Finally, a recipe post!  Thanks to everyone for your support through the third round of Project Food Blog.  I didn’t make it to round 4, but  The results aren’t in yet but whether I continue on to round four or stop here, I want to thank you very much for your support.
With gratitude in mind, I share with you this recipe for chocolate cupcakes that was a hit with my friends.  I’ve not made cupcakes ...

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Thank you so much for helping me get to the third challenge.  I’ll keep saying it because it’s true…I can’t get to the next challenge without you and boy, were there fabulous entries for this round.
Voting is now open and will continue until 6pm PST on October 7.  If you could add a “voted” tag to this pile, I’d be very grateful!  As usual, please visit this link to cast your vote.

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Dinner party:  A social gathering at which people eat dinner together.  A luxurious dinner party?  My interpretation:  Dinner party plus tablecloths and place settings.  To most, these words are benign and even mean fun.  To me, they are daunting and scary.
In short, this is not my area of expertise.  I’m one who was almost disowned by an old friend because I never entertained.  While I’ve had friends and family over many times I’ve always excelled ...

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It’s that time again, friends.  You helped me advance to this second challenge and I hope you’ll help me get to the third.  You can read my post here and vote for me, too. Thanks so much for your support!

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First and foremost…my heartfelt thanks for helping me advance to the next stage of Foodbuzz’s Project Food Blog contest–yippee!  Now the challenges get harder!  For this round, the objective is to create an “ethnic classic that is outside your comfort zone or are not as familiar with“.
While I had a vague notion to select an African dish for this challenge initially, another idea fell into my lap and it turned out not to be a great ...

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