By megret | April 7, 2011 at 9:31 pm | 2 comments
I don't care what doughnut shop I visit. I don't care how many flavors they offer. Sprinkles, icing, glitter: None of these phase me. Spring, summer, winter, fall....with coffee or milk....I always go straight towards:
THE PLAIN OLD CAKE DOUGHNUT.
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By megret | March 29, 2011 at 7:22 am | 3 comments
I have been utterly and helplessly addicted to a food lately....thanks in part to the arrival of spring, and thanks in part to my dear husband for reminding me that it exists.
What is this food, you ask?
Well, I'll tell you.
Spinach.
Not cooked spinach. Raw...
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By megret | March 5, 2011 at 7:17 pm | No comments
(This is a re-post from last February.)
Having spent part of my childhood in Louisiana, I not only appreciate, but love and crave Cajun/Creole cuisine. It's a mainstay at our house.
We celebrated the commencement of Mardi Gras this year just for fun...but didn't get to...
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By megret | March 1, 2011 at 6:08 pm | No comments
It never fails. When spring begins to show its subtle signs of appearing, I get in the spirit to bake angel food cakes.
I don't know why. Perhaps it's because of its lightness. Or its pure white fluffiness. Or the fact that it's best topped with fresh fruit, which is fast...
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By megret | February 13, 2011 at 9:00 pm | 2 comments
When I think of February, I think of red and pink.
Not just for Valentine's Day...that's a given.
But George Washington's cherry tree story lends permission to make and eat cherry pies and cherry tarts.
And the number one birds we see in our backyard every morning? The...
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