Italian Chocolate Cake with Polenta–and a Giveaway! OXO Good Grips Egg Beater

by Laura on January 26, 2012

I am mortified by how long it has taken me to tell you about OXO’s new Egg Beater.  Yikes. Here are the facts: OXO sent me one of their new Good Grips Egg Beaters–along with a second to give away to a lucky reader–as part of their Blogger Outreach Program. [keep reading to whet your appetite]

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Warm Farro Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Pepitas and Queso Fresco

by Laura on January 21, 2012

I had been looking for farro for 8 months, ever since I got Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day because she uses it in a great looking soup.  I was intrigued by the grain, but for some reason–don’t make too much fun of me–it totally escaped me that it was Italian.  So chances are Jungle Jim’s has it, but I was looking in the wrong places (namely the Middle Eastern aisles).  Anyway, I finally found some in bulk bags at my Costco, [keep reading to whet your appetite]

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies from Cookies for Kids Cancer: Best Bake Sale Cookbook

January 18, 2012

Last month I wrote about Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and the excellent work that they do.  While doing the research for that post, I discovered they had a cookbook, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer: Best Bake Sale Cookbook.  It doesn’t take much to convince me to buy a cookie cookbook, and seeing as this one was [...]

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Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread)

January 15, 2012

This time of year always brings with it a dilemma: you want healthy and light after weeks of feasting but at the same time for many of us it is cold outside and we want warming and hearty.  Year after year I seem to turn to the same solution: bean soup.

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Grown Up Crispy Chocolate Globs

January 12, 2012

Ostensibly this post is about food, Crispy Chocolate Globs to be exact.  But first I need to share something more exciting–Skamp has arrived!

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Spice Crusted Beef Tenderloin: How to Slide a Non-Conventional Holiday Meal past Your Conventional Family

January 5, 2012

Despite the title above, I would just like to say that this would also make a rockin’ Valentine’s dinner. For what it’s worth.

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Top 11 Foodie Recommendations from The Spiced Life for 2011

January 2, 2012

My favorite stocking stuffer this year–onion goggles!  No more tears!  Who cares if I look ridiculous?! Happy New Year!  I love end of year lists.  Best cookbooks, best blogs, best albums, etc…  

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Espresso Hazelnut Lace Cookies

December 30, 2011

I am so sorry I did not get this post to you in time for Christmas cookies.  I made the plain hazelnut version with my mom, sent two thirds home with her (she and my dad love these cookies) and I kept one third, figuring I would photograph them in a day or two.

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Simple Nam Prik Pao Fried Rice

December 27, 2011

I have a fabulous post to share with you about the meal I made for Christmas Day–but it will take a moment to organize, especially in the recipe department.  I wanted to get something out in the meantime, and this simple, short post about nam prik pao, or Thai chili jam fits the bill perfectly.

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Sweet and Spicy Everyday Food Almonds

December 23, 2011

I hope this post finds you in time for any last minute snack or munchie ideas you might need for the holidays, because these almonds are fantastic and dead simple to make.

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