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A Second Birthday Party | © UrbanCottageLife.com 2017
April 3, 2017November 12, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

A Second Birthday Party on Hazel Street

Creamy Parsnip & Sweet Potato Soup │ © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
March 6, 2015 Marlene Cornelis

Creamy Parsnip & Sweet Potato Soup

Basic Spaghetti Sauce | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
November 25, 2014June 11, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

It’s Just Dinner ✲ Casual Spaghetti Sauce for Family & Friends

Chocolate Avocado Mousse | © UrbanCottageLife.com
November 10, 2014June 11, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

A Crowd Pleaser With a Twist ❉ Chocolate Mousse, Avocado Style

Intensely Cumin Chickpeas | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
August 12, 2014June 11, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

On Hospitality and A Cumin Chickpea Dish

Gingerbread House Fun | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
January 3, 2014December 29, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Tips for a Successful Open House

December 22, 2012December 9, 2013 Marlene Cornelis

Gougeres ✸ So-Very-French Cheese Puffs

December 16, 2012September 2, 2014 Marlene Cornelis

Menu for A Holiday Open House

December 15, 2012July 21, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Memories of A Holiday Celebration Past

November 26, 2012September 2, 2014 Marlene Cornelis

Dolce Trio Part 3 ✽✽✽ Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar

November 17, 2012September 2, 2014 Marlene Cornelis

Dolce Trio Part 1 ✽ Panna Cotta with Blackberry Coulis

Italian Pork Stew with White Bean Mash | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
November 16, 2012April 4, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Italian Dinner Secondo e Contorno ❈ Pork Stew and White Bean Mash

November 14, 2012January 27, 2014 Marlene Cornelis

Spicy Pasta and A Refreshing Salad

June 15, 2012March 16, 2013 Marlene Cornelis

Easeful Entertaining ✼ Potluck!

May 23, 2012March 16, 2013 Marlene Cornelis

Ready, Set ☀ Summer!

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes ❘ © UrbanCottageLife.com
April 9, 2012December 19, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

December 25, 2011August 5, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Christmas Dinner 2011

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
November 11, 2011April 6, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce: How to Work Late & Cook for Company

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Is it a meringue? Is it a macaroon? It’s a macaroon meringue! This chocolate, cherry and pistachio version is a real superhero of the dessert tray. And you can find the recipe on the blog now — link in profile. #baking #macaroonmeringue #macaroon #meringue #modernscratchliving No words needed ... #gardenlife #petunia I’m beyond pleased to have some garden beds again. They’re mostly given over to herbs ... from now until the final hard freeze in December or so I’ll be stepping out of the kitchen to snip some herbs for whatever I’m cooking. #garden #herbs #herbgarden #cookingwithherbs #kitchengarden Today’s lunch: roasted veggies including local asparagus plus a white bean and tomato salad. Definitely some Tuscan inspiration in this dish! #tasteoftuscany #roastedveggies #jillstable The view from my second-storey office: red maple in full, glorious leaf. How lucky am I? (And now I need to turn my head to look at the computer screen again.) #homeoffice #homeofficeview #freelancerlife #editor #decorbynature Now cooling: orange, hazelnut and cherry biscotti. #baking #biscotti #italianfood First bake done. A bit of cooling, then slicing and the biscotti will go back into the oven for their second bake. #biscotti #baking #italianfood Yup, biscotti underway. Mmm, smells good already. Inspired by @jillstable, recipe lightly adapted from @julskitchen. #baking #biscotti When in Belgium ... Flashback to the Brussels sugar waffle I ordered, copying my cousin who lives in Antwerp. So light, and no whipped cream, berries or syrup in sight. #belgianwaffle #realbelgianwaffles #belgianfood

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