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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’…

What I made at work today!

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about cake.  Vanilla pound cake to be exact. This happens particularly often around 3 o’clock in the afternoon when I’m in need of a sugar fix. Yes, I am addicted to sugar, I guess the first step is admitting it, I…

Some days you just want a salad. Particularly on days when the heat index outside is 105 degrees and your Air Conditioner goes kaput. I woke this morning to a somewhat muggy house, only saved from heat stroke by the fact that I had set it to the polar …

With the fourth of July holiday right around the corner, I thought I would share my favorite porch drink. There isn’t anything else I would rather drink on a hot summer afternoon than a Pimm’s cup.  When the dog days of summer seem endless… thes…

What to do on a Saturday when it’s entirely too hot to paddle the lake, I don’t have a big party to cook for and the thought of being idle is not a good one? Make pickles!  I really have been wanting to make these since last summer, but time just …

Today is the beginning of my official return to blogging! Really, I promise this time.  With that in mind, it is also the beginning of summer, fresh vegetables are aplenty and I have a plethora of posts in my head.   I made this zucchini tart…

This post is from March of 2008, yes- recycling again.  I sure have come a long way with yeast, specially after the king cake madness I just put myself through. Visit my Gourmet Girls facebook page for some photos, there’s a link in the sidebar.Ea…

This is a post from 2008… so yes, since I’m not posting right now- I am recycling! I thought it might be of current interest.

Stemming back to the 1700′s, King Cakes are the traditional celebratory cake of Mardi Gras. Originally king cakes were ser…

I don’t know about you, but I would rather eat several little meals than one or two big meals a day. This roast tomato tartine is one of my favorites- a couple of these with a glass of red wine is a perfect dinner for me. I use a cast iron skillet to …