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Bela Sardines from Portugal: Sardine Rillettes
Freshly packed fish in fine olive oils. I was one of the food bloggers selected to try these newly introduced Sardine products from Portugal. I wanted to make something to showcase their fresh flavor...
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Cookbook Review & Giveaway: Spices & Seasons
Rinku Bhattacharya’s second cookbook, Spices and Seasons This is third and final week of the Blog-off sponsored by Hippocrene Books to celebrate the release of Rinku Bhattacharya’s second cookbook,...
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Shrimp-stuffed Avocados with Louis Dressing
A wonderful combination of flavors and textures. This elegant salad is perfect for a summer luncheon or starter course. It’s important to buy the avocados a few days in advance to allow them time to...
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Baked Sunday Mornings: Citrus Olive Oil Shortcake
Light, creamy & delicious! This week’s Baked Sunday Mornings challenge is for Poppy Seed Pound Cake with Brown Butter Glaze which sounds delicious. But when I saw the 6-page spread of Matt &...
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Samba Flavor Black Chimichurri: Grilled Bison Rib-eye Steaks
This beautiful package was wrapped like a present! When we were selected to sample Samba Flavor Premium Black Chimichurri™ Sauce, we really wanted to create something special to highlight its...
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Taking a Blogging Break!
After 4 1/2 years, we’ll be taking a few weeks off from blogging. We promise to be back in mid-September with new recipes and great photos! In the meantime, thanks for your continued support. Take...
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French Fridays with Dorie: Curried Shrimp over Pineapple-Coconut Rice
So rich and full of flavor! This week’s French Fridays with Dorie challenge is for Curried Mussels. Well, as much as I am trying to expand my palate, I am just not too crazy about mussels. I do,...
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King Arthur Flour: Lemon Bread with Lemon Butter
Delicious Lemon Bread with Lemon Butter! One of the best things about this time of year in Southern California, besides the weather, of course, is the abundance of fresh citrus. John’s sister, Pam,...
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Vom Fass Whisky ~ For Medicinal Purposes
Remember when I was invited to write a feature on the new Vom Fass store in downtown Ventura? Well, I was thrilled to be invited back for their Tour of Scotland whisky tasting event. Of course, I...
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Taking a Break!
Hello, Everyone! I’m sorry we’ve been off-line lately. You see, I was suddenly offered an opportunity to retire early from my day job. As you can imagine, this required us to think quite a few things...
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