Category Archives: recipes

Grilled Summer Pizza

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Think of sweet balsamic reduction, peppery arugula, fragrant cherry tomatoes, creamy melted cheese, and chewy grilled bread. Now put them all together to make one amazingly delicious, Grilled Summer Pizza! Here’s another version: chewy grilled pizza topped with goats cheese, … Continue reading →

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New house, new dessert!

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

The yin and yang of sweet and salty, crunchy and smooth, hot and cold all come together and make pure perfection to the taste buds. There’s a moment of silence when the first bite enters the mouth. It sinks in … Continue reading →

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Hazelnut-Espresso Cocktail Cupcakes

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Stumbleupon has become my most favorite internet community.  I signed up for a weekly email with website recommendations tailored to me. I loved this one from last week so much, I had to share it: Ming Makes Cupcakes. Looking at … Continue reading →

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Homemade Brownie Bites are a perfect birthday treat

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

One of my employees was having a birthday last week. I found out the day before and was madly thinking through what to get her. She is a fabulous gal but I don’t know her that well yet, as I’ve … Continue reading →

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Day after Easter

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

How was your Easter? Did you have an egg hunt or eat chocolate bunnies? My day was punctuated with sharing good food with friends and family. Shawn and I started the morning early by walking down to Lovejoy Bakers. Love … Continue reading →

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Greek-style veggie fritters

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

My sister is in town for the week so I’m taking advantage and spending as much time with her as I can. Tuesday we spent all day together and even made a yummy dinner to enjoy with Shawn. We made … Continue reading →

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Easy potato dinner

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Wanting a quick and easy dinner? Well, so was I when I came up with this dinner plan!:) baked potato with vegetarian chili and reduced fat cheddar salad Wash potatoes and prick with fork several times on each side. Microwave several minutes … Continue reading →

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Potato-ZUCCHINI latkes

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

The potato latkes I made a while back were so good. I was in the mood for latkes again. This time, I made them zucchini as well:) Simply follow the potato latke recipe but substitute 1 cup of frozen hash … Continue reading →

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Homemade apple turnover

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Last night I invited our friends Jenny and Jason over for dinner, as well as my folks. Jenny and Jas just went on a trip to South Africa  so we were really excited to hear about their adventures. I decided … Continue reading →

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Doc’s spaghetti and meat sauce

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Hello from Spokane! Shawn’s stepmom passed away so her memorial service was held yesterday, here in Spokane.  As much as funerals/memorial services can be somber and sad, it’s really nice to have everyone gathered and spend time as a family. … Continue reading →

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