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When Life Hands you Lemons, Make Cheesecake

When Life Hands you Lemons, Make Cheesecake by Paige Gould

Today was a day, that should have been spent with the covers over my head. In pajamas, with a chick flick (as my Dad, so eloquently puts it), Kleenex, various bad choices in food, air-conditioning pushed to the max, and all the remotes, plus the neighbor's remotes.Ever have those days when, if you acted on what you were thinking there…

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Again Time to Monitor What I Eat?

Again Time to Monitor What I Eat? by Paige Gould

As many of you know, I struggle with my weight. Wow, that is unusual and your are a Chef? Chefs and weight are like peas and carrots, let's just say we get along. The whole reason, I became a chef was because, I was in love with Hollandaise and all his lovely cousins. What is better than a perfectly poached egg, slathered in a butter…

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Our Big News and Yummy Blueberry Bliss Shake

Our Big News and Yummy Blueberry Bliss Shake by Carmella Soleil

At last Spring has sprung! Yippee! The lovely vibrant green of fresh new leaves and grass can be spotted everywhere, flowers are blooming and the joyful sound of birds singing fills the air. This season speaks of renewal and changes and these are manifesting particularly strongly in our lives at the moment.For one thing we will soon…

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Neopolitan Macaroni and Cheese

Neopolitan Macaroni and Cheese by Patricia Stagich

Most of us never tire of a good, homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese - our all American comfort food. A lot of recipes you might have eaten would have some form of a roux, cooked flour and milk. When I saw this recipe - this step was completely omitted. The traditional cheddar is here, along with some great Italian…

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Dr. Pepper Soda Can Chicken - Part 2

Dr. Pepper Soda Can Chicken - Part 2 by Patricia Stagich

To get started, you need to set up your grill for indirect grilling with a hot and cool zone. To do this, your grill just needs to have at least two burners where one is on and one is off. On grills with three or more burners, the center burners are turned off.First, ignite all of the burners to high, close the lid, and heat the…

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Black Cherry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Black Cherry Sour Cream Coffee Cake by Patricia Stagich

Make some black cherry jam when cherries are at their peak! What else can you do with cherry jam? Add them to this buttery coffee cake!Ingredients:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.Beat butter until light and cream. Add sugar and beat until…

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Squid rice!

Squid rice! by Arturo Féliz-Camilo

This slideshow requires JavaScript.Hello friends and fellow foodies!Today I bring you yet another locrio (rice with some kind of protein) and one would think that by this time I would have run out of locrio recipes. Well, don’t ever underestimate Dominicans when it comes to rice! I mean we have rice cold drinks, rice hot drinks, rice…

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Raw Brownies (Brownie Makeover Part 1)

Raw Brownies (Brownie Makeover Part 1) by shevon

A friend of mine from my ceramic studio whom shares my love of preparing and eating good healthy food, invited me to a cookbook signing and raw food demonstration last summer. I feel in love with the cookbook images and the food that was prepared that day. Here it is.This Raw Brownie recipe is adapted from the cookbook Going Raw by…

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Apple Bananas Meat Casserole

Apple Bananas Meat Casserole by Arturo Féliz-Camilo

This slideshow requires JavaScript.Hello friends and fellow foodies!Friends had been asking me for my ripe plantain pie recipe for some time and I had been a bit lazy because I had already shared (at least on the Spanish edition) a yuca and ripe plantain recipe so I felt it was a bit repetitive.Ripe plantain recipe is a very…

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On TV: Mini-Blue Cheese Meatloaves

On TV: Mini-Blue Cheese Meatloaves by Nikki S. Moore

On TV: Mini-Blue Cheese MeatloavesSound familiar? Yes, I wrote about mini-blue cheese meatloaves back in January, but I couldn’t resist pulling them out again for this morning’s live television appearance on the Charlotte Today show. This is classic comfort food with a sophisticated twist. It’s food to make you happy. After all,…

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Holiday Speculoos

Holiday Speculoos by Nikki S. Moore

Here in North Carolina, yesterday’s dreary and overcast day felt like the holidays, but I found myself needing a soundtrack to truly get in the spirit. So despite my principled stance of waiting until December to turn up the music, I shuffled my Christmas playlist and took a trip down memory lane.Growing up in Florida, I dreamed of a…

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Delightfully Raw Near Walla Walla - Part II

Delightfully Raw Near Walla Walla - Part II by Carmella Soleil

I'm back with more about our adventures near Walla Walla, although this time it will all be food talk! Yippee!First off, I want to start with a photo that really belonged to my previous post, but hey, what can you do? These things happen. *shrugs* I was mentioning how our hosts live right in the heart of apple country. During one of…

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Spicy Caramel Popcorn with Pecans

Spicy Caramel Popcorn with Pecans by Nikki S. Moore

Maybe you overdid it on Black Friday. Perhaps, your gift list is rapidly expanding the closer you get to Christmas. Or maybe, you feel that a gift has more meaning when your own blood, sweat and tears have gone into it. Whatever the case, your scouring the internet in search of a homemade gift that will not be stored in the back of…

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Pasticciata - Soup with Bread & Fontina

Pasticciata - Soup with Bread & Fontina by Patricia Stagich

This dish is a little unusual - but if you love the broth soaked croutons oozing with cheese in French Onion Soup or a crispy grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of rich chicken broth alongside, you are going to love this!Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Heat the broth to a simmer and keep it hotButter the sides and bottom of a baking…

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Yankee Doodles - Creme-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Yankee Doodles - Creme-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes by Patricia Stagich

Due to the Twinkie scare, I decided to try to make Yankee Doodles at home. Any of these snack cakes can be made at home. The quality of the store-bought cakes are not what they used to be. Nothing like homemade!CUPCAKES:Make batter: Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick spray. Combine flour, baking…

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