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Mulberry-Strawberry Jam

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A close friend of mine runs a day care in Oklahoma City and she is so good with these kids that I always think that these must be the luckiest babies in the world to get her unconditional love and life lessons on a daily basis.  She makes up little projects for these kids – last week she helped...
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Magical Pina-Colada Cake

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The Gods of Baked Goods must have been a good mood today because there could be no other explanation for my major breakthrough - I baked a cake from scratch (with no standardized recipe) and it came out real well!  Those of you that have followed this blog for a while know that I am constantly lamenting over the...
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Savory Vegetable Pie

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Spring is in full swing in Washington DC and my herb garden is starting to take root. This year I have planted some exotic herbs like Apple Mint, Lemon Verbena and Pineapple Sage and as soon as I am ready to harvest these, I’m planning to make my own herbal teas.  Along with these new annuals that I have...
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Tex-Mex Egg Rolls with Creamy Avocado Dipping Sauce

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I try to cook healthy as often as possible – which means the general rule is NO FRYING!!!  But then again, the devil in me comes out every now and then and I am tempted to eat some crunchy fried foods and that is when I resort to making egg rolls.  Some weeks ago I had posted my recipe...
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Warm Polenta and Heirloom Tomato Salad

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Over the last 3 days my brain had been on over-drive trying to figure out how best to utilize the left-over bounty of Curry Leaves so generously given to me by a friend.  In India, a dish that contains Curry Leaves as an essential ingredient is called Khaman Dhokla (a savory steamed cake made from a lentil batter).  I...
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