Respect the Marathon and Walnut Squares

January 27, 2012

Sometimes you do everything right. You put your heart and soul into weeks/months of training but then, for reasons beyond your control, the big day doesn’t go as planned.  All we can do is try our best.  Put as much time and effort into achieving our goals as life will allow. A quote from Deena [...]

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FOFF Baked Crab Dip

January 26, 2012

This delicious hot dip isn’t dripping with grease and it doesn’t envelope you in guilty pleasure.  It DOES make your mouth water and, like potato chips, leaving you wanting more and more. This week’s recipe from Carla Vavala’s book Fusion of Food and Friends, found on page 17 reminds me of that OH SO TASTY [...]

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Peanut Butter Day and Banana Blueberry Low Fat Muffins

January 24, 2012

I ALMOST missed peanut butter day!  It was today, January 24th.  Unbelievable because I’m such a fan.  I mean, just look at the stash: How’d that Almond Butter get in there?!  Oh I know.  That’s SHANE’S favorite nut butter. From Huffington Post: If you didn’t know, today (January 24th) is National Peanut Butter Day. So [...]

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The Tortoise Knows Best and A RR Cioppino Recipe

January 23, 2012

This is cute but I’m doing all the stuff that’s going to make me fat and die young.  Shucks! HEALTH MESSAGE As I was lying in bed pondering the problems of the world, I rapidly realized that I don’t really give a rat’s patoot. It’s the tortoise life for me! 1. If walking/cycling is good [...]

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CNYEats A Taste of Utica Italian Rum Cake

January 22, 2012

Get your Yum on.  This recipe from our book A Taste of Utica is like a little slice of heaven. Page 154 through 155: Italian Rum Cake, posted by Mario 1 Italian Sponge Cake (recipe below) 1 recipe of Zabaglione (recipe below) 1 cup chocolate pudding (optional) sliced strawberries whipped cream toasted sliced almonds rum [...]

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Embrace Resolutions and Planning a Route

January 19, 2012

I stopped making resolutions years ago. Good intentions would last for about two weeks but then fall by the wayside about mid January. I do set goals and challenges for myself but don’t invent them “willy-nilly” at the turn of the year. They are well thought out and I work towards them utilizing a defined [...]

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