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Crunch Bowls with Fruit Sorbet & Sugared Mint Leaves

July 29, 2011 by liz

This All Things Chocolate recipe contest was one of the hardest I’ve ever had to help judge! The first place (Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Chocolate Cheesecake!) and second place (Oh Henry! Baby Cakes) winners were so close, and this third place recipe, Crunch Bowls with Fruit Sorbet & Sugared Mint Leaves, was right on their …

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Lime Pops, Fruit Pops & Mocha Pops

Frozen Fruit Pop-a-looza: Lime Pops, Fruit Pops & Mocha Pops

July 27, 2011 by liz

I love national food holidays. What better excuse to have a dinner party and celebration something you haven’t eaten in a long time? August has an abundance of frozen treat holidays: Ice Cream Sandwich Day, Ice Cream Soda Day, Root Beer Float Day, Frozen Custard Day, Ice Cream Pie Day and on and on. Root …

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zesty bbq ribs recipe

10 Summer Grilling Tips + Zesty BBQ Ribs Recipe

June 15, 2011 by liz

Summer is grilling time! If you aren’t as familiar with grills and how to use them to their full, delicious advantage, you can be out in the cold this time of year. Well, we’ve got 10 summer grilling tips to get you heated up and in the swing of summer. Gas grills burn cleaner than …

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Happy Chocolate Ice Cream Day! Three Fun Ice Cream Recipes

June 7, 2011 by liz

Written by Liz – Who doesn’t love chocolate ice cream? So fitting that this indulgent holiday happens just at the start of summer, it’s a perfect excuse to kick off ice cream making at my house. To celebrate chocolate ice cream day, here are three different ways to savor chocolate ice cream (or chocolate + …

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Les Prés d'Eugénie Maison Rose

Michel Guérard’s Les Pres d’Eugenie: Fête of Spring

June 4, 2011 by liz

During my trip to the Basque region of Spain and France, I had to drive north to the southwest corner of France to see the tiny spa town of Eugénie-les-Bains. It is not to be missed. This town has long been celebrated for its healing spring waters and tranquil valley setting, and as we coasted …

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Etxebarri prawns

The Best Meal I Ever Ate: Etxebarri in the Basque Region

June 1, 2011 by liz

I’d heard and read so much about Asador Etxebarri from Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations (he also said it was the best meal of his life) to Chez Pim’s journey there, it was a must on my recent eating/drinking tour of northern Spain. Like Pim, I was grateful to get to eat at various starry restaurants …

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grilled octopus, pulpo a la brasa

Jamón, Octopus & Garlic Fish: Cantabria Restaurant

April 4, 2011 by liz

Staying in Cantabria, Spain has its benefits: it’s a 30-minute drive to the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, it has luscious green countryside dotted with caves containing early human paintings, and it’s unspoilt by foreign tourists – meaning it still has some really great, secret Cantabria restaurants. One of them is La Lonja in the fishing/port …

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Asador Tinto restaurant

Asador Tinto in Rioja Spain: Pata Negra Makes Getting Older Easier

April 1, 2011 by liz

So here I am, having a birthday that has been hailed as the new 30. I’m single and childless and gainfully employed. So far, I’m not convinced. Luckily, I had a trip planned. Obviously, the best way to celebrate this birthday was an eating/drinking tour in Europe…specifically Rioja, Spain, Basque country and Bordeaux. France & Spain …

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Birthday Dinner Party for Girls

March 28, 2011 by liz

Birthdays are less painful when you have friends to cook for you. As I planned what I wanted to do for my birthday this year (a big one!) I remembered what one friend recently did for her wedding. To make it more affordable, and more personal, she rented a historic meeting hall for the reception …

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