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Foodie Dreams: Multigrain Bread Remake

It’s 4:38 am Sunday morning and I’m up feeding Bug. When she woke up “asking” to be fed, I was having the craziest dream. I dreamed that I was in New York with Hosea, the winner of the most recent season of Top Chef. We were in search of an urban legend, the tomato mountain. […]

Pork Stroganoff: Why it occasionally pays off to be sleep deprived.

Last week when I was planning out this week’s dinner menus I asked Mr. Fuji if there was anything he’d like me to make. He told me that he would love it if I would make his mom’s hamburger stroganoff. I pulled out the recipe and added the ingredients to my shopping list. When I […]

No Foolin’ 5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Last night I dreamed that I was back living in Paris. I stopped to buy a ticket for the metro and then joined the rushing masses of commuters and made my way onto the train. Just as I was trying to figure out which exit I needed to take to exit onto the correct side […]

FM Favorite Giveaway: Magnetic Measuring Spoons

Starting today I’m going to periodically do a giveaway of one of my favorite things. Today’s giveaway is a set of magnetic measuring spoons made by Progressive International, Inc.Last year my mom read about these measuring spoons in Real Simple magazine and decided to order them. I remember her excitedly telling me about them and […]

FM’s Multigrain Bread

I’ve written before about my love for Great Harvest Bread Co.. I told you that one of my favorites is their Nine Grain loaf. It’s made with a mix of hard red wheat, soft white wheat, rye, barley, corn, millet, oats, flax, and buckwheat. It is hearty and moist, with a great nutty flavor to […]

Lasagne Verdi al Forno

I always look forward to posting the Daring Bakers challenge every month, as it gives me a sense of accomplishment–another challenge finished! This month’s challenge was a bit more unusual, as it entailed making lasagna entirely from scratch, from the handmade spinach egg noodles, to the béchamel, and finally to the sauce.I was excited because […]

An Egg-cellent Adventure: A story of emus, ostriches, and kangaroos.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your guesses yesterday! A 1000 year old egg, a stone, an ostrich egg, an emu egg, a dyed egg for Easter, a duck egg, a type of mango, a gulls egg, an avocado, a marbled stone egg, a watermelon, an Americana chicken egg, and my personal favorite, a wild […]

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Celebrating with Dark Chocolate Ganache Filled Macarons

Did you know that today is a very important holiday? Non? Today is le Jour du Macaron–Macaron Day!Today, Pierre Hermé Paris, as well as a number of other pâtissiers, is celebrating this day by offering free macarons to patrons and selling a special Macaron rouge (red macaron) for 1 Euro to help raise money for […]

A Four-Cookie Day: Chocolate Chunk Macaroons

Tuesday was one of those days that seems to last forever when you wish it wouldn’t. I had been up half the night with Bug because the poor thing has a cold and couldn’t breathe, so I started out the day tired. Squirrel was in a particularly naughty mood and was obviously trying to see […]

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