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IT’S PERSONAL

The month of May is National Celiac Awareness month. And while I could rattle off the numbers of people who have Celiac or some form of wheat intolerance or allergy, I’m going to share some of our family’s story instead. Why? For me, it’s personal; it hits deeply and closely […]

POTATO CHOWDER

[grooveshark width=”250″ height=”40″ id=”34186306″ style=”metal”] Musical pairing – I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of being a singer – on Broadway or as a solo artist, ala Barbra Streisand, my hero at the time. I was singing at 18 months […]

GOAT CHEESE & PISTACHIO STUFFED DATES

There was a time when I wouldn’t give dates a second look . . . not that kind of date! My mother would bake a date cake occasionally that required the purchase of, I believe, a yellow and red box of diced up date bits, then added to the usual […]

ASPARAGUS TART

Musical pairing – Celebration by Kool & The Gang Easter came late this year and Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby and Mother’s Day all happen this week . . . oh and add college graduations in there and I’d say we have a very full dance card . . […]

SKILLET BAKED EGGS

Musical pairing – The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson This will be one of those short and sweet posts because a couple of months ago, I promised the egg dish to these biscuits and now I’m going to fulfill that promise! If you’ve been reading Smith Bites for a […]

VIRGINIA’S COUNTRY HAM CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Musical pairing – Country Strong by Gwyneth Paltrow I would have to say that one of the perks of being a food blogger is having the opportunity to be surrounded by so many fabulous home-cooks as well as meeting some mighty fine chefs – and let me just tell you, […]