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• Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Plums and Rosemary
  on Jul 28, 2012 in Cookie Recipes Dessert Recipes dried plums oatmeal rosemary
  A few months ago the Hunger Games premiered, and the food in the movie was almost as talked about as the characters. If you’re a foodie or a food blogger,  the series is worth reading just for the food aspect. The main character, Katniss, fell...
• Lamb Feta Party Bites
  on Jul 25, 2012 in Appetizers and Small Bites Meat Recipes bread feta cheese lamb
  It’s time again for the 5-Star Foodie Makeover, a monthly on-line cooking group that presents us with a theme. The challenge this month was to submit a Greek meze. When I think of Greek food, I always think of lamb, olive oil, feta cheese. Each...
• Banana Chocolate Chunk Nutella Muffins
  on Jul 21, 2012 in Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Muffins,Quickbreads bananas chocolate flour Nutella
  Two’s company, three’s a crowd. Not a problem when the crowd is three over-ripe bananas pushing their way to fame with chopped dark Belgium chocolate, and Nutella. This combination is all the rage and for good reason. This was a five minu...
• Zucchini Fritters
  on Jul 19, 2012 in Appetizers and Small Bites Italian Recipes basil pecorino zucchini
  Houses are now bigger than ever and supposed to make our life better,  but they come with entrances that require an invitation. I long for the times we used to sit on the front porch and neighbors would drop by for ice tea or coffee. Even as a teena...
• The Fish Store in Toronto-Eating in Toronto
  on Jul 17, 2012 in Restaurants
  When visiting Toronto, I wanted to do two things, eat dim sum in China Town and visit the St. Lawrence Market. Mr. ST only cared about one thing. He wanted a fish sandwich from The Fish Store.  He read about it before our trip and once he became ena...
• Caprese Sandwich with Margherita Pepperoni
  on Jul 15, 2012 in Italian Recipes Meat Recipes basil bread mozzarella pepperoni salami tomato
  My grandfather was often referred to as a piece of bread in Italian,  pezzo di pane. If someone is a piece of bread, it means they are like the salt of the earth, someone you treasure for all the right reasons. I’m not sure how it came to be,...
• Niagara Falls – Silo’s Haystack and the Freedom Crossing Monument
  on Jul 14, 2012 in Restaurants
  We spent July 4th, admiring grape vines, finding a cool coffee place, eating the best sandwiches, getting drenched in the falls, and watching amazing fireworks.  But in between this little vacation visiting a best friend in Niagara Falls, I had a cu...
• Teres Major Steak Tacos and Our Favorite Tortilla
  on Jul 10, 2012 in Meat Recipes steak tomato tortillas
  Last week it was  108 degrees here in Nashville. This means all the cooking is best done outside, even grilling the tortillas. We turned to  Tortilla Land fresh uncooked tortillas which I wrote about here. They are raw and have to be refrigerated.
• Taste of Buffalo (New York) and My Favorite Bites of the Day
  on Jul 8, 2012 in Food Events Restaurants
  I’m on vacation, visiting friends in Niagara Falls, venturing off  to Toronto and hitting little stopping places along the way. My culinary luck led us to the Taste of Buffalo, which we were told is the largest “taste of” in the co...
• The Smiling Elephant
  on Jul 3, 2012 in Nashville Restaurants Restaurants
  If I hadn’t heard so many good things about the Smiling Elephant, I would have surely passed it by. It’s looks are unassuming, and it’s on a street I don’t drive down very often. But it’s Nashville, and here, it’s...

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