I hope everyone had a rockin’* New Year’s Eve on Thursday night. The HH and I enjoyed a very relaxed, casual dinner at our place with my friend the Nutritionista and her husband (more Indian food, Caesar salad, and bubbly: the boys drank champagne; the gals had sparkling water and cranberry juice). Many thanks to you […]
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Hazelnut Melting Moments
Whew! Well, it took me a little longer to get to this post than anticipated. But I’m happy to report that my stack of exams has all been marked, the final grades submitted, and all that remains of this semester are a few meetings next week. And then: par-tay! Come to think of it, I already hosted my […]
A Matcha Made in Heaven*: Chocolate and Green Tea Truffles for Everyone (and More!)
* Sorry, couldn’t resist. Please feel free to groan. [A cuppa matcha, pure and straightforward. . . a warm, comforting, health-boosting sip to enjoy daily!] You know, sometimes I actually forget it’s the 21st Century. After all, I’ve spent more of my life before 2000 than since. Yet there’s no doubt that we’ve already lost […]
Reprise: Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas
For those of you celebrating this weekend, Happy Thanksgiving! I wasn’t going to post a list of Thanksgiving recipes this year since there are so many I wouldn’t be able to enjoy (never-ending ACD, and all)–but then I thought, why should the REST of you suffer starve miss out? And so, I’m re-posting my recipe […]
Rustle Up Some Sexy Cowgrrrl Cookies
[After yesterday’s somber ACD-focused post, today it’s time for. . . cookies!] I remember reading an article several years ago in a popular magazine that theorized about which males epitomize the term, “sexy.” Since they sought out trends rather than individuals, the likes of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Johnny Depp et al were all immediately disqualified. In the […]
What Can I Give You? Giveaway Winners and Fishy Gift
THE GIVEAWAY CONTEST WINNERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN! But before I announce the exciting news (not to sound too much like the American Idol results show or anything), I wanted to tell you about a different kind of giveaway–a birthday gift to Momma Fish (mom of the lovely and talented Shellyfish from Musings from the Fishbowl!). […]
Sweet (Freedom) Giveaway–and Blog News!
First, the blog news: Welcome to the new home of DDD! We’re almost there–I’m about 95% moved in and unpacked so far. . . we’ve still got to add a virtual top coat of paint, rearrange some html furniture and hang some digital pictures before the rest is up and running over the next week or so, but […]
Featured in Clean Eating!
Just a quick note to share some exciting news: my recipe for Orange-Infused Chocolate Almond Cake is featured in this month’s Clean Eating magazine! When I was asked by the folks at the magazine to create a recipe for a healthy, fudgy chocolate cake (that met the Clean Eating requirements, of course–basically the NAG diet that […]
Sweet Potato Truffles or Truffle Cups
Are you looking forward to V-Day next week? Seems most people either love it or hate it. Being from the “never too much schmaltz” school of romance, I love Valentine’s Day. Even during all those years before I met the HH, I’d always endeavor to celebrate somehow. I’d send cards to my friends or my sisters. […]
Book Review: Go Dairy Free
[To everyone who voted for me in the Food Blog Awards, I can’t THANK YOU enough! Although I didn’t win, it was really fun to be invited to the party (and to see my blog stats jump to their highest level ever one day as a result). The winner, it turns out, was some little obscure blog that […]