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Cherry Cobbler with Key Lime and Coconut

posted August 06, 2010 in Cooking Rut

My favorite time of year is here. It's that time of year when most of your fruits and vegetables are ready to be harvested. Cherries are one particular fruit you will find at farmer's markets and in the grocery store.  Instead of making a cherr (read full article)

SYLVANNAS

posted August 06, 2010 in Lutong Pinoy Recipe

Sylvannas Ingredients: 1 250ml NESTLÉ All Purpose Cream, chilled 1 cup butter, slightly softened ¾ cup powdered sugar 1 cup chopped cashew nuts, roasted 24 pieces otap (local flaky cookie) Sylvannas Cooking Instructions: 1. In a bowl, whip cream (read full article)

how often are Sliced Apples, oranges , or even BANANAS used in “CURRIES”?

posted August 06, 2010 in Authentic Curry Recipes

Question by !: how often are Sliced Apples, oranges , or even BANANAS used in “CURRIES”? i know pineapple is a favourite..in kashmirian curries..as well as grapes or melons..but how about sliced apples, oranges, lemons, especially how can (read full article)

Pineapple and Coconut Chill

posted August 06, 2010 in FoodForFriendsYeah

This is my own version of a Pina Colada, that’ll remind you of sitting by the beach on a hot sunny day. Drink it at any time of the day, part of a meal, appetizer or add some alcohol if you wish. Guaranteed to cool you down! Serves 4 450ml p (read full article)

Seared Salmon with Garlic Dill Sour Cream

posted August 06, 2010 in Angie\'s Recipes

Simply seasoned with salt and crushed black pepper, these pan seared salmon fillets are perfectly paired with dill flavoured sour cream, which naturally and wonderfully marries the rich flavour of salmon, and a side salad (together with a couple sli (read full article)

Coffee Infused Sponge Cake and Art!

posted August 06, 2010 in Chow and Chatter

I love and cake and coffee so why not combine the two? so I made a simple sponge cake and added a cup of coffee to the batter, it stuck a little to the bottom maybe too much coffee but it infused a wonderful coffee flavor and was oh so moist. Ing (read full article)

Baby Chocolate Coconut Cream Pies

posted August 05, 2010 in Framed - My Life One Picture At A Time

Lately I seem to be all into the little individual servings of things. Macaroni and cheese cupcakes. French toast muffins. Banana bites. So when I spied this recipe for little individual chocolate coconut cream pies on the always fabulous Baking (read full article)

Healthy SpicyTaco Salad with Grilled Pork

posted August 05, 2010 in Acquired Taste

Have you ever had a craving for something, and it can actually be fairly healthy except for one thing which happens to also be the whole reason for the craving? Well, in my case, taco salads are close to the top of that list!I always loved the crispy (read full article)

Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

posted August 05, 2010 in Equal Opportunity Kitchen

The "golden girls", i.e. my mother and her friend from Winnipeg are going to be together for a couple of weeks. Here we are planning their social activities and preparing their food in advance. If they heard me say it they would completely deny it (read full article)

Aloha Island Hazelnut Kona Blend Coffee, 8 Oz Whole Bean, Rich Hazelnut Flavor

posted August 05, 2010 in Gourmet Whole Bean Coffee

Aloha Island Hazelnut Kona Blend Coffee, 8 Oz Whole Bean, Rich Hazelnut Flavor This is a great selection for anyone who loves hazelnut flavored coffee! Our superb, hand crafted blend of Pure Kona Coffee, Pure Hawaiian Coffee and our hand selected T (read full article)

Simple Ways to Enjoy Strawberries

Yesterday I told you about the nutritional benefits of strawberries. To follow up, here are some of the ways I like to include my farmers market strawberries into meals (you can do the same with strawberries from the supermarket too!): Top whole gra (read full article)

Recipe: Chocolate Liqueur Mousse

posted August 05, 2010 in Entertaining Made Easy

An oldy but a goodie, chocolate mousse never goes out of style. It is a perfect dessert for a dinner party as it can be made fully in advance. This adult version has the addition of  liqueur, which of course could be left out but why would you? An (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)

I Need My Coffee

posted August 04, 2010 in In My Kitchen

I can probably say (by now) that I am addicted to coffee now. Why you ask, because I get a headache if I don't drink at least a cup of my favorite coffee a day? It wasn't used to be that way, but in my age, I need an extra boost to get through the da (read full article)

Chocolate Gâteau

posted August 04, 2010 in One and Only Chocolate Chic

What is Chocolate Gâteau? A very chocolatery cake with layer of chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with nugotin fresh whipped cream all over and filled with chocolate feuilletine crumbs in the centre. Lastly, covered the whole cake with melted chocol (read full article)

Boys of all ages, beware: Blueberry Boy Bait

posted August 04, 2010 in Family Spice

I love it when a recipe has a story to it, whether it's a tall tale or a family fable. And the story for Blueberry Boy Bait is great. This cake recipe is a 1953 Pillsbury baking contest prize winner that was originally created by a 15-year old girl. (read full article)

Tea Party and Coffee House Ideas

posted August 04, 2010 in Tea Diva

Happy party guests at our coffee house fundraiser. My husband and I do a lot of fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through our local Team in Training chapter. We recently hosted a Coffee House at our house, to help us with our (read full article)

Eton Mess: One More Reason to Love the British (and Tara from seven spoons)

posted August 04, 2010 in Books That Cook

Posted by raitken_fcweb Looking for the ultimate ice cream recipe, I found something even better on Tara O'Brady's blog, seven spoons. (read full article)

Chicken with Charred Corn and Poblano Cream

posted August 04, 2010 in Kitchen Mysteries with the Food Geek

Posted by MaxRay This recipe began as empanandas. In an effort to reduce my family's carb intake I deconstructed the empananda to leave out the pastry. The result was fantastic and beautiful. The corn is best done on an outdoor grill but broiling (read full article)

Kitchen

posted August 04, 2010 in My Little World

Last Friday, Noel and I planned to have a mini reunion with our college friends. it's been a while since the last time we've been together that's why I'm so happy when these get together happened. I suggest having a simple dinner at Kitchen in Greenb (read full article)

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