipe similar to this in the last issue of Donna Hay, I find tha…

It feels like the beginning of a new season.  This is not indicated by the weather (it’s still hot as well, hell), but instead by how busy I’ve been at work.  Business slows a little over the summer around here, July would have been the oppor…

I have this bad little habit… it’s called chocolate. I require it. Every day, around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, then after dinner and on occasion, in the middle of the night. I don’t need a lot of it, but it does have to be good quality and as of la…

I have a new obsession: Swiss Meringue buttercream!  I am so utterly pleased with it and don’t know why it has taken me this long to discover it.  Swiss meringue is nothing new, just a new discovery to me. So much easier and faster to make th…

Call me strange, but I am obsessed with globe zucchini. Surely everyone has some sort of food obsession, right?  Of course. Stranger though, is the fact that globe zucchini are not what is pictured above.  Let me tell you, these are some elus…

As a general rule, I am quite a positive person.  But when the heat index outside is over 105 degrees for what seems like forever, I tend to crack.  It’s just miserably hot everywhere, in the kitchen, in the car, on the porch. I was just sitt…

Some days at work are just non-stop. I am multi-tasking from the second I walk in the door in the morning with a deadline so closely upon me it sometimes makes my head spin.  Because I am a single mom, I don’t have the luxury of getting to work at…

Recently while I was being schooled on the food rules of a special someone, I nearly swallowed my tongue.  He says, “no flour, no sugar”. What?? How can someone not eat flour or sugar? I’m also thinking he has no idea how many dishes have ‘hidden’…