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  • The Great Lamb Cake Legacy: A Story of Family and Tradition
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    The Great Lamb Cake Legacy: A Story of Family and Tradition

    ByMary Crozier April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

    Every Easter weekend, I find myself drawn back to the kitchen—preparing recipes for those I love. But there is also something deeper. I pull out an old Griswold cast iron lamb cake mold, heavy with memory and meaning, and begin a ritual that spans generations. As a child, Easter wasn’t Easter without the lamb cake….

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

    Welcome to the first Saturday Meanderings of 2024. I am really excited about this even numbered year. This week is turning out to be a very productive one, and I am thoroughly enjoying the last of the 12 days of Christmas, which is today, January 6th, the Epiphany. Thank you so much for joining me…

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  • Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
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    Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

    ByMary Crozier January 5, 2021January 4, 2021

    We recently held a small surprise birthday dinner party for my husband, Scott. All intentions for a larger surprise gathering evaporated with COVID. But since this is a landmark birthday, we did try to make it a bit special regardless. Here are the grilled cheese and tomato soup ideas we created based on a grown-up…

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  • Post Christmas News
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    Post Christmas News

    ByMary Crozier December 28, 2019December 28, 2019

    It was a very rainy Christmas morning here in Phoenix~~just perfect for lighting each of the fireplaces. This is one of the first years we didn’t have guests, so it was just our family. That set the tone for a very relaxing and easy day. After reading Santa’s letter and opening presents, Dad made his…

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  • Cakes, Quality Time and Cookbook Giveaway
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    Cakes, Quality Time and Cookbook Giveaway

    ByMary Crozier December 29, 2017August 31, 2022

    Last summer, I was drawn to a magazine article about a London Fog cake, made with Earl Grey tea by Tessa Huff.  I’ve always wanted to make beautiful cakes but have never really spent much time learning how to do so.  I’ve tried my hand at the occasional home made birthday cake or our yearly…

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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