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I had the honor to host this round of Hay Hay it’s Donna Day, a blogging event started by Barbara from Winos and Foodies and now organized by Bron Marshall. Hosting this was a terrific experience and I tremendously enjoyed reading all the posts. My husband is glad that there were some “non-coffee” Tiramisu versions since there will be a lot of Tiramisu in our house in the fall. I would have had a hard time voting among the mouthwatering entries - good that this was open to the participants only.

Every entry was gorgeous, yummy and fun to read in its own way. All of us loved and appreciated every single one of them, which so many of you confirmed. Now it is my pleasure to announce the winner of this round-up, determined by votes of the participants of HHDD #21 (round up her…

I am very sad to tell you that this year was not meant for New York strawberries (or at least in our part of New York). I was told that it might be due to a cooler than necessary spring. I was looking forward to baskets full of pick-your-own fare but the few times I went it was a struggle to find any whereas last year one just needed to bend down once for almost a pound (450 g), this year one had to search for an hour to gather that much little.

Raspberries on the other hand have been terrific this year. Granted, I did not pick them myself, they were not even all from New York, but the market had them for a long time now, the organic ones being less expensive than the regular ones at more than one occasion (who in their right mind would pay more for ones with pesticides? I don’t get that…).

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The title is exaggerated, of course. But this “bread” is really a special treat, not for those concerned with calories or cholesterol. But so goooood!

I cannot tell you how fast it dissappeared from our house - sure we shared with the neighbors, but still… My husband took two of the smaller ones for “lunch” the next day and those were the last of them.

I stumbled upon a picture that captivated me while reading through many of my books for inspiration for this month’s Bread Baking Day with the theme “Small Breads” hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen. The picture was of “Chocolate Chip Pillows” in the book “Choc…