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We are thrilled to have welcomed our new baby boy Nicolas on March 13th.  He is beautiful and perfect just like his brother Gabriel!   I haven't written in my blog in the last month or so but that is to be expected.  First few weeks with a new baby are exciting, exhausting and filled with new hopes, and I embrace the whole of the magical ride.  These beginning moments however can include your head bopping from side to side like you ...
I recently saw a recipe for chocolate banana bonbons but couldn't remember where.  I do recall though that the process required melting the milk chocolate and then freezing the bonbons.  The cover to the bananas was simply chocolate (I used dark instead of milk)  and almonds that I decided to substitute with walnuts.  I also added basil to the recipe.  Chocolate and basil go well together since the smokiness of the dark chocolate c...
Seaweed or nori (sea vegetable) rolls are an easy and beautiful delicacy you can serve for a light main meal or as appetizer maki bites.  Arrange the maki on a nice plate or tray and you have a centerpiece for any cocktail party or get together.  Best part is that these rolls are as delicious as they are colorful and they take very little time to make. I made these seaweed rolls with spinach, scallions, quinoa, cucumbers and strawb...
I love the idea of cupid piercing my heart and that my husband remembers Valentine's Day, even if it is a made up Hallmark holiday.  Sounds simple but I do see Valentine's Day as another opportunity to celebrate one another, whether these are significant mates, friends, family, pets, you name it.  Our family doesn't go out to dinner on this day but I will make a simple nice meal for the three of us and of course a sweet something ...
I know this month appears to be about chocolate and it's not even Valentine's Day.  But what is a girl to do with these chocolate cravings?  Eat your dark chocolate I say. Chocolate pudding can be made in several ways and usually you would need chocolate, some sort of milk,  starch to keep it all together and heat to cook it with.  That's all good but this time I wanted my dessert as quickly as possible so I decided on a ...
Sinful is the only way to describe this rich moist cake.  The chocolate is deep without being bitter and the texture is almost that of thick mouse but with tiny air pockets of sponge that give it just the right balance.  And the buttercream will leave you moaning in delight while gently dissipating on your tongue without leaving a filmy sliver on the roof of your mouth.  I swear it is all true.  John turned 40 and I couldn't thi...
My son loves the vegan scones from the Whole Foods bakery and I wish I could eat a whole one too.  I can take a bite here and there because of the flour, but I wanted a more digestible scone and perhaps not as sweet.  One of my go to baking books, BabyCakes NYC, has a great recipe that I adapted by adding raisins.  Gabriel loves anything raisins so this was the way to go. I bet that if I gave Gabriel this triple deck of scones...
Some store-bought hummus are not bad but nothing like making it at home.  I find that I can taste more of the tahini in the homemade version and I can always adapt it to add a bit more of this and a bit more of that to get the exact flavor I want. Hummus is really nothing more than chickpeas/garbanzo beans, garlic, tahini (or sesame paste), olive oil, lime or lemon and whatever else you want to put in it to give it a kick such a...
Sweet and delicious baked squash with maple syrup and a touch of cumin.  I ate mine straight from the shell and with a glass of red pinot noir to savor every bite. Not much to this recipe. Cut, scoop seeds, season, bake and there you have it! I mashed the remaining half of the squash and served it to my son and husband as a side dish.  They slurped it right up!   Save Print Baked Acorn Squash ...
My favorite part of the fall holiday includes the crisp cool air of the season, beautiful orange pumpkins displayed everywhere and delicious apple picking days in the New England fields.  And who doesn't love the comforting smell of scrumptious baked goods that makes for a cozy home?  One of my favorite fall recipes (pumpkin-spice muffins) comes from the first BabyCakes NYC books, which I have adapted for this recipe to make a bre...