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MANGOSTEEN

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:34:00 -0400

I had never heard of a mangosteen before but found some juice that contained it and it was fantastic tasting, so I thought I would find out more about it. People who have had the pleasure of trying the fruit say it's the best tasting fruit the
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My First Challenge in a Long Time

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:19:00 -0400

Well, I am finally participating in the Daring Bakers challenges again. This month we made Cheesecake Pops thanks to Elle from Feeding My Enthusiasms & Deborah from Taste & Tell who chose this recipe from the cookbook 'Sticky, Chewy, Messy, G
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Lest We Forget...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:44:00 -0400

Here in Australia, today is ANZAC day. A fact that anyone in Australia or New Zealand or who has ties to this area would know all too well. For those of you in far off lands who might not know, ANZAC day commemorates the day of the first major milita
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Happy Birthday!!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:02:00 -0400

It has been one year since I started this little blog with a rant about the reasoning behind its name. Since then, this blog has been not only the hub of my cooking adventures - with many recipes being shared, participation in food blogging events an
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Nigella and our new favourite cookies

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:46:15 -0400

The collective family sweet tooth is a difficult b*stard to satisfy. We like things that are a bit... (follow the jump to read the rest)
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Magnificent Mussels

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:03:00 -0400

I absolutely adore almost anything that comes from the sea (with the exception of jellyfish - I... (follow the jump to read the rest)
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Two, no six, no twelve, BAKERS DOZEN! (and a blogiversary?!)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:14:17 -0400

Well damnit, apparently this blog is now officially two years old! See, people don’t believe... (follow the jump to read the rest)
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Beans, beans the magical fruit....

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:17:00 -0400

Black Beans and Rice with toppingsYou know how it goes don't you? Anyway that is what I made for dinner tonight. After 2 days of field day at the girls new school, karate and ice skating I needed something simple to start off the weekend! My inspi
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Fried Chicken-the best medicine around!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:34:00 -0400

Delicious homemade buttermilk fried chicken breast with a huge salad!Holy Crap-have I been sh** on a lot in the last couple of days! I'm sure this happens to everyone at one point or another and that is fine but I sure hate it when it happens to me!
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Dinner last night and a walk through my backyard.

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:09:00 -0400

Yesterday was one of those really great days that you could spend a lifetime trying to recreate. We just hung out and relaxed during the morning and then T. decided that we would go on a river cruise. So off we went with the girls so excited. We l
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My Birthday Dinner!

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:56:00 -0400

Our grilled Yellow Tail Snapper with our version of LatholemonoLast year for my birthday we rented a Hummer Limo and took a bunch of my friends to dinner. This year I opted for something much quieter and more intimate. Even after having numerous fr
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Happy Birthday to me!!!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:58:00 -0400

It looks even better this time around!Yep, that dreaded day that happens once a year is here again. You know the one where you are made painfully aware by each phone call or email that you get telling you that you are a whole year older in just one
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So this is what happens when you don't follow the directions!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:41:00 -0400

Still good enough to eat and now with half the fat!In my enthusiasm to make cookies with my youngest daughter I guess I missed all of the ingredients. I have made these cookies before and we all loved them, so before going over to a friends house fo
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Video HOW TO SPEED PEEL A POTATO

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:35:00 -0400

This is really neat and quick!
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TIPS ON CHOOSING AND STORING SUMMER PRODUCE

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:22:00 -0400

Cantaloupes should have a strong smell of flowers at the end where the stem was.Honeydew melons should feel like wax and be a creamy color.Watermelons should sound hollow when you lightly tap them.Store melons at room temperature.If you refrigerate m
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Natural Beauty

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:57:00 -0400

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Join In The Party

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:30:00 -0400

MommyFest is holding a Blog Party May 12-16, 2008 and moms from all over the net will be blog hopping around visiting other participating mom blogs. You'll have an opportunity to meet, learn a bit more, share and chat with other moms in cyberspace. Y
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History of the Mediterranean Diet

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:23:21 -0400

Thanks to Flixflickr While fad diets and cosmetic surgery continue to offer patchwork (and often dangerous) solutions to the growing problem of the overweight and obese Western population many are finding that an adherence to the traditional and hist
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Quick And Easy Lemon Chicken Breasts

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:52:00 -0400

These chicken breasts are quick and easy to prepare, moist, tender and super healthy as well. What's not to love about them? Chicken breasts are naturally low in fat, this recipe has no added salt and calls for heart healthy grapeseed oil. You should
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Chicken & Pumpkin Stir-fry

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:58:00 -0400

I've been spending this week on a bit of a mini holiday, staying at Aarons place in Traralgon, which is about 2 hours from Melbourne. It has been a nice change of scenery and I have actually managed to catch up on a bit of my university study while h
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I'm back.... an update...

