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Just meze for dinner tonight. Burrata with an olive, sun dried tomato, garlic and Calabrian chilies. Baguette and Chardonnay.

Spinach and ricotta stuffed shells. Used my homemade marinara from my freezer stash. Simple salad with vinaigrette.

Thanks! The poppies are the flowers on top that are made out of gum paste, which is a sugar paste that can be rolled very thin. It will dry hard, so it can be shaped and dried to make flowers plus other things. I made these a few years ago, and they have held up well, surprisingly. Even survived going cross country and Georgia humidity. While the paste is edible, I wouldn't eat it. You would have to dodge floral wire and thread in the stamens. Probably wouldn't taste that great anyway.

Tried The Pizza Bibles version of a New Yorker for my cousins bday. I made the Calabrese honey sausage (tasty!), pepperoni, roasted garlic, Parmesan and ricotta.

Birthday cake for my cousin. She requested coconut. Gum paste poppies I had made awhile back.

Homemade pistachio frangipane. The recipe as written is a little wonky. It called for 5 small plums, and I used six, still needed more. The frangipane is especially tasty though.

Pistachio and Plum Galette. Tasty!

Finally got the gas leak fixed! I’ve missed pizza (mine ☺️). Got the Ooni out. Italian sausage, Vidalia onion and mushroom. It does go well with Prosecco.

Decided to start cooking through a list of saved recipes. This one is a keeper. Pork milanese, lemon parm basmati rice, arugula salad with a creamy lemon vinaigrette.

Bought a loaf of Trader Joe’s cinnamon sugar bread. Worked great for French toast.

Hatch Chile Mac & Cheese. Smoked Gouda and sharp cheddar.

Marble Bundt cake, ganache glaze. Got to use my (semi-tall) covered cake stand my aunt found for me.

Carbonara Pasta pie. Buccatini, pancetta, peas, cream, eggs and cheese. Was really good.

Exactly. My aunt put them in her spaghetti sauce, and that’s all you could taste 🤢.

Since I’m back in the south, I’m making biscuits more often. Having better access to self rising White Lily helps Bacon, Gruyère and chives.

Second round of Hatch chiles and 60lbs of Roma’s into marinara.

Tomato galette, a little wonky, but it’s a galette. . Herb and parm dough, tomatoes, Italian blend cheese, extra parm and basil. Tasty with a side salad.

I despise them. Pick them off/out anything they are in. Doesn’t really help much, everything they touch tastes like them🤢.

Getting my first Hatch chiles ready to freeze. Really surprised I’ve been able to get some here.

Made a grandma style pizza. Gas is shut off so we can have a repair for a leak, so no pizza oven. Italian sausage, pepperoni, caramelized onions, garlic oil and basil.

More macs. Baby pink with vanilla buttercream. And an inside shot of a full shell (so satisfying ☺️),

Happy 4th macarons. Vanilla bean buttercream and a pack of free 4th sprinkles that came with an order.

I make this recipe all the time and they can be baked whenever you want. The longer wait time allows for the flour to hydrate more, but there won’t be that much difference and you’ll be able to tell if they are ok to use for your event.

Bake some off and see. I left out the brown sugar while I was on the phone, so I just mixed it in. The dough was fine. I don’t think it will affect it that much.

Happy Birthday to my Pops. Still rides his Harley at 77. Chocolate cake, peanut butter filling and mini Reese’s.