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A couple of days ago I was talking here about how the holiday season brings me down - I saw panettones at the supermarket and realized that Christmas is just around the corner. On the other hand, I love holiday food – I’ve been planning a special series of holiday posts, like the one I did last year, but luckily with more recipes this time.

It’s too soon to start the holiday series around

are you getting fruited out? sorry about that. actually, i’m feeling unapologetic about it. i’ll tell you why. poached pears? it’s a godsend. it warms the abode up, like how stew or soup does, but with a floral air, making you feel heady with anticipation of a light dessert that’ll leave you wondering why all your life you shunned pears, shaming you for not paying more attention to the fruit.

As I told you in my earlier posts that I make some snack when hubby and daughter come home friday evening after their rehersals so this is what I made for them last week to their utter delight.It was the first friday evening S was home after a whole week of College.So when she got down in the train station she rang me to tell she is almost home.So as we live in the down floor I was peeping

Knowing how much I adore Donna Hay, my lovely friend Valentina sent me the links to Donna’s appearance in “Master Chef”; after watching the videos my love and admiration for her work are even bigger – she’s so adorable! I liked the videos so much I thought I should share them with you – parts 1, 2 and 3.

Speaking of Donna, these honey cakes come from Off the Shelf – but the poppy seeds and the

I wanted a quick and simple recipe for some thick cut pork chops I bought. I found a recipe on Taste of Home that looked delicious. I love honey and Dijon mustard together, add some garlic, soy sauce, parsley, ginger, and cider vinegar, and you have a tasty marinade. I grilled these pork chops on my grill pan and they turned out tender, juicy, and so delicious. They were a huge hit with my entire

Once again, for reasons beyond me, My Kitchen Café had remained closed last month. Its time I opened the doors again, and this month I invite you all to meet another blogger friend and fellow Daring Baker whose bakes and photography I am an admirer of.
He lives in Thailand and bakes in Paris! Unusual (or impossible) as this seems, he manages this by blogging about his dessert creations at his

I have loved every cheese that I received from Ile De France and I couldn’t wait to try the herb goat cheese. I decided to make a simple salad with a light vinaigrette to showcase the creamy texture of the goat cheese as well as the wonderful herb flavor . I recently bought some wildflower honey vinegar from the farmer’s market and decided to use it to make a simple vinaigrette to go with the