From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Daring Bakers: Tiramisu

The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking. They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month. Their challenge recipe is based on recipes from The Washington Post, Cordon Bleu at Home and Baking Obsession. I have always been a big tiramisu fan. [...]

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Pastry School – Week 1 and a Buttermilk Pudding Recipe

Its official. I have started pastry school. Bring on the sugar, butter, flour and chocolate… its going to get messy. My program is 30 weeks long and we cover everything from simple sauces such as coulis, ganache and caramel to master sugary and tiered cakes. Throughout the course of the program we are going to [...]

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Petite Vegetable Frittatas

I have never been much of a breakfast person. Well, unless its a jumbo double chocolate chip muffin which has been heated up in the microwave for 25 seconds so the chocolate chips just barely start to melt and then each bite just warms you up a bit as you devour the entire thing in [...]

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How to make Homemade Ricotta

There isn’t really anything better in the entire world than cheese. Fresh delicious and smooth cheese. Well, maybe one thing is better… being able to make it yourself! Last week I spent an afternoon making fresh ricotta and running around my apartment yelling CURDS and WHEY all afternoon as the cheese making process was a [...]

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South African Melktert – Milk Tart

Just the other day after I had finished making my pot de creme’s I discovered that I had a ton of extra milk. Now I can’t just drink milk, or use it in cereal… not sure why… especially because I can eat a wedge of cheese without complaint but something about drinking a glass of [...]

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Cranberry Scones

Oh man… Valentines day is right around the corner! A lot of people always worry about where they are going to for Valentines Dinner but I think there is nothing better than to surprise your sweetie with a little breakfast in bed on Valentines day! These scones are the perfect way to start your day, [...]

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Chocolate and Vanilla Pot de Creme

Its the week before Valentines which means that eating sweets all week long is perfectly acceptable! Right? I don’t know about you but I am sticking to that rule for the entire week. Dark Chocolate, Hershey Kisses, Cookies, Cupcakes, Pot de Creme and probably anything else that involves chocolate. This year for Valentines Day I [...]

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Spinach Dip

Dips are a necessity at any Super Bowl Party. I mean seriously, I need something to dip all of those chips, carrots, celery and other vehicles in! Today Maria and I are all about dips! I made a Spinach Dip served with fresh Pita Wedges and she made a fantastic Roasted Red Pepper and White [...]

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Pulled Pork Sliders

I’m gonna say it. I don’t really care for football. Yup. I said it. Whatever… it just doesn’t excited me. BUT – I do love the Super Bowl because its the perfect excuse to make some of my favorite comfort foods! They might not always be healthy, but they sure are perfect for eating while [...]

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