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Cherry Focaccia Bread

posted August 10, 2029 in Al Dente Gourmet

After reading Decadence: Dessert, a book by Chef Philip Johnson, I couldn’t get out of my head one recipe. In fact it was right after reading this recipe that I realized how much I missed the taste of fresh cherries. This recipe goes under th (read full article)

Seizing Summer Just in Thyme

posted August 16, 2010 in Think It Bake It

In a few short days I will be back at Bowdoin. Exciting, is it not? It'll be great to get back into classes and cooking on Sundays for brunch, possibly teaching German to some little kids, working in the Bowdoin organic garden, and a myriad of other (read full article)

Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

posted August 15, 2010 in Framed - My Life One Picture At A Time

Okay, so this is the time of year I start to get panicky about my herbs. I have these great whiskey barrels right outside my kitchen door, and every Mother's Day weekend I plant them full of basil and rosemary and parsley and thyme and sage and tarr (read full article)

Vegetable Pilaf with Spicy Meat Sauce(野菜ピラフスパイシーミートソース添え)

posted August 15, 2010 in Cooking Japanese Style

☆Vegetable Pilaf with Spicy Meat sauce(野菜ピラフスパイシーミートソース添え)☆ Ingredients: For Pilaf: ☆ 2 cups rice ☆ 1/2 paprika ☆ 1 carrot ☆ 1 celery ☆ salt ☆ 1 pinch dried thyme powder ☆ 2 tsp olive oil ☆ 2-2. (read full article)

Spinach and Eggplant Pierogi Topped with Roasted Grape Tomatoes and Yogurt Sauce - A Daring Cooks Challenge

posted August 14, 2010 in Acquired Taste

 The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make pierogi from scratch and an optional challenge to provide one filling that best repr (read full article)

BBQ Grilled Bratwurst Recipe

posted August 13, 2010 in BBQ Party

Ingredients 1 Pkg of 6 uncooked Bratwurst 1 1/2 cans or bottles of beer 1 can or refrigerated package sauerkraut 1 t caraway seed 1/2 t mustard seed other seasonings to taste. Preparation Before igniting, spray your grill with Pam cooking spray. Pl (read full article)

Shrimp Creole

posted August 13, 2010 in Beautiful Life

Here is a Creole favorite: shrimp in spicy red gravy. This is a delightful mix of fresh vegetable and shrimp. It’s a very quick, easy meal with a huge 'wow' factor." Delicious with a bowl of rice. Servings: 6 Ingredients • 3 pounds medium shri (read full article)

BBQ Herb Cured Grilled Pork Roast Recipe

posted August 12, 2010 in BBQ Party

Ingredients 1 boneless pork loin roast, about 3 to 4 pounds 4 quarts of water 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1/4 cup salt 10 peppercorns 5 juniper berries 5 bay leaves 2 tablespoons fennel seed 1 cup mixed fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage) Pe (read full article)

Fish with Garlic and Tomatoes

posted August 12, 2010 in Food: Cooking and Capturing

Originally, the name of the recipe is Cod Fish with Garlic and Tomatoes (Merluzzo Fresco Con Aglio E Pomodoro) from my favorite Italian Cookbook by Guiliano Gasali's Kitchen. I used salmon and fresh basil instead of Cod and fresh thyme. Tomatoes shou (read full article)

COQ AU VIN Made Easy With Le Creuset Cookware!

posted August 11, 2010 in Karen B\'s Cooking Made Easy!

COQ AU VIN(Chicken in Red Wine with Onions, Mushrooms, and Bacon)It can be made with either red wine or white wine, but the red obviously is a better choice. Julia Child's wrote that in France it is served along side parsley potatoes, buttered peas o (read full article)

Canadian Bacon

posted August 10, 2010 in Stumptown Savoury

Now that I have chickens, I’ve been thinking how good Eggs Benedict would taste with hollandaise made using really fresh eggs. Eggs Benedict requires Canadian bacon, of course, which means I needed to refer to Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman &a (read full article)

Parmesan Chicken & Rice Casserole

posted August 09, 2010 in Don\'t Forget the Food

  Who doesn't love a good casserole?  And one that is not only easy, but delicious, well that's just perfection.  The use of instant rice in this casserole saves time without sacrificing on the flavor.This one is definitely a keeper.&n (read full article)

Tomato and Beet Salad - Recipe

posted August 09, 2010 in Herbivoracious

Tomato and Beet Salad with Feta and Mint This is one of those dishes that is good out of all proportion to the difficulty of making it, which is virtually nil. It is totally dependent on using great tomatoes and olive oil, and home-cooked beets (don& (read full article)

Onion and Mushroom Soup

posted August 09, 2010 in Cooking Rut

How do make French Onion soup vegetarian without compromising the flavor? This is a tough question. Sure, you can use standard vegetable stock, but the flavors won't be as intense. The basis of any good soup (or sauce) is the stock. If you have blan (read full article)

CABALLA EN ESCABECHE

posted August 08, 2010 in Second Helpings

We will make an escabeche today. A delicious recipe from Spain. And I will use one of my favourite fish, mackerel, in Spanish caballa. Escabeches are popular in Spain. I love Spanish canned preserves. You can find wonderful fish and seafood (tuna, ma (read full article)

Eggs à la Crème

posted August 08, 2010 in Beautiful Life

I can think of no better egg dish or one more beautifully presented than these Eggs A' La Crème. With a cup of hot Haitian coffee, nothing more is needed to start the day! Servings: 6 INGREDIENTS: • 12 eggs • 1/4 cup melted butter • (read full article)

Stuffed Pork Loin

posted August 06, 2010 in Guilty Kitchen

Summer to me is lazy days, hot temperatures, fans blowing the hot air around and walks to the lake with my boys (and new girl) to go fishing for perch and small mouth bass. Sometimes we are even graced by the presence of a delicious rainbow trout, (read full article)

NY Strip Steak with Wild Mushroom Risotto

posted August 05, 2010 in Goddess of Cooking

Beef is my favorite protein. The best beef, of course, is a good steak. Strip Steaks come from the short loin of a cow which is located along the back of the cow, right behind the ribs. This part of the cow see's very little muscle work which is wha (read full article)

How to Make Butter

posted August 05, 2010 in within the kitchen

For someone who loves butter as much as I do, you'd think I would know more about it. Who knew people other than farmers could make butter? I honestly never thought about making butter until I saw an article in a local paper. But it looked so beautif (read full article)

Right Meal - Wrong Day!

posted August 05, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

OK, so the potatoes are slightly dark. But they were still good! And besides, the "dementia" is gone! But, this is the right dinner, just on the wrong day.Tonights MenuFresh Garden Herb Marinated Chicken Breasts(Olive Oil, Chives, Sage and Thyme)Fres (read full article)

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