July 2011

Twenty Two

July 30, 2011

It’s my birthday today. Birthdays, for me, have always been really special. It falls right smack in the middle of Summer, so my family traditionally took a trip to New York City every year around my birthday, so I could spend my birthday in my favorite city in the world, and we could have some [...]

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Salmon Nicoise Salad

July 28, 2011

I remember having my first Nicoise salad. I was in high school, in my designer clothes phase and my mom and I had gone to Nordstrom’s at the Providence Place Mall. I had lusted over many a designer frock, and I’m pretty sure all I ended up with was a nordstrom-brand shirt and a couple [...]

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Rolling with the punches

July 27, 2011

Today I had a root canal. Yes, it was necessary. No, I really didn’t want it done. And unfortunately, I couldn’t have prevented it either. But sometimes, you’ve gotta roll with the punches. So guess what I’m having for dinner? Oh, yeah. xo

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Top ten: Luxury kitchen items

July 26, 2011

WOW guys. $26,000 for The Great Fundraising Act? You guys are absolutely INCREDIBLE. $60 for my cookies alone! Thank you, SO much to everyone who participated. I’m very happy myself, winning a bid from my favorite natural cookie company, but even more I am happy to help out Susan. Now, a little bit of foodie [...]

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I baked… BREAD!

July 24, 2011

Last Saturday, I texted my mom: “Mom- I baked BREAD!” She said something back like “Wow”, or “That’s great!” Clearly she wasn’t as excited as I was. I was ecstatic. Because even though I beat the eggs, stirred the almond flour, ground the flax seed and poured the batter into the pan, I was highly [...]

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Pizza Friday

July 22, 2011

I love pizza. I’ve always loved pizza, from pizza parties when I was a kid, to the first slice of real Italian pizza I devoured in Napoli when I was 17, to learning how to toss dough and make the perfect pie in the little town I lived in Calabria. It has long been my favorite [...]

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Blueberry chia seed sponge cake

July 20, 2011

Poppy seeds were never something that appealed to me as a child. Lemon poppy seed muffin? I’ll take cinnamon struesel, thanks. Poppy seed cookies? Give me a chocolate chip. Nothing about those little black dots screamed “tasty” to me, so they were never something I looked forward to. As I’ve gotten older, poppy seeds are [...]

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