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July 20, 2006

Way Too Damn Hot Out: Midori-Melon Popsicles

It's Friday (in a couple of hours) and it's supposed to be 100+ in Portland. What to do? Why, make a frozen drink on a stick, of course. Last year, as I was wandering around Fred Meyer or Target or someplace like that, I saw this plastic popsicle mold and thought it might be fun …

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July 19, 2006

A Pint of Blueberries, Part II: Blueberry Cinnamon Muffins

After making the pasta and blueberry salad, I was left with roughly a cup and a half of blueberries. Sure, these are good on cereal or even on their own but I wanted to do something with them. Then, I came across this recent recipe from Gourmet magazine. The finished color almost makes them look …

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July 18, 2006

Blueberry Pasta Salad…Yeah, That's What You Read

This recipe was in the most recent Eating Well and it seemed like it would be one of those dishes that was either surprisingly good or uh, not. It was the first thing. In fact, it was very, very good. The lime and the feta is some miracle-like combination and the thyme went wonderfully with …

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July 16, 2006

Cake-athon 2006 Round Up

Ask for cakes...and you get cakes So, I am very pleased with this little experiment. I met a fellow Portland blogger, got an entry all the way from Switzerland, a turtle cheesecake from Texas and jwa made me a pineapple upside down cake. I was expecting to not get any cakes as it's hot this …

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July 14, 2006

Joyeux Anniversaire, Je Mange la Ville: Amazing, Celebratory Cake-athon Cupcakes!

First off, Happy Bastille Day. Second -- I can't believe that started this blog one year ago today. Let's see, what has changed in the last year -- I have a new job and uh, I guess I'm a year older but that's not really important. What is important is-- I've had this blog for …

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