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:47:00 -0400

Thank-you to everyone who has offered my support at this time, it is lovely to know that there are so many people out there thinking of me and my family, you are all wonderful! Well, my break from blogging ended up being a little longer than I antici
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CREAMY SPINACH

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:17:00 -0400

2 pounds fresh spinach1/4 cup lightly salted butter1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 tsp. nutmeg1/2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper Cover and boil spinach for 10 to 15 minutes in water. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the liquid and drain. Chop spinach
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So, who wants to take me on a date?

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:11:07 -0400

*listens to the sound of some very lonely crickets* Hmph! Fine then! Being very much single at the... (follow the jump to read the rest)
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Farmer's Market and dinner last week!

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:11:00 -0400

Red Leaf Lettuce, tomatoes, onion, yellow beans, zucchini, scallions, radishes, cilantro, cucumbers, tomatillo's, cucumbers and a huge honkin' eggplant!!!My week is all messed up now. I am no longer going to the Wednesday Farmer's Market but am now
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Peter's Churrasco Chicken and Francie's Rice

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:21:00 -0400

Sounds like I don't have any original ideas huh? I do, really but with so many great recipes that I see on other blogs every day I don't really have to come up with original things all the time! Also I am a busy Mom with 2 crazy kids in 2 different
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What to post, what to post?

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:48:00 -0400

Soft Tacos with Pico de Gallo and Oven Roasted Tomatillo Salsa VerdeI have been so busy lately - yup all my own doing - trying to get all of the things that I wanted to do for the end of the month challenges. For the Daring Bakers I made Dorie Green
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The Daring Bakers Challenge ...and what my BAD dog did!

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:40:00 -0400

Dorie's Perfect Party Cake!This month's Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Morven. The recipe she choose was PERFECT PARTY CAKECourtesy of Dorie Greenspan’s Baking from My Home to Yours (page 250).I loved this challenge. For me I generally don
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Royal Foodie Joust - in just under the wire!!!

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:10:00 -0400

Fresh Coconut Fried Shrimp with a Garlic-Citrus Dipping SauceI seem to be making a huge habit of this under the wire thing! I guess better luck next month huh? I even got my coconut ages ago (stole it from my neighbors yard!!!) and still there it s
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Just Throw it All Together!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:13:00 -0400

Green Beans, Spinach, Garlic and Shitake MushroomsI was in a rush to get dinner out one night last week. I was going to make green beans, spinach and shitake mushrooms. Now not altogether but sauteed nicely but seperately. I realized as I was chop
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Fresh boat shrimp and a fresh salad!

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:06:00 -0400

Shrimp grilled on a skewer with a nice fresh salad!Dinner here is still sort of shaky. My oldest daughter is still home recovering from her hive episode. There are no new ones coming out but the ones that she had that had opened are still opening a
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The Last Farmer's Market Day!!!!!

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:50:00 -0400

Cucumber, zucchini, summer squash, patty pan, lemons, cilantro carrots, lettuce, green bell pepper, grape tomatoes (the explosion of flavor in these is incredible. They pop right in your mouth and explode with the first bite!!!)Today was the final d
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How I get my kids to eat what I eat

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:17:00 -0400

Last night's dinner was pretty boring. T. had a meeting at 5:00 and my oldest daughter has been suffering really horribly from a very long attack of hives so none of us were really in the mood for a huge meal. I decided that I would boil up some pa
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What a nice relaxing weekend!

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:52:00 -0400

Flowers do make everything prettier!This weekend was one of my favorites. Nothing stressful or out of the ordinary happened. My oldest daughter had a horrible hive outbreak on Thursday but it was under control come Saturday. So they went skating a
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Happy Easter to Everyone!

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:53:00 -0400

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter...It means so many different things to everyne. One good thing is that it always revolves around food, family and fun!I will not be blogging today so I can devote my whole attention to my family without the camera in
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Quick dinner on a crazy night...

