An intimate dinner party for four: a plan for success

What happens when people find out you have a cooking blog? They expect you to cook for them...because after all, you love food and cooking, right? Oy the memories of certain ex boyfriends who did not understand why I did not want to buy the groceries, make the meal and then clean the kitchen...no wonder they are ex.

But then there are occasions when cooking for someone is really appreciated and

What happens when people find out you have a cooking blog? They expect you to cook for them...because after all, you love food and cooking, right? Oy the memories of certain ex boyfriends who did not understand why I did not want to buy the groceries, make the meal and then clean the kitchen...no wonder they are ex.

But then there are occasions when cooking for someone is really appreciated and

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Fig & Goat Cheese Panini Recipe

Just a quick "HI" from Seattle!

I'm having a good time hanging out with my family and friends, dancing, eating, making a few jewelry projects for my mom and sleeping in.

Since many of you liked my "recipe" for Fig salad with goat cheese, arugula and pickled onions, here's another idea for what to do with the same ingredient PLUS French baguette: Fig & Goat Cheese Baguette.

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Just a quick "HI" from Seattle!

I'm having a good time hanging out with my family and friends, dancing, eating, making a few jewelry projects for my mom and sleeping in.

Since many of you liked my "recipe" for Fig salad with goat cheese, arugula and pickled onions, here's another idea for what to do with the same ingredient PLUS French baguette: Fig & Goat Cheese Baguette.

This is an

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Fig salad with arugula, goat cheese and pickled onions

What do you the day before or the day of travel? I pack, water my plants, charge my computer, phone, camera, and clean out my fridge.

This Saturday I had a 5 pm flight to visit my family in Seattle: this meant breakfast and lunch at home.

For breakfast, I had coconut lentil soup with pickled onions: there was just enough soup leftover to make a small meal. Plus, it was already 11 am: I slept

What do you the day before or the day of travel? I pack, water my plants, charge my computer, phone, camera, and clean out my fridge.

This Saturday I had a 5 pm flight to visit my family in Seattle: this meant breakfast and lunch at home.

For breakfast, I had coconut lentil soup with pickled onions: there was just enough soup leftover to make a small meal. Plus, it was already 11 am: I slept

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Rachael Ray's Meatloaf Pan & Garbage Bowl AND Giada De Laurentiis' Tukey Meatloaf Recipe: longest blog post title ever

Last month I was asked if I wanted to review Rachael Ray's non stick meatloaf pan set and garbage bowl.

Here are the things that went through my mind:

1) ooh, I love trying out new gadgets/dishes/tools in the kitchen

2) my current meatloaf pan is slightly scratched and it'd be nice to have a replacement

3) garbage bowl: can't any bowl be a garbage bowl?

4) I only watch RR's show when I'm

Last month I was asked if I wanted to review Rachael Ray's non stick meatloaf pan set and garbage bowl.

Here are the things that went through my mind:

1) ooh, I love trying out new gadgets/dishes/tools in the kitchen

2) my current meatloaf pan is slightly scratched and it'd be nice to have a replacement

3) garbage bowl: can't any bowl be a garbage bowl?

4) I only watch RR's show when I'm

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Coconut Lentil Soup from Marc Samuelsson (sort of)

It's grey, raining and a bit chilly out. Perhaps the weather gods are getting me ready for a week in Seattle? But then my mom said that in Seattle it's sunny and supposed to be 90 degrees! What's going on?

But let's get back to this post: I feel like it's perfectly timed because today is the perfect day to make this Coconut Lentil Soup from Marc Samuelsson's blog. I originally saw the recipe in

It's grey, raining and a bit chilly out. Perhaps the weather gods are getting me ready for a week in Seattle? But then my mom said that in Seattle it's sunny and supposed to be 90 degrees! What's going on?

But let's get back to this post: I feel like it's perfectly timed because today is the perfect day to make this Coconut Lentil Soup from Marc Samuelsson's blog. I originally saw the recipe in

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Joe Yonan's Citrus-Pickled Onions Recipe

Remember when a friend at work gave me a bunch of large onions and I made onion jam?

Well, Danielle did it again: last Friday she brought me a bag of red onions and beets. I wasn't complaining :)

Although the beets are still sitting in my kitchen, I knew right away what I would do with the red onions: Citrus-Pickled Onions from Joe Yonan's Serve Yourself cookbook.

This is the second recipe

Remember when a friend at work gave me a bunch of large onions and I made onion jam?

Well, Danielle did it again: last Friday she brought me a bag of red onions and beets. I wasn't complaining :)

Although the beets are still sitting in my kitchen, I knew right away what I would do with the red onions: Citrus-Pickled Onions from Joe Yonan's Serve Yourself cookbook.

This is the second recipe

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Solo Supper Club: Leg of Lamb

A few months ago I received an interesting email. Here's what it said:

I’m writing to gauge your interest in being a supper club host for an inaugural series hosted by the Tri-Lamb Group, a collaborative initiative of lamb producer organizations from the U.S., New Zealand and Australia which focuses on educating Americans about lamb.

I was intrigued. First, I love lamb. Whenever I am eating

A few months ago I received an interesting email. Here's what it said:

I’m writing to gauge your interest in being a supper club host for an inaugural series hosted by the Tri-Lamb Group, a collaborative initiative of lamb producer organizations from the U.S., New Zealand and Australia which focuses on educating Americans about lamb.

I was intrigued. First, I love lamb. Whenever I am eating

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