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I am glad that summer is over.

Did you know that during summer food bloggers drive me crazy?

Yeh you do.

Oh I'm sure it's not intentional.

Still, the cumulative effect of all of you waving your punnets of berries and baskets of stone fruits in my face is a bit more than I can bear.

You bake pies, cobblers and clafoutis and sing praises to the rosy blush of summer fruit.

Meanwhile, I

We have a winner!

The winner of my blog anniversary giveaway is Dee. Congratulations!   I am really very thrilled since Dee is a regular visitor to my blog and comments on almost every post. She  is also a friend of mine. We may live miles apart  in different countries but thanks to the Internet we remain close. At first it felt a bit weird when her number came up and I worried about the fairness of the draw.

$100 Giveaway and My 1st Blogiversary.

In June this blog quietly and without any fanfare turned one year old. I should have baked a cake or something but I was lazy and didn't. Don't worry we can still celebrate with a giveaway CSNstores.com is going to give one lucky person $100 to spend at any one of their many stores. Now that's a lot better than cake in my books. Here is something else that is better than cake, seriously amazing

High Energy Refreshment

Lately I've been hearing voices.
These voices, they ask me to do things I don't want to do. Most recently these voices have been protesting the amount of time I spend blogging and they are also partially to blame for my delay in posting the reveal about that mystery fruit. I try but it's hard to ignore the voices. I swear, I can even hear them in my sleep!
Voice #1: " Mooooooom, may I have a

Mystery Fruit

Don't be fooled by it's boring brown exterior. This fruit is amazing! Do you know what it is? Click here or on my fan page button to play along. The idea for this came from blogger Caribbean Pot. Check out his lovely blog here, then head on over to his fan page to see some other uncommon Caribbean fruits.

Black Bean and Corn Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

This versatile salad goes anywhere and holds up well in the heat unlike mayo based salads. It's great for picnics, backyard barbecues, the beach or wherever you choose to hang out with family and friends enjoying the outdoors. This is the salad that I am asked to make most often when friends get together for a barbecue.




Of course you can stay in and have this as well. You will want to

Snooze, Denver

Most people rave about the pancakes. But who wants pancakes when there's a signature house-made English muffin to be had? A rare treat and one that didn't disappoint. I am now thinking of every reason I can to spend more time in Denver. Because more time in Denver means more visits to Snooze, an "eatery" singularly devoted to breakfast...