Some of my fellow food bloggers and I got together this weekend for Sunday brunch in my home.  To say the event was a food fest is an understatement.  Creativity was the unspoken theme as my friends each presented classic buffet dishes with a tasty twist.  There were too many to name but whether you favor sweet or savory fare, there was no shortage of either.
I managed to take only these few, less-than-presentable pictures but ...

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In preparation for a last minute get-together with friends last week, my husband and I dashed to our neighborhood grocery store for a whirlwind shopping trip.  There was no time for homemade appetizers.  Some wine, cheese, olives, salami, hummus and crackers would have to do.  Of course, I couldn’t help myself; I doctored up the hummus as a compromise for not serving my usual homemade version.  The dressed-up hummus earned the praise of our friends ...

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It is a rare occasion when I find myself spending an hour in front of the television catching up on my recorded cooking shows. My husband is usually in charge of the remote control since I simply don’t watch much TV.  Even rarer is the occasion when husband would actually sit through an entire cooking show with me.  He is not as enthusiastic about food as I am but over the weekend, he became a ...

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You may have noticed that I don’t share many breakfast recipes here.  Aside from an attempt to recreate a memorable plate of huevos rancheros in Mexico (post here), my morning meal repertoire is quite narrow.  One reason is that I’m not big on breakfast.  My cups of tea get me through the morning most days.  It’s an unhealthy habit that I break only when a bike ride is on the agenda or when I’m on ...

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Though my mom made it a point to serve us home-cooked meals while growing up, a few convenience foods ended up in her kitchen once in a while.  She was very flexible with snack items and allowed sodas and chips, the latter of which my younger sisters and I would sneak into each other’s bedrooms on Saturday mornings to eat while we watched cartoons (and before my parents would get wind of what we were ...

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