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Passion Tea-Basil Limoncello Ice Pops

March 18, 2013

A month or two ago my co-worker Shawn who tries to squeeze in forging between his ice cream and limoncello making on the weekends, gifted me a mason jar of his homemade Basil Limoncello. And because Shawn is such a nice guy he was kind enough to share his recipe with us. Thanks Shawn! As [...]

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Tagged as: basil, Ice Pops, limoncello, passion tea, Spring, Summer

Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Panna Cotta

March 1, 2013

I think most of us can relate to this panna cotta, in the sense that we all have layers and multiple aspects that make us unique (just like ogres have layers). Take me for example, from 9-to-6 I am just your average .com software engineer. Once I get behind the wheel, I am transformed into [...]

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Tagged as: Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels, panna cotta, raspberry

Cacao Nib Coconut Macaroons

November 12, 2012

We were invited over to our neighbors house for dinner this past Saturday. They were celebrating their son’s visit from Australia—who happened to come baring great news—our neighbors learned that in just a few months they will be grandparents!

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Tagged as: cacao nib, Coconut

BanaNutella Cheesecake

April 17, 2012

Hi… Wondering weather I’ve stopped baking or making cocktails? Nope, I’ve just been suffering from writers block. But, after watching a very entertaining and inspiring episode of Glee (Disco/Saturday Night Fever), I decided I wasn’t going to let my writers block prevent me from keeping this absolutely delicious cheesecake recipe from you. So here you [...]

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Tagged as: Banana, cream cheese, hazelnuts, nutella

Fall Fest: Carrot Cheesecake

November 23, 2011

The Fall Fest celebration continues at FN Dish on The Food Network, this week we are celebrating the beautiful Carrot… This past Saturday our oldest son came over and spent the whole day with us. He arrived bright and early, I made him a fresh pot of coffee, then we went straight to work in [...]

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Tagged as: Carrots, cinnamon, cream cheese, Fall Fest, fn dish, food network, graham crackers, nutmeg, sour cream, Walnuts