Author Archives: Stephanie
Polenta Pancakes
You know you’ve hit a low point when . . . you decide what’s for breakfast based on what will keep the morning dose of antibiotics down. This was my rationale today, as a means to end the latest bout … Continue reading
Posted in winter, anytime
Tagged breakfast, buttermilk, cinammon, comfort food, pancakes, pecans, polenta, wheat germ
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Chocolate Playdough
I’ve often felt that Valentine’s Day was just a “Hallmark” holiday — with greeting cards, red roses, jewelry or the latest tech-toy (iPad? — now there’s an idea) required for the obligatory demonstration of “love.” See Linus’s dilemma in “Be My Valentine, Charlie … Continue reading
Posted in winter, anytime
Tagged chocolate, chocolate festival for kids, chocolate playdough, edible, gifts, homemade, jimmies, orlando science center, play dough, valentine's day
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Rose Petal Chocolate Truffles
To be inspired to cook is an easy thing, but to be inspired to cook with emotion? Well, very few do this as well as “Tita.” “Se desprenden con mucho cuidado los pétalos de las rosas, procurando no pincharse los … Continue reading
Posted in winter, anytime
Tagged admiration, chocolate, como agua para chocolate, desire, gifts, laura esquivel, like water for chocolate, love, rose oil, rose otto oil, rose petals, truffles, valentine's day
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