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Nutmeg and Maple Cream Tart

posted August 17, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

Firstly, I'd like to apologise for the lack of food around here. It's not like I've stopped cooking or eating, but rather I just haven't had the time or the inclination to collect my thoughts and pen down a recipe. And secondly I just wanted to thank (read full article)

Grouse with polenta and girolles

posted August 14, 2010 in The Eton Mess

This is an economical way to get four good starter servings out of two grouse. (You can do the same dish with wood pigeon.) Make the polenta the night before; once set, it will last a few days in the fridge. 2 oven-ready grouse salt and freshly gro (read full article)

Creamy Spaghetti Carbonara

posted July 16, 2010 in Yummy-as-can-be

Ingredients: 1 pound spaghetti 2 large egg yolks 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 6 ounces thickly sliced pancetta or bacon, cut into 1/8-inch dice 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (3 ounces (read full article)

Cinnamon Spice Kettle Corn

posted July 10, 2010 in within the kitchen

I came across this recipe thanks to Gwenyth Paltrow's blog, Goop. It looked so delicious that I had to try it!The original recipe turns out a popcorn that is neither too sweet not salty. It's definitely not your regular, summer fair kettle corn but m (read full article)

I Just Can't Get Enough

posted June 29, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

I'm the type of personality that becomes easily fixated with places and things, but more so with things. In the past I have played the same, favourite CD for eight months straight, without interruption, consequently driving the rest of the household (read full article)

Easy Cheese Puffs

posted June 26, 2010 in Sugar Pies

Sometimes things that really should be quite simple can be presented in very difficult ways. Take Cheese Puffs and other things that use a pate a choux dough. You'd think looking at instructions that this would be an all day ordeal fraught with dange (read full article)

Seafood Rice

posted June 24, 2010 in Cooking Colombia

Ingredients:  4 tablespoons of oil 1 1 / 2 cups of white rice 2 medium onions, thinly sliced Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 3 3 / 4 cups of hot chicken broth 1 / 3 cup of butter 350 grams of cooked seafood and cold 1 / 2 teaspoon (read full article)

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

posted May 14, 2010 in The Goddess\'s Kitchen

Friday night = Spaghetti alla carbonara, voddy & tonic and Lost, after a long but lovely day of baking for a family gathering tomorrow. I’m supposed to be counting points but at times you need comfort and nothing is more comforting than a plate (read full article)

Sausage Stuffed Bell Peppers with Basil and Sundried Tomatoes

posted April 30, 2010 in The Meat and Potatoes Foodie

These are for the times when you want to eat 'healthy' but only in the not-calling-out-for-pizza sense of the word. Residual 1990's fat gram counting guilt aside, these are damned delicious. Pour yourself a glass of something cold and zingy and sit d (read full article)

Baked Spinach and Parmesan Gnocchi

posted April 25, 2010 in Veggin'

These little spinach gnocchi, served with a light tomato sauce, were as fun to eat as they were to make. Yes, you get to make your hands all gloppy when making the gnocchi. The nice thing about this recipe is that you can make the mixture ahead of (read full article)

Banana and Honey Teabread

posted April 21, 2010 in The Goddess\'s Kitchen

I don’t know if I‘m alone on this one but does anyone else get excited when their bananas go ripe? I love any excuse to try out new and different versions of banana bread. Yesterday afternoon after doing all my house chores I decided to spend an (read full article)

Baked donuts!

posted April 17, 2010 in Apricosa

Somehow or another, I stumbled across this recipe for baked donuts at 101 Cookbooks, and I have been wanting to make them all week.  They're so delicious--a tender, sweet milk and yeast dough, with a crunchy crust of cinnamon sugar on top--and (read full article)

Rhubarb Heralds Spring – Rhubarb Pie & Chutney

posted April 15, 2010 in Carol Egbert

Do you still have snow? Is the sap running? Have you seen mergansers on the river? These familiar questions are heard at the post office, the Creamery, the market, and at community dinners in the early spring. It was a bright morning last April, when (read full article)

Rhubarb Heralds Spring – Rhubarb Pie & Chutney

posted April 15, 2010 in Carol Egbert

Do you still have snow? Is the sap running? Have you seen mergansers on the river? These familiar questions are heard at the post office, the Creamery, the market, and at community dinners in the early spring. It was a bright morning last April, when (read full article)

Lemon chicken with potato wedges

posted April 12, 2010 in Dairy Diary Chat

This recipe is a good alternative to roast chicken, especially if you have visitors, as it looks great and is easy to double up on ingredients for more people. Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 50 minutes Serves 4 426 Kcal per portion 20.5g F (read full article)

Blueberry Tart

posted April 05, 2010 in Maryland Meals

Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 stick (1/2 cup) cold unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 3 cups blueberries, picked over 1 1/4 cups blueberr (read full article)

Tasty Tuesday!

posted March 09, 2010 in Nicole\'s Homemade Treats: Go Ahead and Indulge

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family." -Anthony BrandtHello! So, another Monday has passed, another dinner under our belts, and many more to cook. Some days I wonder, as I am sure you do too, why I bother. I mean the prep (read full article)

My Gnocchi Came Naked to the Party: Nude Gnocchi a la Al Di La Trattoria

posted February 28, 2010 in Tasty Trix

Welcome to the international gnocchi party! Hosted by Penny aka Jeroxie, my fellow guests and I have been tasked with bringing an umami-rich gnocchi dish to this virtual shindig. (There's a complete list of the other attendees, with links, and the b (read full article)

Chicken, Broccoli and Cheese Quiche

posted February 22, 2010 in Yum in Tum

I haven't had a quiche in a pretty long time, and I wanted one. I've been so busy with school (which you all should know results in significantly less posting from me), that I'm focused only on easy-to-make-while-studying meals. Quiche definitely fit (read full article)

Spinach Pie

posted February 19, 2010 in Home At Last!

This is one of those dishes that really isn't a recipe as much as it is a collection of ingredients. I must have been needing the vitamins out of the spinach. This big, pretty box of baby spinach was just sitting there look all delicious.I wanted (read full article)

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