First Love

February 13, 2010

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’d like to tell you about my first love. Buttercream frosting on hazelnut sponge cake baked by the Swiss Haus. At 2 years old, I fell deeply, madly, passionately in love with my birthday cake and the affair has continued for over 30 plus years. I’ve written about my birthday [...]

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Snow Day

February 7, 2010

Today was a snow day. A gigantic snow day — up to 3 feet. For some reason, all of the huge snow days this year have fallen on a weekend, thereby ruining my plans. Kevin and I took the opportunity to break down a chicken and then let it slowly saute with cumin, garlic, onions [...]

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Chrusciki Cookies

January 30, 2010

Julia Swirski James-Markowski gently laughed at me as I unsuccessfully tried (again) to remove sticky rectangles of dough from the table and fold them into twisted cookies called Chruscikis aka Polish Bow Tie Cookies. We’re at her youngest son’s Gary’s house in Baltimore and she’s shared a 100 year old recipe that her Polish mother, [...]

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Candy, and Chocolate and Ice Cream, Oh My!

January 16, 2010

I followed 3 guys wearing Chocolate Thunder jackets through the parking lot and up the stairs of the Atlantic City Convention Center where I was greeted by a 4 ft wide poster featuring a head shot of Mia Michaels, the award-winning choreographer and judge of the hit show, So You Think You Can Dance. In [...]

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Apple Pancakes & Apple Cider Syrup

January 9, 2010

Gail Brown is a lot like her pancakes, sweet and saucy. While her sweet side is devoted to food and family, her saucy side includes a history of racing cars and walking on hot coals. What does this add up to? An interesting woman with fascinating stories who, by the way, makes the best apple [...]

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009

Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010! Adapted from David Allen, the Getting Things Done guy, here is a list of questions to empower you to reflect on the past year and plan for the next one. Reflecting on the past year: 1. List all of your completed food-related projects/experiences from 2009. They can include new restaurants, new [...]

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A White Christmas

December 26, 2009

When I was a little girl, I always wanted a big family. On Christmas Eve, my sisters and I would hang our dad’s black socks from the mantel and I knew when I grew up, I would have a family who had a big stocking with my name on it. I married a great guy [...]

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We’re back!

December 18, 2009

We just got back from a week in St. Martin and it was incredible! Our bags are still packed, but I wanted to share our vacation with you while it is still fresh in my mind. Besides, who am I kidding? Our bags will remain packed for weeks. I’ve got many priorities and an orderly [...]

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Out of Office

December 9, 2009

Kevin and I are on vacation! I’ll be away from my blog for a week or two. In case you are a burglar, please note: our house is protected by Juno. Since this is a food blog, I’ll tell you–Juno likes to eat his burglars medium-rare with a side of neighborhood hooligans. When I come [...]

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Thankful

November 25, 2009

My little blog is almost 6 months old! Thinking of the holiday, Amiablelife and I would like to thank the following people for their support: -Dale & George Hocking–My in-laws are incredibly nice people who don’t like sharing their recipes. However, they are always happy to feed me and let me practice taking pictures of [...]

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