Appetizers

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White Chocolate Chunk and Pecan Cookies

12/01/2011 |

Hi everybody! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and your waistband is still the same size. My holiday was…

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Kalamata Olive & Sun-Dried Tomato Toasts

10/15/2011 |

Kalamata Olive & Sun-Dried Tomato on Pesto Toasts Makes 24 Hors d’Oeuvres 6 slices firm white sandwich bread, crusts removed…

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Spanakopita & Food Bloggers LA February Meeting

02/27/2011 |

Last Saturday the FBLA (Food Bloggers Los Angeles) group got together to discuss the relationship between bloggers and PR people.…

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Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup with Thai Pesto

10/20/2010 |

Right around this time of year I start trying to figure out what I am going to serve for our…

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A bowl of spinach dip next to some crackers and vegetables.

The Best Spinach Dip Recipe on the Planet

10/10/2010 |

The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays will be here soon and I am looking forward to making this Spinach Dip, which…

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A bowl of soup with zucchini noodles on top.

End of Summer Zucchini Soup & Smoked Salmon Tomato Cups From Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

09/30/2010 |

The theme for the Saturday Tea class this week at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms in Manhattan Beach was Back…

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Kalamata Olive Tapenade

08/18/2010 |

This is the first time I have repeated a recipe (see Kalamata Olive Tapenade and Osteria Mozza), but I want…

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Spinach & Feta Quiche with Kalamata Olive Tapenade and the Food Bloggers LA July Meeting

07/31/2010 |

Last Saturday the FBLA (Food Bloggers Los Angeles) group got together to eat, talk and discuss. It is so much…

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A plate of food with three pieces of salmon.

Barbara Schaefer and MyKickAssGlass

02/14/2010 |

How often in our lives do we get to say to ourselves that we got to do a truly amazing…

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