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Pesto is [...]

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I mentioned Quinoa in April when I talked about LiveStrong Day, and when I made another dish this weekend using Quinoa, I had no idea I would be writing with a similar motive again today.
I know Bri from Figs with Bri very little, but I often stop by on her blog. Her story and [...]

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Judith from Think on It had a great idea - why not take some of our favorite, staple American dishes and make them available in Italian, using ingredients and methods you can find in Italy?
Thus was born Made in America. And this week it’s my turn.
Here are the previous Made in America [...]

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With a surprise stuffed cheese crust.
I love using eggs in savoury tarts, like Pumpkin Savoury Tart or Savoury Herb Tart, but this time I wanted to focus on the vegetables and include a little surprise for later.
I like making these open-faced so that you can fit as much as you want in them [...]

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Some Site News: I have added a Search box to the sidebar. If you’ve ever wanted to search my site, now you can! Let me know if it’s helpful. Also, I have started sharing articles from my Feed Reader / Blogroll at the very bottom of the sidebar - this will change every day as [...]

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This past weekend (after recovering from the Girl Geek Dinner) we woke up to a sun that was blindingly bright and screamed “Springtime!” After another mild winter here in Italy, it’s a bit too much to hope that spring is already here, but for the weekend, we all believed it.
I walked around with only a [...]

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First a few announcements:

For those of you who just read my feed and never visit my site - you probably didn’t notice: I did a site redesign this weekend! Take a look and tell me what you think!
A Menu for Hope is in full swing, and the bids have added up to over $15,000 so [...]

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Halloween is around the corner. Last year, I forced Halloween on my colleagues, by buying a pumpkin and carving it, and organized a costume contest in my office. This year, since I’ve been working so much, I may not get organized in time. We’ll see today (when my colleagues may or may not guilt me [...]

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