Jun 25, 2010

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Sour Cherry Syrup

Sour Cherry Syrup

One of my favorite warm weather treats is a cold Italian soda. Originally, I paid for them in coffee shops and restaurants. Recently, however, I procured a Sodastream for myself to make carbonated water. With this new gadget, I have been making sparkling water and Italian sodas at home. I have been using store-bought syrups, but with the recent bounty of sour cherries I decided...

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Jun 18, 2010

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Single-serving Cherry Pies

Single-serving Cherry Pies

My parents have been planting fruit trees on our property since my sister and I were young, in the hopes that we could all enjoy fresh cherries, peaches, plums, and apples from our own trees. Unfortunately, nature and luck haven’t been on our side. Between stray pesticides, fungal infections, and trees that never produced, our experience with fruit trees has been, forgive...

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May 13, 2010

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Tomato & Red Lentil Soup

Tomato & Red Lentil Soup

Apologies for being absent for a couple of weeks. My sister graduated from...

Apr 29, 2010

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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

Well you might have noticed that I’ve been a little cupcake crazy...

Apr 22, 2010

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Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant Parmesan

I’ve been subscribing to the online version of Cooks Illustrated for...

Apr 12, 2010

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Recipe Testing

Recipe Testing

I like trying new recipes and have been recipe testing for Leite’s ...