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This past weekend NY was hit with a blizzard!!  Fun! Fun!  I love the  first snow-fall of the winter, always have!  As soon as the very first flakes of winter fall from the sky, it almost feels as if it’s the first time all over again.  So this weekend we had plans with our very [...]

mini vanilla cupcakes with chocolate ganache center

I love Mrs Millmans recipe for chocolate ganache or frosting:
This will last in the fridge for about 5-6 days in a plastic container.  I had some leftover so I decided to inject my vanilla cupcakes with it.  I used my piping bag.  Use a tip that you can easily pierce through the cupcake with.   [...]

fresh warm mozzarella

There is no substitute for FRESH and I mean FRESH, just made, still warm mozzarella!!  (I prefer salted to non)  I recommend calling  your local Italian Pork Store and find out exactly when they make their mozzarella.  You want to pick it up while it is still warm and on the counter.  You don’t want [...]

pumpkin cupcakes for halloween

i made martha stewart’s pumpkin cupcake recipe this morning to bring to my daughters class party.  they are very light and tasty.  i made minis.  i just find that the mini cupcakes are better for the little ones.  they can have just one, or 2 if they like.  one batch made about 48 minis AND [...]

pumpkin pie

My 6 year old son is a HUGE fan of pumpkin pie. Last week we made a pie together, and almost every night for a week he enjoyed a slice after dinner.  So tonight, he asked if we could make another.  I happily obliged.  As I set out to make our pie from my stockpile [...]

heirloom tomato, beauty in its’ imperfections

i am a lover of tomatoes! when i was a little girl my favorite sandwich was sliced tomato with lots of mayonnaise (hellmans)…or italian bread with tomato, salt and really good olive oil.
my local farm is harvesting some of the best tomatoes i have ever tasted. absolutely spectacular!! juicy and sweet!!

my tomatoes [...]

fresh produce makes me smile

i happen to be incredibly blessed to live just a couple of miles from a local farm. it’s family owned and operated and the setting is just breath taking. i went yesterday, i was craving fresh healthy produce….after a weeks vacation, away from my kitchen, entrenched in an “all you can eat fest” [...]

dinner tonight

i need to lose 15-20 lbs…trying to eat healthy.  so I make  a lot of fish.  mostly salmon ( i know, not the most dietetic of fish!!).  tonight i bought steelhead trout, which is very similar to salmon.  i believe it comes from california.  they belong to the family salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars…the [...]

valentine party cake

these pink little princess cakes were made for, well.. a little princess! again, vanilla/vanilla…sorry but it is really my favorite and most commonly enjoyed, so i feel it is a safe bet for kids…
with each batch of cupcakes I make, i learn something new…this time, I learned that i like to fill the cupcake [...]

more cupcakes please!

 

ok so I am trying to make my cupcakes a litttle yummier and a little prettier… i love the magnolia cupcake recipe and i probably should not mess with it, but i do smoetimes feel like it could be a little bit dry, so today I added 3 tablespoons of sour cream to the recipe [...]