Tag Archives: nuts

Broccoli Kale Basil Arugula Pesto (Quadruple Pesto), and a Tribute of a Sort

Before I get to this Quadruple Pesto, I need to talk about a few things. About two weeks ago, the Sunday after the bombings in Boston, I started to think about life in a whole new perspective.  It’s not a perspective … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter is not the only Nut Butter! Homemade Nut Butters + 4 Recipes Using Them!

It’s two weeks before I will be posting this entry, and I’m about to mutilate my fingertips. I’m talking rip them to pieces, tear my nails, all in the name of turning out a pistachio butter, one of four nut … Continue reading

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Tri-Berry Sorbet-Phyllo ‘Sundae’ Towers

This post runs the gamut from one melty berry disaster, to another melty berry success. Well, sort of. It’s been extremely hot and humid here in NYC for the past couple weeks, so I haven’t done much baking, much less cooking … Continue reading

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