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Goat Cheese and Strawberry Tartine-French Fridays with Dorie

by Renee on June 7, 2013

After a bit of hiatus (I have been traveling and working a lot since I’ve been home!) I am back to participating in French Fridays with Dorie. We’ve actually made a few of the recipes to catch up already and will be posting those soon. But we could not be happier for the ease of [...]

Tagged as: Dorie Greenspan, French Fridays with Dorie, Goat Cheese, Strawberry, Tartine

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Philly Cheesesteak Do-Over

by Ari June 6, 2013

As you know, this past weekend Renee attended Eat, Write, Retreat in Philadelphia. To help her bring home all the great gifts the sponsors gave out, Sunday morning I packed up the kids and drove down to the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ to pick her up. As soon as we started planning this trip my [...]

Tagged as: Cheesesteak, Geno's, Pat's, Philadelphia, Travel

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Top 10 Things I Learned at Eat, Write, Retreat 2013 and a Giveaway!

by Renee June 4, 2013

Philadelphia welcomed Eat, Write, Retreat this past weekend and it may never be the same again. Over 100 food bloggers from all over the country- oh, and Canada too- descended on Philly to learn new blogging skills from the amazing line-up of speakers, interact with brands, network and to eat. Because that’s what we do best! I [...]

Tagged as: conference, Contest, Eat Write Retreat, EWR13, Giveaway, OXO, Philadelphia

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Monk Fruit In the Raw Sugar Cookies for Eat, Write, Retreat

by Renee May 20, 2013

In two weeks, I will be attending the Eat, Write , Retreat in Philadelphia and I am so excited! Last week, you saw that I received some cool tools from OXO and potatoes from the U.S. Potato board for a contest. Well this week’s fun came from In The Raw. They are one of the sponsors for the event and sent [...]

Tagged as: Cookies, Eat Write Retreat, In The Raw, Monk Fruit, Sugar Cookies

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Potato Crisp, Roasted Vegetable, and Herbed Goat Cheese Napoleon

by Renee May 14, 2013

Next weekend I am attending Eat, Write, Retreat in Philadelphia. It’s the first conference this year that I am attending and I cannot be more excited. Attendees were invited to enter the Amazing Apps Culinary Challenge where they would be shipped a surprise ingredient to create a healthy appetizer. As an extra special bonus, entrants were [...]

Tagged as: Appetizer, Eat Write Retreat, Goat Cheese, OXO, Oxo Good Grips, Potatoes, Recipe, Roasted Red Peppers, US Potato Board, Zucchini

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Kitchen On the Road- Ludlow, UK and an amazing dinner at La Becasse

by Renee May 6, 2013

Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s February issue declared a resurgence of falconry was occurring in the rolling hills of Shropshire, England. This revival is just one example of the back to nature quest many British urbanites are seeking. And while this sport seems steeped in all the poetry and magic of a hawk in flight- swooping [...]

Tagged as: La Becasse, Ludlow, Shropshire, Travel England, UK, Will Holland

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Kitchen On the Road- North Norfolk Coast and Norwich, UK

by Renee May 4, 2013

North Norfolk Coast Officially starting our grand tour, we headed North to the Norfolk coast. Our destination was to Cley-next-the-Sea (pronounced ‘cly’ and missing the ‘to’ – as in next to the sea. Don’t ask!) We were staying at a windmill that had been converted into a cozy B&B. The Windmill itself dates from the [...]

Tagged as: Beach, Cley, England, Holkham, Norfolk, Norwich, Travel, UK, Windmill

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Kitchen on the Road- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

by Renee April 28, 2013

Cambridge (Came Bridge/ kaym-brij) Cambridge is just a few miles from Ely and it’s where we spent most of our time when we weren’t travelling around the country. Cambridge is renowned worldwide for its university, which was founded in 1209 and is consistently ranked among the top five universities in the world. A collegiate institution, [...]

Tagged as: Ale, Beer, Beth Orton, Cambridge, Cider, England, Home Service, Indian, Michael Nyman, Pub, Seafood, Thai, Travel, UK

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Kitchen On The Road- Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK

by Renee April 24, 2013

I spent the month of March in England with my dear friend (who I met on my Camino last year), Michael and we did a mini-grand tour of England. There was lots of sightseeing, shows and football games, but there was even more eating and drinking as we explored pubs and restaurants of all varieties [...]

Tagged as: Cromwell, Ely, England, Indian, Le Spice, Pub, The Lamb, Travel

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Ford Warriors in Pink, Courage in the Kitchen Apron Contest

by Renee March 16, 2013

If you are a fan of The Taste on ABC, you may have seen the incredibly stylish apron created by Warriors in Pink Courage. The Ford Motor Company has been very active in the fight against breast cancer for over 20 years. In 2006 Ford introduced a new initiative, Warriors in Pink and the Ford [...]

Tagged as: Contest, Ford Warriors in Pink, Nigella Lawson

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Filet Mignon Diable – French Fridays with Dorie

by Renee March 1, 2013

Feeling a bit devilish and a lot carnivorous, I was so glad to see the sidebar for this recipe in Dorie Greenspan’s, Around My French Table states that the Chicken Diable dish could be made with Filet Mignon. Given the choice between chicken and Filet Mignon, it’s a no brainer- BEEF! (It’s definitely what’s for [...]

Tagged as: Beef, Diable, Dorie Greenspan, Filet, French Fridays with Dorie, Meat

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Boca Negra Cake- Tuesdays with Dorie

by Renee February 19, 2013

After the week I have had, and it’s only Tuesday mind you, I am thankful to have something so incredibly chocolatey and decadent to soothe my over-stressed mind and satiate my soul! I couldn’t bring myself to make last Friday’s Coeur à la Crème from the French Fridays with Dorie group. The heart shape and the Valentine’s Day theme just struck a [...]

Tagged as: Cake, chocolate, Cookbook, Dorie Greenspan

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Classic Snacks Made From Scratch by Casey Barber, Cookbook Review

by Renee February 15, 2013

Last weekend there was nearly a riot in my house as everyone had lists of recipes they “had to have” made from Casey Barber’s new book, Classic Snacks Made From Scratch. With choices like Twinkies, Strawberry Pop-Tarts and Nacho Cheese Doritos, it took a lot of compromise and a bit of arm wrestling, but we [...]

Tagged as: Cookbook, Desserts, review

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Bagel Recipe for the Blizzard

by Ari February 8, 2013

Since I am usually the first one awake in the house, even on the weekend, I often sneak out and make a run to the local bagel store. I bring back coffee for Renee and 11 bagels for the family to wake up to. The 12th (and sometimes 13th) bagel is eaten on the drive [...]

Tagged as: bagel, Recipe

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Fresh Orange Pork Tenderloin- French Fridays with Dorie

by Renee February 8, 2013

The recipe for Dorie’s Fresh Orange Pork Tenderloin is incredibly easy and definitely fast enough to make any weekday night. Orange and cardamom is one of my favorite combinations- it’s found in several desserts, breads and poultry dishes in my repertoire. This sauce was a perfect example of one that would cross over well with [...]