….Tart. Having offered to be the dessert maker for our Thanksgiving celebration, I wanted to make sure that I presented an end to the great meal that would be something that would appeal to all the guests and be would representative of the holiday. My first thought was of a pumpkin cheesecake, but I rejected [...]
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American As An Apple….
Posted in cooking, food, friends, recipe on November 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Back In The Kitchen
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on November 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Although I cook dinner every single evening, you wouldn’t know it from my recent blog entries. I’ve been what you could call “uninspired”. I love being in the kitchen and I love to write, but lately I haven’t been able to put those two things together and get it my culinary efforts onto the blog. [...]
Food From The Past
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on November 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What is it that makes us crave a certain food? Clear out of the blue, I had an urge for chicken a la king! This is a dish that I probably haven’t had since my mother made it oh so many years ago. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and could actually remember exactly what [...]
Craving Comfort Food
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on November 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I am in my glory with the beginning of cooler weather. It’s time to say goodbye to all those warm weather recipes and welcome time in the kitchen preparing stews, braises, roasts and lots of baking. I must admit that I use my outdoor grill all year long (hey, a cold evening here is only [...]
Finally Fall
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on November 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It’s “officially” fall. We’ve turned the clocks back and its dark way too early. I wish I could say that there’s a chill in the air, but here in southern California it still feels like the middle of August. Despite the temperature, I’m embracing autumn and cooking with the incredible cool weather vegetables that are [...]
Stewed Spareribs With Tomatoes
Posted in cookbooks, food, recipe on October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“As a teenager I remember the fun of a Sunday excursion in the country with friends for the sole purpose of eating large quantities of country food. We would dash to the hills in search of farmhouses that could feed a crowd for very little money. Those meals were made up of home-cured salamis, prosciutto, [...]
Anatomy Of A Dinner Party
Posted in cooking, food, friends, recipe on October 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For about fifteen years we’ve been meeting for dinner with a group of friends to share great wines and even better food. Originally there were six of us and after a short time, a fourth couple came on board. When you are the host, you are responsible for the entire dinner with a bottle of [...]
Butternut Squash Soup
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on October 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Some years back I served soup as a starter at a small dinner party. Instead of having everyone move to the dining table, I poured the soup into mugs and we mingled in front of the fireplace while we enjoyed this first course. J. dubbed it “the walk around soup”. I can’t tell you how [...]
“The Best Scones”
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on October 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Let me state right up front that the pronouncement of the best scones comes from J., who was smart enough to grab one just as I pulled them from the oven. I have to admit I to am pretty enamored of this recipe. I’ve made scones many times in the past-from the fluffy ones that [...]
Mushroom Bread Pudding
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks back a good friend told me about an incredible bakery/cafe that he visited on a recent trip to Utah. Located in Salt Lake City, Les Madeleines is famous for a breakfast pastry called Kouign Amann which originated in the Brittany region of France. This specialty is so popular that they limit the [...]
