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Torta Paradiso

April 19, 2011

I just got this amazing book, Bitter Almonds: Recollections and Recipes from a Sicilian Girlhood, by Mary Taylor Simeti and Maria Grammatico. Mary Taylor writes the biography of Maria Grammatico, a long-time friend and now the successful owner of an acclaimed pasticceria in Erice, Sicily. Things didn’t look that bright for the young Maria. Left [...]

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Cooking the Books-style vanilla oatmeal buttermilk pancakes

April 15, 2011

I was completely psyched when I came across this recipe for oatmeal buttermilk pancakes at this fun food blog, Cooking the Books. I love buttermilk pancakes but usually stick to my favorite, based upon one published in Eating Light magazine in 1992. Though ever since we went to Mabel’s Just for You Bakery and Café [...]

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spicy scrambled eggs with onion, garlic, celery, tomato and avocado that long to be an omelet

April 5, 2011

I am trying to eat more healthily, but who isn’t really? I have this recipe for an omelet that I got from my acupuncturist. I’ve been going in hope of relieving a muscle spasm that has resulted from a bulging disc in my lower back. He always lectures me about eating more veggies; taking proper [...]

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pumpkin coconut compote

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today it’s all about sweets for your sweet. My home State, Minas Gerais in Brazil, is famed for its jams and compotes. They make many sweets from lots of different fruits, including: guava, pineapple, passion fruit, bitter orange, jabuticaba, quice and pumpkin, to name just a few. As a kid, I fondly [...]

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spinach narcissus

February 11, 2011

Of course I was initially drawn to this recipe because of its name: spinach narcissus. It has a beautiful ring to it, don’t you think? Instead of the character disorder, this dish represents the springtime daffodil, or narcissus, blooming over a bright green lawn. The sunny-side up eggs do sort of look like daffodils to [...]

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PPO2: Pumpkin Pie Obsession, the Sequel, or Pumpkin Pie à la Skinny

January 31, 2011

It’s January and I am still in the throws of PPO: pumpkin pie obsession. I can’t get my mind off those round, wholesome, satisfying pies. There is something very comforting about pumpkins and pies. I decided that there was nothing for it but to make a few more. This time, I went totally vegan. Tofu [...]

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my sister’s zucchini walnut raisin bread

January 10, 2011

My sister, Kris, makes wonderful cakes and quick breads. She lives back East so I don’t see her that often. Years ago she would make this zucchini bread around the holidays in large volume and give it as gifts to friends and family. I’ve never made it before now though I’ve had the recipe for [...]

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quince jam

December 28, 2010

Steven and I have been obsessing about quince lately. While shopping for kitchen cabinets, we discovered a Mexican supermarket in East Palo Alto that sells them in quantity. And these babies are fresh and aromatic all the time. Poached quince tastes so good, and the aroma is out-of-this-world! The color and texture reminds me of [...]

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bolo de marmelo com côco e amêndoas

December 21, 2010

I wanted to subtitle this recipe, “rinse and repeat tropical style,” but decided against it at the last minute as it makes the name too long. Really, this is just a retread of my attempt to create Clotilde’s quince almond cake with the addition of some dried shredded coconut. Hegui was so enchanted by the [...]

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Irene’s zucchini oatmeal raisin bread

December 17, 2010

Irene is my paternal grandmother, though she prefers “Granny” to “Grandma.” Apparently it makes her feel younger. For a year when I was a child, my family and I lived in Geneva, Switzerland where I attended a private English-speaking school in the Third Grade. I had a Scottish friend in my class who taught me [...]

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