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of crab, bacon and onion. 

Delightful little morsels of quiche loveliness. 

I made these for a bridal shower that took place last Saturday. 

Get out your mini tart molds and let's get busy. 

A wonderful summer soup that's very creamy and surprisingly filling. 

I've tried the soup hot, room temp and cold. It's delicious no matter how you want to eat it. 

This is supposed to be garnished with a swirl of cream, but my swirls leave a lot to be desired so I spared you that photo. 

Ready to make a tasty, easy soup...

Sometimes leaving for work early has it's own rewards. 

A beautiful bundt cake with ancho chilis, chocolate and orange.   

The finished cake is slather with an orange Grand Mariner glaze, then drizzle with a rich chocolate syrup. 

Get those chilis out, you'll love this cake. 

I used my really cool clay tagine to cook the oxtails in.  

Using in a tagine on top of the stove is a great way to create a wonderful meal and not heat up the house. 

Have a few oxtails hanging around? Let's get cooking...

I've never heard of Black Velvet Apricots until Stan brought some home the other day. 

They look and taste more like plums than apricots, but there is a hint of apricot in them. 

I do know one thing though, they make one heck of a good pie. 

Just remember, I'm not a pie baker so the finished pie won't win any awards; but you'll be missing out if you don't use my pie filling recipe inside your own perfectly prepared pie crust. 

I grilled the apricots then flavored them with freshly ground star anise, nutmeg and lemon.

Throw in a few blueberries and you have heaven on a plate.