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Secret Recipe Club: Homemade Ricotta

October 8, 2012 By 15 Comments
Homemade-Ricotta

Recently, the Secret Recipe Club had a bit of a transition – our beloved founder, Amanda, turned over the club reigns to April and, with the change, some groups got a bit of a shuffle.  I have moved my stilettos to Group "A" and my fearless group leader, Jane, assigned me Parsley, Sage and Sweet for my October Secret Recipe Club assignment. Lisa is the gal behind "Parsley, Sage & Sweet – A Food Blournal" and I can't tell you how much her blog inspired me to really start thinking "out … [Read more...]

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Emeril’s Croque Madame Is A #SeriousSandwich

October 6, 2012 By 8 Comments
Emeril-Croque-Madame

I have a few irrational cooking fears - one of which is a standard bechamel sauce.  Now, I know - it sounds stupid but if you saw how many failures I've had with this one simple sauce, you might see there's a reason why I get this knot in my stomach when I see the words "flour butter and milk" as the basis of the standard white sauce.  I let that little devil on my shoulder tell me "Aly - who are you kidding?  You know that sauce is not easy and you'll just screw it up" and, 9 times out of … [Read more...]

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Fab Friday – Cooking In Stilettos Edition

September 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It has been a crazy week and, when looking at my calendar for October, it's going to be a very busy October for Cooking in Stilettos.  If you happen to follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you might have noticed that I've been yappin' about Emeril's new cookbook, Kicked Up Sandwiches lately.  Well, I'm excited to tell y'all that this gal was selected to participate in Emeril's Serious Sandwich Cookalong where, throughout October, you will see a few posts about my attempts at whipping some … [Read more...]

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Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2012 By 3 Comments
9-11-Lights

I tend to not get too political or current events gal here on Cooking In Stilettos but today I just wanted to take a moment to remember those who lost their lives on the attack at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Everyone has a "Where were you when the first plane hit" story and, while I don't often think about it, the media has been inundated with images from that horrible day – some of which I try to not think about but they keep getting replayed over and over in my mind (I think you know … [Read more...]

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Visiting Taste As You Go With Some Mexican Chocolate Brownies

August 15, 2012 By 5 Comments
Mexican Chocolate Brownies

When Michelle from Taste As You Go invited me to guest post while she prepares to marry the love of her life, I was beyond honored.  Taste As You Go is one of my "must read daily" blogs and, well, I couldn't just drop by her blog and post without bearing a scrumptious dish, right? These Mexican Chocolate Brownies are chocolate fudgy goodness with a kick and will change your entire brownie outlook.  I don't think you'll make from a mix ever again after you try these lovelies. Go visit … [Read more...]

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Reflections From The Lake

August 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
View of the Lake - Cottage

Last week had me dropping everything and racing up to Western Mass for a family matter. Thankfully, all turned out well but it gave me a lot of time to think about where I am and where I want to be. I took some time to reflect while staying at my family’s cottage in Connecticut. Growing up, I spent many a weekend at the cottage and, yes, that is where Bampa's kitchen is. It's hard not to look at the side porch and not recall running inside to grab a corn fritter or to see what Bampa had … [Read more...]

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Fab Friday – Bloggy Boot Camp Edition

May 18, 2012 By 7 Comments
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This weekend, some seriously fabulous bloggers will be visiting the City of Brotherly Love for Bloggy Boot Camp and I figured that, in honor of the SITS Girls' arrival to my fave city, we'd do a Fab Friday – Bloggy Boot Camp Style with things perfect for a blog conference.   Fab Friday - Bloggy Boot Camp Edition-Cooking In Stilettos 1. In any blog conference, comfort is key and, while flats and I are far from BFF until I get clearance, I still think they are an excellent choice … [Read more...]

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Kick Up The Stilettos – It’s My SITS Day!

May 15, 2012 By 107 Comments
The SITS Girls

Today is a big day for me – something that just makes me want to click the stilettos with glee – Cooking In Stilettos is the Featured Blog over at The SITS Girls today! Let me tell you about SITS – it's a community of 40,000+ women bloggers that are just out of this world. I have gained so much through that site, whether it's meeting some really talented bloggers who might have never crossed my path, their wise advice on blogging and social media, their Bloggy Boot Camp (Philly BBC is … [Read more...]

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Want To Perk Up Your Blog – Content Brew Can Help

April 30, 2012 By 3 Comments
"Content Brew"

This past week, I have put pen to paper, broke out excel spreadsheets and put my thinking cap on because this gal went back to school – well, online that is. I signed up for an online course, CONTENT BREW, that is run by the one and only Melissa from MomComm and, let me tell you – not only did she whip my stilettos into shape with tons of content for Cooking in Stilettos, she also spurred the writing mojo for me to revive the other blogs that have been enjoying a siesta - Fashionista+ and … [Read more...]

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Heading Back To OTown For Food Blog Forum

March 15, 2012 By 4 Comments
Funny Bird Flying South

I have to say, since moving to Philadelphia a few years ago, my travel wings have been somewhat clipped.  Now - I do jaunt to NYC every so often but there's something about hopping a plane and heading south in the winter.  Now - Philly hasn't had much of a winter and our weather has been pretty much on par with Orlando for the past couple of weeks but I'm not whining.  Last year was pretty horrid with all that happened with the Sous Pug after I returned from South Beach Food & Wine and my … [Read more...]

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