Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Synonymous with memories of back home, games, circus, picnics, cocktail & rainy day snacks and, of course, peanut butter sandwiches now, peanuts are an all time favorite among us.
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009

“Hello!
Buitoni and Foodbuzz are excited to announce that your excellent recipe has been selected as a runner-up in the Buitoni Riserva pasta sauce contest! Congratulations!…”
Above is the email I received from Foodbuzz a few days back & it made my day!
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Update: (June 13th, 2009) – This was one of the winner recipes in the Pasta Sauce contest sponsored by Foodbuzz & Buitoni! (Read about it).
Thanks to the Foodbuzz’s Tastemaker program that I got these awesome Buitoni’s Wild Mushroom Agnolotti delivered to me. These are “generously filled with fresh portobello & crimini mushrooms, imported Grana Padana & Parmesan Cheeses & fresh roasted garlic.” Actually I cannot wait to buy more of these! I am not usually a big fan of filled pastas, but this did beat anything around. These were just delightful, bursting with the earthy tones of mushrooms & garlic. The mushrooms & the roasted garlic were really some serious business here, & unbelievably delicious. I could just eat them boiled.
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