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A bowl of food with vegetables and feta cheese.

Wheat Berry, Green Olive & Roasted Pepper Salad

01/23/2012 |

I decided to make this Wheat Berry, Green Olive and Roasted Pepper Salad after paging through the January 2012 issue…

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A plate of bacon wrapped dates on top of a green leaf.

Bacon Wrapped Dates with Chorizo & Goat Cheese Plus Beautiful Christmas Bokeh

12/29/2011 |

The week before Christmas I received an advertising brochure in the mail from my local Ralph’s Market with coupons and…

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A cup and some pastries on the table

~ Merry Christmas to All ~

12/24/2011 |
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A bowl of soup on top of a white plate.

New England Clam Chowder

12/16/2011 |

The first time I ever saw a clam, I was about 5 years old, living with my Mom, Dad and…

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A piece of cake with white frosting on top.

Gingerbread with Apple Cider Sabayon

12/05/2011 |

Warm Gingerbread, scented with molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves, with sweet cold Cider Sabayon gracefully flowing down its side, was…

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A pile of cookies sitting on top of a wooden board.

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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A bowl of chili with cheese and cilantro.

A Roundup of Soups for the Coming Holidays

11/10/2011 |

Winter has finally come to Los Angeles. Yea!! It’s cold and rainy, and I can finally turn on my oven…

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A hamburger made out of an orange pumpkin.

The Halloween Pumpkin That Won the Prize!

11/01/2011 |

My husband, Scott, created this work of art for his company’s pumpkin carving contest. And he won the prize! Congratulations!!…

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Three pieces of pecan pie bars stacked on top of each other.

Maple Pecan Pie Bar Cookies

09/12/2011 |

2011 Holiday Season is upon us and it is time to start thinking about what desserts we are going to…

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A white plate topped with three chocolate crinkle cookies.

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

08/25/2011 |

Today I received an email from my Food Bloggers Los Angeles group announcing there will be a Holiday Cookie Exchange…

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