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Today marks the first day of spring and it has announced itself with a gentle warming effect over the last few days. What fun to see life begin to grow, flowers begin to bloom and the feeling in the air change without much effort. Spring also seems to bring about a change of food cravings – [...] In Western Christianity the festival of Epiphany, observed on the sixth of January, celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, the coming of the Magi to see the child Jesus. The twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany have often been called the “Twelve Days of Christmas“. It is the day that some take down their [...] “Today is my daughter’s birthday”. She said this as tears formed in her eyes. “I didn’t make her a cake. She asked about it, and I told her we were going to a party better than a cake at home”. The little girl was getting her face painted with a candy cane on her right [...] As I began to gather the things necessary for this month’s Baking Bread Babes bread of the month, my roommate asked if I was making fruitcake. The candied cherries were the telltale sign. This truly got me thinking how in different cultures, we enjoy different types of in essence, the same thing. In America, we [...] One week ago today, I had the pleasure of preparing for a Mexican Birthday Bash to celebrate a wonderful woman’s 60th birthday. It was a family get together and I was in charge of preparing everything on the menu. When in Peru, I absolutely missed Mexican food and was delighted to have a menu (almost) [...] I am sorry. I owe you an enormous apology. I kept something from you that I really truly meant to share. I had these great intentions and somehow the relaxing days, the new bags of coffee with flavored creamer, guests and parties made me practically lose my mind. So much so that I forgot about [...] Although I love a good traditional cheesecake, and thoroughly enjoyed the Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake not long ago, I also think that this particular dessert can hold it’s own. This comes from the Hidden Berry Cheese Torte that was shared for Tuesdays With Dorie sometime last year. I have made this a few times and have found [...] Sometimes the thought of a recipe sticks with me for a day or two. Sometimes a week. A month. But this one has been on my mind for a year. And now I have made it twice and have passed the recipe along so that friends could make it as well. They loved it. Of [...] It is funny how even though certain ingredients are available year round, we really only consider certain times of the year as appropriate to eat them. For example, you just don’t see many turkeys baked just because. Not too many make pumpkin pies in April. We seem to have an idea of when certain ingredients [...] |
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