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  • Recipe Coconut Cake
    Coconut Cake
    for a friend's birthday recently i made her a coconut cake. the recipe called for three layers but i only have TWO pans of the same size and being pressed for time last weekend, i decided to make just two layers, they'd just be a little bit thicker.[...]
  • Recipe mushroom bisque
    mushroom bisque
    It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens to me, 50degrees is not warm. it's just not. then again, when it hit 80 in bangkok, i[...]
  • Recipe Key Lime Meringue Pie
    Key Lime Meringue Pie
    for a recent new hire orientation, i got two requests for key lime pie. i am not a fan of key lime pie and i thought of doing the no bake route again but decided to do something a little different.i used this recipe but cut back the sugar amount to[...]
  • Recipe Lemon Thyme Cheesecake
    Lemon Thyme Cheesecake
    before proceeding further, just to give you dear readers a heads up: next week i will be hosting a giveaway contest type thing that will climax on the 31st. my blog friend Amy of Poor Girl Gourmet 's cookbook comes out on the 1st. for this[...]
  • Recipe homemade vegetable stock
    homemade vegetable stock
    i've been home a full two days. i look in the mirror and i'm a shade darker than i was a week ago. what i've learned from my five days in Puerto Rico: 1. rice and beans: excellent combo 2. piña coladas are really good early in the day, middle of[...]
  • Recipe Purple Cauliflower & Apple Soup
    Purple Cauliflower & Apple Soup
    a few weeks ago a friend offered up her weekly CSA stash since she was going out of town and didn't want it to go to waste. i jumped on that bandwagon like my life depended on it. i've always wanted to see what the fuss was about, plus, free[...]
  • Recipe Recipes to Rival: French Onion Soup
    Recipes to Rival: French Onion Soup
    Dear Recipe to Rivalers, it took me 3 days to make this month's challenge dish. 3 days! i guess i could've done it all at the same time: making the broth from scratch, the french bread rise and rest time, and carmelizing the onions. that kind of[...]
  • Recipe another first: Cottage Cheese Pancakes
    another first: Cottage Cheese Pancakes
    i would have to say breakfast is my favoritest meals of the day (the 1st one at around 9am and then eleven-sies. The hobbits have nothing on me!) however, i'm not big on pancakes. it's heavy to me, the cakes sticking not only to the roof of my mouth[...]
  • Recipe Recipes to Rival: Lemongrass Risotto & Peas
    Recipes to Rival: Lemongrass Risotto & Peas
    Dear Fellow Recipes to Rivalers, this month's challenge is risotto. not only that, the broth to be used in said risotto had to be homemade. further, it had to be vegan & gluten free. it is hosted by Debyi of The Healthy Vegan Kitchen . the only[...]
  • Recipe A Few Life Certainties: Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
    A Few Life Certainties: Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
    of a few things i am certain: country music can be oh so sad sometimes (i'm listening to Sammy Kershaw 's Matches right now), i am incapable of coloring between designated lines, i like reading obituaries (maudlin and emo, i know) and wedding and[...]