Venezia Baked Amaretti Apples

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“This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty – this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism.” ~Thomas Mann Death in Venice I’ve been researchig Venice for the last 2+ years for…

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soup goddess creamy chicken & wild rice soup

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My friend Bonnie, author of “Tasty Recipes from the Sister’s Kitchen,” is the Soup Goddess. Much like the “Soup Nazi” but nicer 😉 I use to work with her in her beautiful tea room, and I have never met a more talented soup chef. Her soup recipes are the very best. This is one of…

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Book Review~ Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series

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“Their love affair happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades before, she had traveled back in time and into the arms of a gallant eighteenth century Scot named Jamie Fraser. then she returned to her own century to bear his child, believing him dead in the tragic battle of Culloden. Yet…

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Six Senses Saturday

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~Smelling~ The rich scents of banana, real butter and chocolate as my chocolate chocolate chip banana bread bakes in the oven… ~Seeing~ The beautiful snow encrusted trees and ground when I look out the kitchen window. There is something comforting about being inside while a fire blazes in the fireplace and I can watch the…

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