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:08:00 -0400

***(Ignore the funny type and boxes - blogger seems to have a mind of it's own today!!!)My meals are starting to develop a bit of a pattern I am finding. I can never remember what I had planned to make so I end up winging it at the last minute. Th
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My Favorite Pasta Dish!

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:28:00 -0400

Linguine with tomatoes, basil and roasted garlic!I know, I know...I just posted this last week but for me a recipe is sometimes like getting a simple song stuck in my head. I crave it and the flavors and this is one recipe that I absolutely love th
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Farmer's Market Day and our small little garden!

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:59:00 -0400

Malta garlic, basil, tomatoes, green beans, shitake mushrooms, bell peppers, jalapenos, zucchini, summer squash, patty pan squash, long and skinny eggplant, cilantro, spinach, onions, red scallions, lettuce, and finally swiss chard!Pretty, Pretty, Na
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Raspberry Marinade for Lamb Chops

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:28:00 -0400

Last night we wanted something different but staying true to my food philosphy if it was to be meat it had to be from a sustainable, all natural, no antibiotic or growth hormone, small farmed meat. We choose lamb chops. Most lamb is farmed in Austr
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The most magnificent noodle salad of all

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:02:43 -0400

A long time promised - and finally here it is! Our recipe for japchae, a magnificently multi-coloured noodle salad dish that is a must-have on any celebratory table. Though, like many Korean recipes, it is quite time-consuming, this extremely fragran
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Pasta in a flash - fresh, fast and super easy!

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:50:09 -0400

We’ve been having quite a few dinner guests recently, and that has meant that I’ve been on hand a fair bit preparing dinners and desserts for folks that are over, and usually dining on the leftovers the following day. However, one dinner
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For the love of a fresh fruit flan!

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:26:33 -0400

I poked the remaining pastry and hummed to myself. I had half a batch of sweet shortcrust pastry left after making a lemon tart, and was wondering what on earth I’d use it for. I knew that at the very least I needed to bake it up so that I̵
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EVEN KITTENS LOVE FRESH MELON

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:36:00 -0400

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Learning to love cornbread…

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:51:34 -0400

As most of you readers are well, my ethnic background is South Korean, and I’ve spent most of my life growing up here in Australia. What that means is that my cooking and eating habits are a strange mish-mash of cultures - for example, I eat ki
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Dreamily Creamy - coffee panna cotta with rasperry puree

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:57:15 -0400

Forgive me - I *know* I said that japchae would be my next post but I’ve got a backlog of about 6 recipes that I need to blog otherwise they are going to sit FOREVER in draft form, never being presented to the world! Which, quite frankly, would
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A Meal That Went So Very Wrong!!!

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:19:00 -0400

Curried Shrimp, Biryani, and Spinach with Fresh Cheese and Yogurt!I had a ton of errands to run yesterday so I spent most of the morning doing that. When I got home I started to panic because I couldn't for the life of me remember what I had planned
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Farmer's Market Day...Yeah!

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:21:00 -0400

Strawberries, Asian spinach, tomatoes, radicchio, lettuce, radishes, summer squash, zucchini, patty pan, red chard, onions, green beens, basil, garlic, and zucchini blossoms!It is Wednesday and true to my routine I went to the Worden Farm Farmer's Ma
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Creamed Leeks with smoked Gouda - As promised!

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:55:00 -0400

Do you ever get the feeling that your life is just going way too fast? I really need it to slow down so I am going to spend the day searching for the slow down button (yeah in all of my spare time!). I have my oldest daughter home with me today. S
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It was Sunday Soup Day again!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:47:00 -0400

Nice, fresh, earthy tasting soup using quinoaSo I guess you can tell that we had soup again. Trust me though not 2 pots of soup I ever make turn out the same. I use the soup to help clean out all the produce from last week and make room for the new
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Dinner out and a bout of food poisoning!

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:41:00 -0500

Last night was a great night. The weather was warm but windy and T. being the great guy he is wanted to take us all out for dinner. We went to Hemingway's Island Grill at the Coconut Point Mall. It was very good. Had a nice plate of shrimp marina
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Yes...it's more soup

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:48:00 -0500

Beef and Barley Soup with MushroomsIt has been a very busy couple of days in the Chiappini household. I have decided to move my youngest daughter from private school to public school (a thousand different reason that I will not bore you with). With
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