upside down mango tartlets

I was so excited to make this recipe. Anything with mango or fruit I am a total sucker for… I do have to thank my “friend” Martha for the recipe from her EVERYDAY FOOD magazine. Make sure you have a “jumbo muffin pan” I didn’t and used metal muffin tins… Also my pastries didn’t “puff” [...]

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Coconut Macaroons

Merry Christmas Everyone! I’m spending the holiday in Alabama with my family. Aunts, cousins, mom, sister– we are a houseful of women, NO men… so to pass the time we are eating and cooking. I stumbled upon this simple, easy and delicious recipe and wanted to share. But be careful you will eat all of [...]

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Holiday Cooking

What to do with all this “extra” time on my hands… I was inspired in Paris to cook and on the plane ride home, watched 5 movies- one of them Julia & Julie. So with a little help from my friend Martha (Stewart) I was inspired to start with the cozy, warmth food of the [...]

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Lemon Lavendar cupcakes

I found this recipe in Shape magazine, so I really can’t take credit for it but jeez its so good! These cupcakes have nearly two-thirds fewer calories than bakery varieties (think sprinkles or susie cakes for you Newport Girls)& these lowfat treats stay moist thanks to the buttermilk. Lemon Lavendar Cupcakes ( I just love [...]

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