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Cream Cheese Cookies
These cream cheese cookies are melt in your mouth soft, with a nice tanginess from the cream cheese. They’re easy to put together and you finish them off with a light dusting of confectioners sugar once they’re baked.
Cannellini Bean Salad
Cannellini bean salad is a terrific side dish for a summer cook-out. It’s easy to make, healthy, and is dressed with a simple olive oil and lemon vinaigrette. Although the recipe calls for cherry tomatoes, I had some gorgeous Jersey … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged bean salad, cannellini beans, summer side dishes, vinaigrettes
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Strawberry Tart
As I wrote in my Mocha Fudge Cake post a few weeks ago, I sang my praises for The Frog Commissary Cookbook. One of the desserts I mentioned in that post was their recipe for the Strawberry Heart Tarts – … Continue reading
Crazy Crust Blueberry Pie
This is a pie, minus the typical roll out crust. You basically make something similar to a pancake batter, pour it into a pan, and spoon the cooked blueberries in the center. Perfect for when you’re craving a fruit dessert … Continue reading
Reclaiming My Creative Life With Vintage Macs: The Home Stretch
Over Memorial Day weekend I tried installing Linux Mint XFCE on the 2012 Mac Mini, paired with a new OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual — a dual-bay external enclosure that holds two 3.5″ drives.
Posted in Computers, News, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged art repository, cigar box projects, digital archive, diy server, dual drive enclosure, dummy plug, family server, headless mac, mac catalina, mac mini 2012, owc mercury elite, Reclaiming Creative Life, retro computing, screen sharing, smb share, vintage Mac
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RIP Joe Brown
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Italian Market staple Joe Brown Tartaglia. Shopping on 9th Street will not be the same.
Posted in Italian Market, Looking South, News, Philadelphia
Tagged Italian Market, Joe Brown, PA, Philadelphia
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Caturday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia. Continue reading

