Our Bella Cucina :

I?m still alive!

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I’m still here, still working on things behind the scenes! The site rename and redesign is complete and now I’m just working on adding a new feature that will allow you to download a copy of each recipe. I miss you guys and will be[...]

On hiatus for a few weeks!

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In case you don’t follow me on Facebook, I want to let you know that I am still here, just caught up with visiting family and various other busy summer type things. I’m also working on a complete site redesign that will make things look[...]

Honey Joys

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These little gems are a traditional Australian party food. Simple, delicious, and kids love them! INGREDIENTS 2.5 oz butter 1/3 cup honey 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 5 cups Corn Flakes DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to[...]

We Have A June Giveaway Winner!

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I loved hearing about everyone’s favourite kitchen gadget and it seems Kitchen Aid mixers are popular! I can’t blame you though, I love mine too and use it every chance I get! So, are we ready to find out the winner? As[...]

Potato Frittata

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It’s no secret that I love to bake, even though making dough is intimidating and I tend to avoid it, I still love to bake and I also love to read baking blogs. That is how I found Joy The Baker . Her site has lots of wonderful[...]

Bourbon-Bacon Scallops

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These were actually surprisingly tasty. I expected that with the small amount of marinade and short marinating time they wouldn’t have much more than the original scallop taste, but they definitely had more than that. Of course[...]

Granny?s Chocolate Cobbler

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What can I say? What is there to say about heaven in a bowl? If you never make another thing from my blog, make this. Seriously. Go, now. Get up out of your chair and head for the kitchen. Ok, maybe not right this second because[...]

Pioneer Woman?s Potato Skins

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These make great appetizers, but for the purpose of preparing this post, we actually had them for dinner alone. I know, hardly nutritionally sound, but damn they were good! INGREDIENTS 8 slices thick cut bacon 6-8 russet potatoes[...]

First Garden Salad

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This is going to be a short post but I just wanted to share with you all that we had our first salad grown from our very own garden. All I can say is wow. I have been used to prepackaged lettuce from the store and always thought a[...]

Senegalese Peanut Soup

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A colleague of mine has a practice of always cooking for her friends a dish from wherever in the world she’s just been. Lucky for us, she recently visited Senegal and this awesome soup is what she had to share! You will need: [...]