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I love fish! My favorite is raw fish (sashimi), but I’ll settle for cooked as well   And for Stas, the fish has to be really really cooked!!
Last night I stopped at the grocery store for CHEESE (I looooove cheese – I’m a cheese addict) and saw salmon fillets on sale. I immediately thought [...]

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This weekend in Massachusetts, we got hit with our first real snowstorm of the season. It started Friday afternoon and lasted all the way until tonight – when it switched over to a nasty snow/sleet/rain mix.
This meant that we couldn’t get out much this weekend. Stas and I did manage to get to the gym [...]

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Marzipan Mice

Aren’t they so cute?!! I saw them in a Rachel Ray magazine at the gym and just couldn’t resist!!!

Stas and I went to a holiday party at my friend Amy’s house last night – I brought these little guys and they were a hit. I was supposed to use black licorice instead of the red, [...]

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This was my second contribution to the “Twelve Days of Cookies” at work.
… and it’s a good thing that I chose these to come after the egg nog cookies, because they were definitely the favorites. People have been coming by my office and stopping me in the hall to tell me how much they loved [...]

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Each year at work, we have something called “The Twelve Days of Cookies”. It’s pretty self-explanatory… every day, for 12 days, someone brings in cookies. I think that for some people, it’s the highlight of the year.
Today was the 3rd day, and my 1st day on the sign-up sheet. I’m signed up for tomorrow, too [...]

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This tart is good. Really really good! I don’t normally try stuff like this when I make it (I prefer to stick to healthy eating), but this was absolutely irresistable!
Today at work we had a pre-Thanksgiving potluck. I’m known for being a great cook/baker, so I couldn’t disappoint. When I saw this recipe from Gourmet [...]

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I wanted to make something special for Election Day. I knew I would be working from home today, so it didn’t take long to reach a decision.
Napoleon.
Napoleon isn’t hard to make – it just takes a lot of time. Which is why I only make it a couple times per year.
The first time I made [...]

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