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Last night I couldn’t sleep.  Around 12:30 am, I came in my office to check email, scan Google reader for some last minute entertainment and then try to turn in for the night.  While scanning recent articles on Food 52 I discovered that my recipe for Giant Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, which I submitted for…

(This photo was taken during my last trip to visit my Mom.  My mom’s lab Bailey is patrolling her yard) It’s always my mother who calls with bad news.  Saturday I was enjoying the afternoon with Tom, contemplating dinner options when the phone rang. “Melissa,” Mom said as if she was whispering a secret, “Something…

What two passions would you refuse to give up until you were 6 ft under?  For me its food and photography.  This blog is my recipe box, my photographic food diary, a place for challenging myself. I am Melissa.  I love ice cream and cheese, cooking at midnight and eating chocolate for breakfast.  I grow…