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Here we are again – the beginning of the week. Monday creeps up so quickly! It was a splendid sunny Fall weekend here in NYC. I cheerfully kicked my way through colorful leaves, picked up a pumpkin and some gorgeous mums, and had my first cup of hot cider. How good is life?? How good is…
Continue ReadingWorld Peace Cookies
Never underestimate the powers of a good cookie recipe. A good batch of cookies can win hearts, cure broken ones, and score brownie points with any co-workers. Oh, and they’re cookies, so they taste freaking amazing. I prefer my cookies rich, dark, and packing serious chocolate. This recipe does not disappoint. These petite powerhouse chocolate…
Continue ReadingOnion Soup with Loads of Thyme and Giant Gruyère Crostini
I fake myself into believing I don’t like things… Things… I’ve never even tried. Totally silly. Totally not true. Totally cheating myself out of new experiences. New experiences are what life is made of! Duh. Caesar salad, blue cheese, and pâté… all recent discoveries of love bordering on obsession; caesar salad is slowly taking over my…
Continue ReadingSpiced Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts
I saw the prettiest leaves on my walk to work today. The ones that really trumpet the arrival of Fall: deep, brilliant shades of scarlet red, crisp golden yellows, and the tragically brown ones that always seem to find a way of suctioning onto your boots on rainy days. Fall foliage sings of beauty,…
Continue ReadingTriple-Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
I love making cookies. And so this week, I’ve been making them like crazy! I hope your ready for an overload in that department. If we’re being real here – and I hope we always are – it’s been a baking therapy kind of week. It keeps my mind busy. Distracted. Away from my cellphone,…
Continue ReadingSpinach and Potato Breakfast Hash
A few months ago, Joy posted this recipe. I’m going to assume most of us here already know Joy and all of her blogging/ baking wonderfulness. If not – this pretty little L.A. lady almost always makes me swoon with her posts – she is the queen of making me hungry. This particular post,…
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