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Chocolate Shortbread with Cacao Nibs and Sea Salt

    Recently I won a contest called Food is Love hosted by   Savor the Thyme  and The Naptime chef  with this pic Sweetlife. I was so excited!! because my friends the prize was chocolate from Scharffen Berger!! Well last week I received the package of loot and I was super pleased. In the box was a sampler pack of their chocolates, cocoa powder and cacoa nibs. Included was also a recipe from Elizabeth Falkner for Chocolate Shortbread with Cacoa nibs and sea salt that she contributed for the book The Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine chocolate by John Scarffen and Robert Steinberg…. Read More

Salmon with Lime Butter and Pepitas

On St. Patrick’s Day everyone is a little Irish..how fun!! When Daily Spud announced she was having a Paddy’s Day Food Parade- I knew I wanted to join in on the fun.   So I decided to green up my meal to keep in the spirit of the fun. At first I thought it would be difficult to green up my food–but most of my favorite flavors are green…limes, pepitas(pumpkin seeds) and cilantro..too easy.

Fruit Infused Water

I love water..yes it’s my preferred daily drink. But recently when we all got sick I’m not sure why-but I was having problems staying hydrated. I think  in part  that my throat was killing me and I wanted something warm to soothe me in turn I was downing cups of tea.  Also when I’m sick my taste buds well at least mine feel off- something I usually enjoy somehow taste different- make any sense? Well when I noticed my girls’ were not drinking their share I knew I had to act. I got this idea from Country Living magazine but thought I would put my spin on it to the satisfy… Read More

Emeril's Cast Iron Honey Cornbread

Wow I feel so much better…Many thanks for all your warmest comments. I decided to move and wow am I ever LOST!! But be patient with me while I get used to this new system. While my house was being flooded by sneezing, coughing and so much needed naps I still found myself cooking..which is funny because even when i am sick I still want to eat good food. I’m sorry I cannot eat canned soup…so I was making batches of simple soups, out of stock I had in the freezer- every time I pulled some out I quickly stood there proudly waiting for the applause… Read More

Emeril’s Cast Iron Honey Cornbread

Wow I feel so much better…Many thanks for all your warmest comments. I decided to move and wow am I ever LOST!! But be patient with me while I get used to this new system. While my house was being flooded by sneezing, coughing and so much needed naps I still found myself cooking..which is funny because even when i am sick I still want to eat good food. I’m sorry I cannot eat canned soup…so I was making batches of simple soups, out of stock I had in the freezer- every time I pulled some out I quickly stood there proudly waiting for the applause… Read More

Corn Flake Crusted Fish Fillets with Roasted Tomatillo Sauce with Fried Corn

Sweet Life passes through the hall ” Oh hello cookbook,” Rick Bayless Cookbook – “oh wow your holding me – I thought you had forgottten about me!” Sweet Life – “Never Rick Never – your may “main man”- Rick Bayless- I could never forget about your cookbooks,” RBCookbook- “Really – wow you lie – you never cook from me anymore! I’m slightly dusty!!” Sweet Life -” But Rick I may not cook from your cookbooks everyday but, your with me always, when I use limes, when I add cilantro to my dishes, when I use queso fresco and crema mexicana–your with me.” RBCookbook- “Ya whatever– tell those… Read More