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Zumi Sushi Japanese Kitchen, Hillsboro Village, Nashville

by angela on May 24, 2013

Zumi Sushi Japanese Kitchen is located on Belcourt in the Hillsborough Village neighborhood. If you haven’t checked out the Belcourt scene (where the Belcourt Theater is), the street is charming, as several houses have been transformed into quaint, casual eateries with really good food. Zumi sits between Savaurino’s Cucina and Belcourt Taps and Tapas. Zumi [...]

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Red Beet Vitamix Smoothie Recipe and 10 Benefits of Beets

by angela on May 23, 2013

My grandfather always used to say, “eata  your beets, they are a good for your a blood. He was from Sicily and at the time, I thought maybe he just thought that because they are so red.  He passed away when I was ten years old, but I have a good memory about that weekend, [...]

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Chocolate Cake in a Jar or with Bourbon Ganache, Sea Salt or a Perfect One Layer Chocolate Cake

May 21, 2013
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Chocolate cake in a jar with chocolate ganache  with sprinkles and sea salt is the dessert that is kid friendly but really for grown ups.  It’s laced with a little bourbon and if you don’t want to bake it in jars, makes the absolutely perfect one layer cake when that’s all you need. It doesn’t [...]

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Homemade Shortcake Biscuits for Strawberry Shortcake

May 19, 2013
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This one is a real favorite because all my life I have loved the real strawberry shortcake. It’s Sunday Biscuit Day. It seems that at least once a week, I’ve been featuring a biscuit and I think Sunday is the perfect biscuit day, especially shortcake biscuits. When I say  real, old fashioned strawberry shortcake with [...]

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Tuscan Kale Salad, Raisins, Almonds, Pecorino, Lemony Salad Dressing

May 18, 2013
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Tuscan Kale Salad with raisins, almonds, Pecorino, all dressed up in a lemony salad dressing might make one ask what the fuss about kale is all about. Kale is trendy. Kale is healthy. Kale is a super food. Kale is here to stay. Kale is versatile. These are all true statements. But notice that I [...]

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Sweet Stash at the Nashville Farmer’s Market

May 17, 2013
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Sweet Stash, located in the Nashville Farmer’s Market, is a sweet find.  I first stumbled upon this bakery when I took Mr. ST to Bella Nashville Pizza for his birthday lunch. To my surprise, Sweet Stash is located in the nearby vicinity and there were cupcakes in the display case. The  birthday dinner and cake wasn’t [...]

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Carlos Davis Premiers Unique Supper Club at Casa Azafrán Collaborating with Local Food Bloggers

May 14, 2013
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I devoted a whole page to the Relish Epicurea Supper Club this past month, because something so cool happened to me. Carlos Davis, the chef I’ve written about here and here asked me to be his guest chef at the premier of this new culinary adventure. His dream is to share good food with the [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Biscuit Sundae with Hot Fudge Sauce

May 12, 2013
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Biscuit IS the new cupcake and I can prove it with this chocolate chip cookie dough biscuit. Or I could say, brownie hot fudge sundae, move over, there’s a new girl in town and she packs everything into a dessert that everyone loves. Soft warm chocolate chip biscuits that smell like the cookie, ice cream,  [...]

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Spelt and Flax Pancakes with Cinnamon, Vanilla and Orange Zest

May 9, 2013
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My inspiration for healthy spelt and flax pancakes with cinnamon and orange zest comes from my favorite french dessert, Crepes Suzette, only this is a little healthier. Orange zest is powerful and pleasurable and a little goes a long way in waking up a recipe, especially when paired with vanilla or cinnamon. Sometimes just to [...]

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How to Make Homemade Chive Flower Vinegar for a Chive Champagne Vinaigrette

May 7, 2013
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I am eating a special organic green salad five days in a row now, all made with a chive vinaigrette made with my homemade chive flower vinegar. This is odd considering I don’t like anything resembling onions in my salad. When I was a little girl, my family switched the way they made green salad [...]

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