It’s the first Sunday of 2011. It’s been very cold and windy for the last three days. We don’t mind the cold, but the high winds make it hard to enjoy being outside. So we’ve been housebound for a couple of days… nesting. And it’s been a nice relaxing way to start the new year. Stuffed Anaheim Chile Peppers: I wanted chiles with breakfast but didn’t want to make something too spicy. My husband...
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An elegant New Years spin on the ice cream float, this beautiful raspberry champagne fizz by Chef Viviane Banquet Farre will delight your guests. It’s so easy to make, you can actually enjoy your party instead of worrying about preparing and serving dessert. I was not surprised to find such a lovely and festive idea on Viviane’s website, which is appropriately named – Food and Style. With a flair for all things beautiful...
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Roasted Apple Cinnamon Crumble It’s the day after Christmas and I thought I was done baking sweets. We’ve been baking and eating them for days but I guess I’m just not ready to stop. Doing so would be admitting the holidays are over. Since New Years is still a week away, I feel completely justified in continuing my quest to make the best sweets. This morning I woke up thinking about apples. I happened to have some...
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Share Your Favorite Christmas Dessert Recipe – Cookie Cookbook Giveaway! UPDATE: Christmas Day, 2010 – Entries for this are now closed. The winner is Marni Kaner! Congratulations Marni! For several days I’ve been struggling with what holiday desserts to make. When I sent it out to my Facebook fan page, many fans had some great ideas! I wanted to share them with my readers and preserve the recipes for next...
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How High the Moon… Winter Solstice Eclipse – 2010 Nope. I did not take that photo. That was taken by Reuters photographer, Doug Murray. I did stay up late to see it and I did take photos….. But, they don’t look like that. My mother, husband and I sat on our chilly Colorado deck at 1:00 AM to witness this truly once-in-a-lifetime event. The last time a total lunar eclipse took place on winter solstice was 372...
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