Mia Cucina Su Cucina

I spend the first part of my trip to the farmers market following my nose. I start at the first stand and wander from one vendor to the next. I gently pick up a sample of fruit or vegetable and smell its sweet mouth-watering aroma; feel the texture of the skin and look upon its [...]

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Tomorrow, 8-4-09, I will have the privilege to guest post for Tamra Klaty. The URL for her blog is: http://www.tamragirl.com. I’m so excited and looking forward to you guys dropping by and leaving her some sweet comments. See you back here toward the end of week. Thank you for the support and for reading my [...]

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Yesterday when I did my Julia post, I put up the recipe for her Pate Brisee Fine recipe from “The Way To Cook”. Today I was reading through my copy of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and found another recipe for a tart shell. I am sharing that recipe and directions to roll out [...]

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    This is a method of preserving that I found fascinating. But, I do not see myself trying it out. Happy Easter to you all. Most people over a certain age in rural Ireland recall life before electricity. My neighbors in rural County Cork remember baking soda bread in a bastible (basically a Dutch oven) over an [...]

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It is the new Lunar year – the year of the Ox. My boys loved it when I stir fried dinner tonight and served a few other things to celebrate the Chinese New Year. I know my efforts are humble at most, because when I talk to my Asian friends they have a list a [...]

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I just found this further description of what was served at the inauguration lunch, posted by the New York Times. Their mission was lunch for 234 guests, including the newly sworn in President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.  A Mission to Serve Lunch in the Capitol

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I have not posted and I know it. It is not because I don’t love you, it is because I have not had an internet connection. I will be back up soon and I will post some of my favorite recipes. Missing you guys and I do love my readers. =)         [...]

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The Election Post You Have to Write stuffchristianslike.blogspot.com  November 4, 2008 It’s Tuesday day night and the Presidential Election in America isn’t over yet. My friend Lisa in Oregon just reminded me though that there’s a law that says all Christian bloggers have to write one of the following two posts the day after an [...]

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