A Celebration of Food and my Culinary Adventures
In Italy the Tuscan’s are know as the “mangiafagioli” or the bean eaters. I’m proud to count myself among the bean eaters of the world. For that matter a rice eater too! Beans and rice the unsung hero’s of any Mexican meal. What a perfect pairing as side dishes to accompany Chicken Mole, Enchiladas, Tamales, Tostadas, Fajitas, or any […]
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The holidays are over. The tree has been taken down. The decorations have been carefully packed and stored away for the next Christmas season. This holiday season was filled with memories of friends and family gathering together to celebrate and share the most important gift we can give. Time together. It wouldn’t be a celebration without food. Food memories; that connection […]
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Fruit Crumble Coffee Cake; with its moist, rich, and buttery crumb, bursting with fresh fruit flavor, and crowned with a rich, crunchy cinnamon streusel that then is topped with a light dusting of powder sugar to finish. Having a few recipes that are easy to prepare, use ingredients that you always have on hand, that are quick to bake, and tasted really good is important to […]
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The pleasure of cooking and baking during the holiday season is that we get to indulge ourselves. Celebrating the holidays with those you love and sharing the wonderfully decadent and full flavored food of all sorts is what makes this time of year extra special. What could be more special that a Yule Log (Bûche de Noel) […]
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Double Stuffed Chocolate Cupcakes; Celebrates the idea of “more is better.” I start with a decadent chocolate cupcake and then fill it with a rich pastry cream, then dipped the top of the cupcake in ganache, next comes a piped swirl of the pastry cream on top the the ganache, and the top is dunk into the […]
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The Brownie. A true American baked good. Did you know the first recipe developed in 1896 as Brownies didn’t have any chocolate? Most people couldn’t imagine a brownie without the ubiquitous chocolate. But, by 1904, chocolate found its way into the revised Brownie recipe. Fast becoming a favorite treat to share with friends and family. Everyone has a favorite type of brownie they like. […]
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Ah…Thanksgiving leftovers. For my family it was always tradition to plan for leftovers. That was part of the ritual of Thanksgiving. Everyone would revisit what was in the refrigerator and make up a plate of their favorite dishes. I especially loved making “Thanksgiving on a bun,” leftover soft rolls with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet […]
Read More…What if there was a yeasted sweet dough that could be made ahead, frozen, thawed, filled, shaped into sweet or savory baked goods, and then freshly baked off. All, without waking up at 4 am to complete when hosting friends or family this holiday season. Guess what there is and I have the recipe for […]
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With Thanksgiving leftovers in the refrigerator and Christmas lights and decorations going up around the house. It is time to turn to the season of holiday baking and cooking. Instead of trying to figure out what gift to buy for someone. How about making homemade gifts instead? This coming month I’ll give you hints, […]
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“What is that?” This was the question from my family this Thanksgiving as I readied the turkey for the oven. This year, the turkey preparation wasn’t very traditional. Instead of roasting the turkey whole on the bone. I decided to de-bone and trussed two turkeys. Why would I do this? Well knowing we would be hosting twenty-four family members I […]
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