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Top Ten Best from the Fancy Foods Show 2011
This year's Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco did not disappoint! From sparkling elderflower beverages to puerh tea to herb infused grapeseed oil, this year seemed to have even more unique...
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Kiwi Caipirinhas for Everyone!
Justin used to travel to Brazil and bring home cachaça, a spirit from fermented sugar cane. We made our own version of a caipirinha, the Platinum Caipirinha, at this past post. This year, I read about...
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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Nothing says love like a homemade peanut butter cup and it's easier than you think. Thanks to the Hungry Mouse, we were able to quickly create our own version of the Reese's classic using peanut...
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It's Soup Time...in a Jar.
We love a certain brand of pickles that come in large mason jars. And I've been saving the jars for various purposes- such as "lanterns" with tealights outside. But when I ran out of tupperware for...
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How many Ph.D.s does it take to make baby food?
Apparently two. We've just opened the box on our BabyCook- a lovely gift that we received that steams and purees fruits and vegetables all in one. The size is perfect for small batches. And today I...
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Bacon, Gruyere and Egg Breakfast Tart Repeat
I love when we cook from our own blog. And this bacon, gruyere and egg breakfast tart was even more delicious when we made it again for a last minute brunch with friends. It uses just a few...
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Introducing the PBC Shake...the Peanut Butter Cookie Shake
If only you could reach through the screen and take a sip of this milkshake! Filled with chewy cookie bits, the photos just don't do it justice. We had never heard of a peanut butter cookie...
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Fresh Pizza For Lenten Friday- It's Vegetarian!
It's the Lenten season and on Fridays as Catholics we are not eating any meat. This quick and easy pizza is full of flavor and you won't miss the meat. You will also notice that it is sans...
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A Cocktail by the Lake- Yes, Please!
It was a date by the lake! One cheerful Sunday afternoon, we ventured out to Lake Chalet on Lake Merritt in Oakland for happy hour. This charming restaurant faces the lake and it's original core...
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Shaker Citrus Pie
Ok, I need another cookbook like a hole in the head, but I had to buy Martha Stewart's new Pie and Tart book. And since I recently tasted a Shaker lemon pie from Natalie at Bike Basket Pies, I really...
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Signs of Spring!
Thank goodness- spring is coming and with it, lots of deliciousness. We couldn't resist buying the first cherries of the season at our farmer's market. We also bought fava beans, asparagus, lettuce...
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Cincinnati Eats Part 1: Cincinnati Chili
On a recent trip to Cincinnati I asked one native about it as a food town and she framed her answer with the idea that "Cincinnati doesn't know if it is in the North, South, East or West" (the local...
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Cincinnati Eats Part 2: Graeter's Ice Cream
I haven't spent enough time in Ohio to know if this should be surprising, but the Buckeye State has a large share of delicious ice cream. In our past travels we stumbled across Jeni's in Columbus and...
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Guess What We Made with This?
Check out this vintage grinder that my grandma owns. We spend the weekend with her and learned a thing or two about home cooking. This vintage Dazey grinder has three interchangeable blades and a...
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Campfire Cooking
This week we went to stay at a cabin by the lake in Minnesota of course had to have a few treats over the campfire. As you can see in the photo, we have three campfire favorites going on: s'mores,...
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Jeni's Ice Cream: Two Summer Splurges
Well, it's ice cream weather and I had to write a post about two summer splurges that I indulged in- one this summer and one last summer from Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream.Mini- Splurge 2011- You may...
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Cute As A Button Cupcakes: An Improvisation
There's a few lessons I've learned recently about baking after you've had a baby:1. It doesn't happen as much.2. When it does, you really really really want it to turn out right.3. It's easy to lose...
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Cookies I Wish I Had Made: San Francisco Sugar Cookies
I want to start this post with a disclaimer: I had no role whatsoever in these cookies. I didn't bake them or design them or even eat them. But, I admired them so much that I asked my neighbor if I...
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Happy Birthday, Justin!
Happy Birthday, Justin!We celebrated with a carrot cake made with pecans and cream cheese frosting. The cake was not too sweet and actually a bit savory- a nice contrast with the cream cheese frosting....
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Remembering Lunch
I was scanning through some pictures and found this one from a year ago to the day . . . the memorable part of the meal wasn't the food, but because it was our last before being discharged from...
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Cinnamon Rolls with A Secret--Potatoes!
There's nothing like the taste of a homemade cinnamon roll and if there was a queen of them, it would be my grandma. Growing up, they were a special treat for me when we would visit. The soft,...
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Baking at 6AM: Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake
We haven't had a post in a while and it's not because we aren't cooking, in fact since we've had our baby, we've been cooking at home more than ever. But baking, my favorite part of cooking, has been...
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Getting Fired Up for Thanksgiving.
The day before Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year . . . a day for venturing out into the world to shop for some last-minute brainstorms, finalizing cooking plans, and starting things...
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7 Food Resolutions for the New Year!
Happy New Year! We loved experimenting with a few new things over the holidays. After all of the cooking and eating, here are 7 food resolutions we are taking into the new year.1. Make More Soup-...
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