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Roasted Chestnuts outside La Bottega

Warm hands, warm heart and a smile…

There are days where you encounter nothing but Eeyores, the world just seems to rain on your parade. Yesterday was not a day like that. On my way home with a bounce in my step, I could smell of something appealing cooking over coals but was not all that familiar. After doing some shopping, I [...]

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Caramelized Onions

Caramelized Onions

Its no secret that I am not a huge fan of onions but they do add such wonderful flavor to foods. I usually puree them so fine that they’re almost liquefied or use caramelized ones (as I discovered that I like them this way in an amazing batch of French onion Soup). A while ago,  [...]

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Gone Crackers

Gone Crackers

Today I was snacking on a new batch of home-made crackers and thought I’d share one of my favorite snacks with you.  I’ve made crackers for all sorts of parties and they seem quite impressive but after making these a few times you`ll easily be able to whip up a quick batch, with little effort.  [...]

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Soup Stock

Soup Stock 101

With the change in temperature, my thoughts have turned to the warm comforting feeling of soup. Went to make some and realized that our stock stash has depleted. What’s a gal to do? Make more I say! I always thought making stock was not worth the effort and had dismissed it as something I would [...]

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