mini fruit tarts

there are days when i think that i am one of ina's (barefoot contessa) friends and she'd just call me during the day and ask me to come over because she's testing out recipes and she needs an unbiased opinion from a close friend. i can go on for hours fantasizing about this. i know it's sad, but what can you do, she's my cher.

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softest, flakiest, butteriest* buttermilk biscuits + a giveaway

breakfast is the most important meal of the day as most nutritionists would say, so i eat breakfast food all day. my family would say it's an excuse why i am fat, but hey, i am making sure that all my meals are important. oh yeah, they tell me i'm fat. anyway, let's talk about this sandwich. the recipe ain't really about the sandwich itself, but more of the biscuit. i know this kind of sandwich ain't really worth posting but the biscuit was really good, if i say so myself. i rarely complement what i make but this one was actually good. surprisingly good.

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car stunts + turkey empanada

i drive a lot and many people can attest to that fact. and since i'm in the car most of the time, eating there is a very common thing for me. but as much as i love eating crap from fast food places, it can get tiring... very tiring. i mean yes, there are a lot of different places to go to but when you get addicted to deep fried tacos from jack in the box, you just keep coming back. yes, eating that sh*t in the car  is not the easiest thing to do, it requires a lot of skill and coordination. pulling the tacos from the bag on the passenger seat, getting the hot sauce, opening the hot sauce with my teeth then throwing the little piece of plastic back into the bag, holding the taco on the right hand and the sauce on the other while still holding the steering wheel, putting the sauce and omg, i need to stop, i'm getting scared trying to write that process down. there's a reason why i'm writing this... ah yes, the empanadas.

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mini soft pretzels

it has been a long time since i posted something, i wish i could blame it on my crazy hectic schedule, but that excuse was just for may and early part of june, then it's all because of laziness after that. i didn't even realize that my blog had been online now for a little over a year, which is exciting. but, looking at it, i don't have a lot to show for it, i have less than 50... less than 40 posts, which in the food blogging world would be cuh-razy. some bloggers post more than 30 on their first quarter! what i'm trying to say is that, i am really disappointed that i haven't kept up with this blog. with the amount of cooking i do on a regular basis, i should have tons of recipes posted on here, but then again... i was lazy.

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