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Praise for Pizza!

Margherita Pizza (before basil)

Homemade pizza sounds intimidating but is not a difficult dish to make. It’s a little time consuming because of the time needed to let the dough rise.   A minimum of two hours is needed from start to finish.  I make the sauce while the dough is rising.  I am usually under [...]

Tuna Ceviche with Mango and Plantain Chips

I have been on a ceviche kick the last few weeks.  I had never heard of ceviche until I moved to NYC and had a Peruvian version served at a party.  It was always something I wanted to make and thought it some magical recipe the way people spoke of it.

When I was a kid, my [...]

Potatoes Anna

Potatoes Anna just out of the oven

I don’t know who Anna is, but she sure makes great taters!  A friend sent me a link on this… based on a recipe from http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/blog/ Apparently there are recipes for this using exact measurements…. but I don’t think it’s necessary.  This is one of the easiest and [...]

A New Year!

Hope everyone’s holiday was filled with joy and merriment and low on the stress.

Ah, it’s been so long.  I’ve have been busy with the holidays and gearing up for a big project (which I will write about soon) so I am remiss in my postings.  Never fear, I have returned with a new sense of purpose [...]