Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cluster Cookies
Jan 3
Mushroom Sherry Soup & Sourdough
Valerie blessed me with soup again this week.I’m so very spoiled. SO spoiled in any and every way – don’t ever forget that! She talked about making her Mushroom Sherry Soup, with croutons created from San Francisco sourdough.I couldn’t resist – asking for just a touch. So here it is – no recipe, really. In…
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Jan 2
Salted Caramel Pear Cream Pie
Today is one of those days when I don’t have a whole lot to say. It’s cloudy and rainy and all I can seem to do for myself and for my own wellbeing is bake..meditate…read…and yoga. My saving graces – not necessarily in that order. I wanted to bake pie. A pear pie. A salted…
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Jan 1
Pork Welly
I’ve never really been one to cook for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. The holiday(s) seem much more like a little bite type of celebration – appetizers and nibbles – accompanied by plenty of bubbly – and in the company of many others.This year, although I hate to break it to you –…
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Dec 31
Blueberry Sage Lamb Loin with Roasted Farro & Blueberry Stilton
I thought long and hard about this one. Actually, not really. It just sort of came to me in pieces and then as I pulled it all together, I believe it became a work of art. Growing up, my family often ate lamb around Christmas time. Lamb chops, rack of lamb, lamb with mint jelly…
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Dec 28
Smoked Sage Blueberry Bourbon Cocktail
On Friday nights (almost without fail) we frequent the swanky steakhouse and bar located directly across the street. We look forward to this event all week long. Not for the steak – although, it IS TRULY the best filet I’ve ever had in my life – but for the people. We are both severe introverts,…
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Dec 27
Blueberry Lemon Cream Pie
Christmas may have come and gone, but I will never, ever cease to gift my sweet pies to those near and dear to my heart.Today is the gift of sweet Blueberry Lemon Cream Pie. With a lemon zest crust, a creamy lemon curd layer, and luscious blueberries on top, there is no one on earth…
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Dec 25
Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Star Bread
No matter your greatest Christmas fantasies or any of your holiday woes, choose to celebrate LIFE today. You are a star in this world. Don’t forget it.Merry Christmas! Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Star Bread
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Dec 24
Persimmon Tarragon Cranberry Pecan Cookies
Fall cookies. ☑️ Spiced cookies. ☑️ Seasonal cookies. ☑️ Thanksgiving cookies. ☑️ Holiday cookies. ☑️ Wintertime cookies. ☑️ Unique cookies. ☑️ Delicious cookies. ☑️ Looks like all the criteria are there – these cookies are amazing! Most people in the U.S. have never even heard of persimmons, at least in my neck of the woods. I’m not sure why – they are the…
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Dec 21
Vanilla Mint Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
Have you ever had one of those days when you just need to bake – for no rhyme, no reason? Comfort Baking, is what it’s termed these days. Whether or not it’s comfort food – it is simply comforting, relaxing, meditative to get in the kitchen and go! I have those days OFTEN (if not…
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Dec 19
Orange Raisin Spice Breakfast Ring
And what will you be having as your Christmas morning treat? Egg nog? Hot cocoa? Coffee cake? How about a seasonally appropriate and super moist Orange Raisin Spice Breakfast Ring? Yep, have at it. We never really had a Christmas breakfast tradition growing up. As a kid, it was all about opening those gifts before…
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