Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Do You Remember Bev and Peg were sisters. They had lived together all their lives, like two little elves, in the little green house they were born in. Their home was a most magical place. Both of the sisters were…
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Learning to Cook Someone asked me one day, “How did you learn to cook?” I stopped and thought about that for a moment. “What’s the matter?” she chuckled. “Don’t you know?” “Oh I know,” I answered, “But it’s not a…
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Ok, ok. You know that in October that everyone jumps on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. But these Pumpkin Spice French Macarons really are worth the hype. They are like the perfect little bite of pumpkin pie, in one adorable little…
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Every year at Apple Butter season, my mind remembers the taste of it– the warm, rich, caramelized taste of apple butter stirred outside over an open fire, with the scarlet leaves falling in the last symphony of the season before…
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Pistachio French Macarons were the natural alliance between my Sicilian Pistachio Paste and the Beloved French Macaron. I’d say it was a match made in heaven. What are we waiting for? Let’s do this! Pistachio French Macarons Macaron Ingredients: 100…
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This year, we have missed out on a lot of special things. We have missed out on graduations, weddings, funerals, births, holidays, get togethers, sports . . . let’s not miss out on chocolate too. Dark Chocolate Cherry French Macarons…
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Hmm My Pennsylvania grandparents didn’t talk much. That’s not to say that they didn’t communicate– far from it. They just found words to be superfluous. One word that they did use more than most was “Hmm.” I learned that hmm…
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Last week we talked about the divinely silky, velvety Agrimontana Pistachio Paste from Italy. Today, we use that pistachio paste to make something truly divine– the best Pistachio Ice Cream that I have ever tried in my life. The Agrimontana…
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Agrimontana Pistachio Paste It all began with the Ice Cream. I mean, many a fantastic adventure has begun this way– a first date for ice cream turns into a relationship, a craving for ice cream leads to finding a new…
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Pistachio Ice Cream Macarons were born when I made some super big macaron shells out of some extra batter, just for fun, and a friend said, “You know those would make awesome ice cream sandwiches.” I had never had an…
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