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Jun 30

Frozen Puff Pastry

Here is a fast and simple recipe that is not made from scratch, but it will delight your family everytime. Raspberry Napolean 1 package (17 1/4 oz) frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 cup cold milk 1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix 1 cup heavy (read full article)

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Jun 27

Poaching Fruit

Poached Fruit Be sure to respect the fruit and while peeling it, let the fruit tell you its shape.  Cut in half  to gently remove the pit or melon ball the center. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 to 10 pieces of fresh fruit (pealed and cut in half) 2 (read full article)

Poaching Fruit, Trying Something New, Vegetarian, Writing

May 30

Cranberry Tea Bread

This is one of the recipes we prepared in culinary school. Quick Breads/ Cranberry Tea Bread Batter: 6 1/2 oz butter 5 oz sugar 2 large eggs 2 T orange zest 1 t almond extract 1 T orange juice 7 oz A. P. flour 1/2 t baking soda 3 oz buttermilk 1/2 c (read full article)

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May 08

Recipe: Almond Tuiles

Here is a quick and easy recipe to make almost paper thin adornment cookies to garnish your desserts. Tuiles (pronounced Twee ‘heels) is very popular in the culinary world and the batter lasts for days in the refrigerator. Take it out and bake (read full article)

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May 05

Nice Surprise – Chess Pie

I was searching for a retro dessert, a Chess Pie Recipe, on the Internet today, because my sister and I had been discussing how nice it would be to make one. The only time I have ever made this dessert was about twelve years ago, when my Mother talke (read full article)

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May 03

The Beauty Of Meringue

Theory: Meringue is a structure with sugar sometimes melted into it. It is a combination of egg whites and sugar, granulated or powered. Granulated sugar does not always dissolve. The most common ratio is 2 oz sugar to 1 oz egg whites. Week old egg (read full article)

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Apr 23

Well Preserved, A Cookbook Review

It’s the perfect time of the year to begin preparing to preserve all of the delicious foods which will be popping up from the ground, on bushes, vines or on trees. Last autumn was the very first time I ever preserved or canned. It was a very co (read full article)

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Mar 17

Midnight MeatBall Madness

Time to go to bed? Nope. Time to try something new in the kitchen. Armed with the determination to make a healthy midnight snack, I opened the refrigerator door to find exactly what I needed. Laura’s natural 92% fat free free range beef patties (read full article)

Quick Meal Tips, Trying Something New, Writing

Mar 04

Making Kitchen Memories

The young girl tied her grandmother’s faded apron about her waist. The bib hung down in a drooping manner and the loop over her head attempted to hold the top portion of the garment above the waist, in order to catch spills or clouds of flour that (read full article)

Cooking with your kids, Trying Something New, Writing

Feb 27

Sweet Or Savory Soufflés

A soufflé has to be one of the easiest yet most elegant of dishes. They have been admired and loved since the late 1780’s and were created in France by a chef who really used his head. It is lightened by whipped egg whites and the frothiness expa (read full article)

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Feb 23

More Uses for Too-Ripe Bananas: “Banana Cubes”

I am always on the lookout for new ways to use up food rather than throwing it away, and it makes me feel great when I can avoid waste. One of the foods I have the hardest time with is bananas. It seems I am always fighting against them for some re (read full article)

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Feb 20

Before the Recipe … Part Two

You may read Part One here. Hopefully these rules and guides will prove helpful to the beginner cook and everyone in-between. Prior to jumping into your food project to begin cooking, there are some important steps to take and tips to consider. After (read full article)

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Feb 10

Fast and Easy Madeleines

One of the most delightful things I learned to prepare while attending culinary school was this recipe. Madeleines are traditional petit sponge cakes from the northeastern regions of France. If you do a little research you can find the cool history s (read full article)

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