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Fri, 25 January 2008  This week we’re revisiting an old friend from season 1 – Verena Birdsong! She’s a lot of fun, if a bit quirky. As odd as Verena’s tips were her chocolate cake recipe was just delightful! As promised, here it is: Grandma Bea’s Chocolate Cake 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt Don’t forget to listen to my NPR podcast this week. I’m interviewing a wonderful designer – Trina Turk. Her fashions are so chic and she has such good ideas about style. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Drop by FelixPopuli.com this week for a fun Valentines Day idea – grown up Valentines Day cards! They’re perfect for sharing the spirit of the season without delving into bigamy. Don’t forget to drop by the Brini Maxwell auctions!
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Fri, 18 January 2008  On this week’s episode we’re revisiting a delicious recipe using one of my favorite foods - cheese. It’s milk’s leap to immortality and one of nature’s wonders. We’re making toasted sesame cheese wafers. This segment is from an episode devoted to the wonders of this dairy delight. For the wafers you’ll need: 5 oz processed cheese spread 3 Tbs. butter ¾ cup flour ¼ tsp paprika 2 Tbs. toasted sesame seeds Preheat the oven to 400. Sift the flour and paprika together, and then blend in the sesame seeds. Combine the cheese and butter in a bowl and cream together. Add the flour mixture and stir until well blended. The dough will be stiff. On a sheet of wax paper work the dough into a log about 6 and one half inches long and an inch and a half in diameter and wrap in the wax paper. Chill the dough in the fridge for at least an hour and up to one week. When chilled, unwrap the dough, slice thinly and bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly brown around the edges. Now on my NPR podcast this week we’re finally getting around to that brunch episode that we missed last fall. Don’t miss it! We’ve just launched a charming new tabletop collection at FelixPopuli.com. It has Valentines Day written all over it (well, not literally…) so be sure and have a look! Also, don’t miss the Brini Maxwell auctions this week.
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Fri, 11 January 2008  Hi people, Brini here. And this week on the show we have an encore of the organizing episode from season 1. There are so many useful tips in this one folks. Be sure and watch! On my NPR podcast we’re talking with Jamie Adler of Phyllis Morris Originals and 655 Home in We’ve just put up some new products on FelixPopuli.com and there will be more new items going up early next week. Be sure see what’s new, and don’t forget to come by the Brini Maxwell auctions this week – just in time for Valentines Day it’s all about pink!
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Fri, 4 January 2008  Hi people. This week we’re revisiting an episode from season 1. It features a lovely family recipe for date nut cake. It was my grandmother’s recipe and I made it for Mary Ellen’s birthday. It’s just delicious. You’ll need: 1 stick of butter ½ lb dates 1 tsp soda 1 cup boiling water 1 ¼ cup flour 1 cup sugar 1 egg ½ cup pecans Begin by putting the butter, dates and soda in a bowl and covering them with the boiling water then let them cool. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9 x 12� baking pan. Then add the egg, flour, sugar and pecans to the cooled ingredients in the bowl and mix well. Pour into your greased pan and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. On my NPR podcast I’ll be discussing an idea for a few New Year’s resolutions. Be sure and have a listen! Don’t forget to come by Felix Populi. We have some new items available and some others on sale! And don’t miss the Brini Maxwell Auctions this week! Comments[8] |
