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Sugar & Spice

I belong to no less than 4 social networks, 8 online communities and recognize people by their avatars…but can I tell you the names of the Iranian family that lives next door to me?
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No-No-Gnocchi

There are not many people who would get excited about a ratty, earth-crusted sack of potatoes but instead of a pile of  starchy tubers destined for a mashing I see one of my favourite comfort foods–GNOCCHI DI PATATE. The only question is am I adept enough in the kitchen to  create those fluffy, airy pillows of heaven?
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The kids are all right…

The holidays are all about family. Unfortunately my own family lives several provinces away so I decided to kidnap a new one for some Holiday Baking fun, luring them in with promises of gingerbread, sugar plums and the possible sighting of a partridge in a pear tree.
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Dirty Dancing, Sweet Peas & Pastry…

Every cook I know has at least one nemesis in the kitchen. Mine is the scone. Instead of a light, flaky pastry my attempts often resulted in dense, dry mounds of dough I nicknamed breakfast cookies since they did not deserve to be called scones.
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Turn 1 soup into 10

There is something comforting about a steaming pot of home-made soup simmering away on the stove. But those warm fuzzy feelings quickly fade to boredom as you ladle yet another spoonful into your mouth for the fourth day in a row. So how do you turn one soup into ten?

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