With Memorial Day Weekend (the unofficial beginning of Summer!) coming up and my schedule still just as busy as ever with concerts, festivals, dinners and those late-Spring-cookouts with friends and family- I’ve been looking for quick and easy recipes to prepare that won’t take up too much of my in-between time but will still be […]
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Now that I’m back home and getting used to the warmer weather and blooming flowers/trees right outside my apartment window, I’ve been looking ahead to some outdoor activities I have planned with friends and family in the coming weeks- including picnics and the highly anticipated backyard cookouts we’ve all missed so much. There might even […]
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When I was a kid, I had an unfortunate experience with angel food cake that involved becoming violently ill after eating copious amounts of it mixed with watermelon slices and a package of Snoball coconut cakes before going swimming during the hottest day of Summer that year (nine year old me could not be tamed.) […]
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What better way to kick off a new month (especially when said month includes St. Patrick’s Day!) than with a fluffy, flavorful and slightly-boozy dessert that is sure to be a favorite at any upcoming early Springtime gatherings or picnics you have lined up- weather permitting, of course. I don’t anticipate I’ll be having any […]
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It’s getting to be that time of year when I am craving all of the tropical fruits and flavors- like watermelon, kiwi, mango, coconut and especially bananas! Some of you may remember my Banana Cream Pie Parfaits I had shared last April in preparation for Easter dinner, and while the assembly of these pudding cups […]
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Although it’s still a little early in the year to steadily and consistently grill outdoors for backyard BBQs or cookouts- that hasn’t stopped myself or my friends from preparing dishes to get us feeling more seasonal with every nice, sunny and warm day we have here in New England! One of my favorite Springtime/picnic snacks […]
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Happy First Day of April, everyone! To commemorate a new month and hopefully some sooner-than-later sunnier, warmer days ahead- I wanted to share a bright, colorful and sweet seasonal cookie recipe that I like to whip up each year around Easter! If you’re looking for more realistic looking edible flowers for your cookies- there are […]
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Now that we’ve (barely) survived another Daylight Savings Time and the first day of Spring is just a few short days away- I’ve been playing around with some of my favorite seasonal flavors/ingredients in the kitchen these past few days to get myself into a sunnier, warmer state of mind- especially since we’ve been getting […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 