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profiteroles for cream puff day!
When the fancy chefs talk about profiteroles, they’re really just trying to act fancy and call what we know as ‘cream puffs’ by their formal name. But whatever you call them, they’re amazingly yummy and surprisingly easy to make. I…
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crazy wine fish
When we were vacationing in Tulum, we happened to venture a popular Italian restaurant on the beach. The waiters were all Italian, the menu was in Italian, and basically my Spanglo-Italian speaking heart (yes… ask me about how I spent…
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basil, nectarines and pork… oh my!
This recipe was discovered when we were fishing through, Grill It! and were looking for recipes to make with ingredients on hand at home. It has now morphed into an entertaining favorite for its fun assembly and presentation (forgive the…
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lime-vanilla crème brûlée
Whenever I order crème brûlée out at a restaurant, I always kick myself for not indulging in it on a more normal basis at home. Because, in reality, making crème brûlée is really quite simple. You mix and heat up…
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the four-way grilled cheese sandwich
This past Sunday, Mr. M got to enjoy his first “five-way” grilled cheese sandwich while I looked on in jealousy (we try our best not to order the same thing when we eat out). In order to gain my own…
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