July 2009

the perfect snack

July 22, 2009

As you have probably noticed by now, flavors from the Mediterranean are some of my favorite. It is all the more reason to travel – ever since I visited Greece I seem to sneak those classic Med flavors into everything! Here is a picture from Githio, a little coastal town that we visited.  Love Greece. Anyway, onto the [...]

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in my cupboard: mo’s dark chocolate bacon bar

July 21, 2009

Yes, it’s true. This doesn’t come as a surprise – chocolate covered bacon was the new “it” food of the Minnesota State Fair last year but I had NEVER seen it in stores. Until now. Now I’m willing to try anything once. (almost anything) This chocolate bar really is a culinary experience and the salty [...]

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eating my way through saturday

July 20, 2009

Saturday was a good day for me. As you will see below I really did eat my way through the day. We started off with a trip to the Mill City Farmer’s market to do some wandering and get a bite to eat with friends (miss you guys already!). The chef shack is probably some of [...]

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in the news: Live. Work. Design.

July 17, 2009

Need to find a gift for someone that is hard to shop for? Head over to my good friend Mary Beth’s site – Live. Work. Design. She always has the newest and cutest items for home, kitchen and everything in between! And lucky for me she will soon be on her way to Minneapolis to [...]

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raw mediterranean salad

July 16, 2009

While trying to plan my lunches for the week I was having some troubles deciding what to bring. I usually bring a salad but the same old salad gets a little boring time after time.  I love greek salads and decided to try a raw version – aka no feta cheese Well, let me tell [...]

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summer seafood pasta

July 15, 2009

I found a bag of frozen seafood from Trader Joe’s that contained shrimp, scallops and calamari rings that was screaming to be paired with pasta. I had been wanting to have a good seafood pasta for sometime now and this, if I can say so myself was delicious! Simple is the way to go with [...]

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