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April 2011

2011 Food Blogger Bake Sale Save the Date

April 27, 2011

I’m excited to announce it’s almost that time of the year again! Last year’s bake sale was so much fun, not only was it great to catch up in person with all my on-line foodie friends, it was fantastic to see tables upon tables covered in delicious baked goods that we all donated in support [...]

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Tagged as: almond flour, bake sale, coconut extract, confectioners' sugar, dessicated coconut, egg whites, granulated sugar, heavy cream, semisweet chocolate chips, share our strength

Berrylicious Margarita

April 21, 2011

As I was flipping through my April edition of Orange Coast magazine, which happened to be featuring the Top 10 best new restaurants in the OC, I landed on page 79 where restaurant #3 of the top 10 happens to be mentioned. I’m not sure if it was the image of their Just-fried ricotta dessert [...]

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Tagged as: Canyon Restaurant OC, cranberry juice, framboise liqueur, lime juice, Orange Coast Magazine, silver tequila

White Chocolate Strawberry Chunk Ice Cream

April 19, 2011

The weather in Southern California was short of amazing this weekend, it almost felt like summer. With highs in the 80s and not a cloud in sight it was practically perfect in my opinion. It was the perfect excuse to dust off the Ice Cream maker and start prepping it for the months ahead.

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Tagged as: David Lebovitz, egg yolks, granulated sugar, heavy whipping cream, strawberries, The Perfect Scoop, vanilla extract, white chocolate, white chocolate hot cocoa powder, whole milk

Big Bowl of Love Winner

April 16, 2011

Time to announce the lucky winner of a copy of Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love cookbook… Congrats to Michelle Ledesma who left comment #13. Enjoy your new cookbook Mac! And as always, a big dreamy thank you to everyone who participated!

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Liquid Creamsicle

April 15, 2011

Looking to have as much fun as the kiddos while easter egg hunting this weekend? Here’s a quick and easy cocktail that will help bring back a few childhood memories of your own…

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Tagged as: orange soda, pinnacle whipped cream vodka

Dark Chocolate Mousse From Down Under

April 13, 2011

Just before we went on vacation, we had our nephew and his children, who happened to be visiting from Australia, join us for an impromptu dinner. Sadly our niece wasn’t able to visit this time, but for a very good reason. She’s only a couple of months from giving birth to their third baby, and [...]

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Tagged as: dark chocolate, eggs, Fine Family Cooking, gluten free, superfine sugar, Tony Bilson, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

Big Bowl of Rice Pudding and a Giveaway

April 9, 2011

Have you heard of Cristina Ferrare? Not only does she have her own show on Oprah’s OWN network, she also happens to be a New York Times best selling author.

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Tagged as: Big Bowl of Love, Cristina Ferrare, Diane Cu, eggs, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, heavy cream, long grain rice, raisins, Todd Porter, unsalted butter, whole milk

When the cat’s away…

April 6, 2011

This past week my husband and I took a quick trip to Cancun, it was a belated birthday gift. The boys were on Spring Break, and Grandma was left in charge, or so she thought. You see, before we left we had a chat with Grandma and gave her a run-down of the weeks activities, [...]

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Tagged as: alfajor, belated birthday, cancun, cenote azul, cochinita pibil, happy hour, hummus, mayan ruins, panera, panuchos, playa del carmen, steak tacos, tulum