yummy

bouchon for everyone

On an ill-fated trip to try and buy the extremely popular Message-In-A-Cookie kit last night at Williams Sonoma, I came across something that I’d love to have ready to bake in a moment’s notice. .
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If you’ve never had the pleasure of tasting a fresh [...]

holiday tea

.Allegedly the sound I hear beating against the window pane is just El Nino stopping by to say, “Hello!” to California. And if we’re in for the super wet winter that everyone is projecting, I’d like to start more of my mornings like today’s holiday celebration. Sweatshirt, yoga pants, slippers and a hot pot of [...]

the handy dandy avocado tool

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My mom claims that this is the greatest kitchen tool that she’s picked up in a long time (and trust me… my mom loves them kitchen gadgets!). And if you’re apt to making homemade guac on a semi-regular basis, then I’d think it would [...]

cutest cookie of 2009

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Hands down… Not Martha’s gingerbread mug houses win…  Have you ever seen anything cuter?!?
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steel cut magic

[photo source: thebittenword.com]
.I have a serious new craving for steel cut oatmeal. I’m going to blame Jamba Juice for this one… since a hot cup of oatmeal with my cold smoothie on a chilly day seems like the perfect way to round out my tummy temperature to a perfect 98.6 degrees. My cravings quickly became [...]

my coffee is beginning to look a lot like….

Don’t worry… my morning cup of coffee is nicely decaffeinated and is limited to one single cup a day. I’d have to say that I wouldn’t be tempted to indulge each morning if it wasn’t the chilly season, or if there wasn’t something equally amazing to plop into my Senseo brew. It must run in [...]