September 2011
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Recipe: Jamie's Spinach Sauce
During my sleepover at Jamie’s, she whipped up a simple and tasty dinner for all of us. Jamie does everything fast, she cooked this whole dinner while Donna and I were setting up the table. It’s a simple spinach sauce, toss it with some pasta and add your favorite meat, she used sausages, but I think chicken breast would work great too. But my favorite part about this dish is the...
July 2011
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Recipe: Indonesian Deviled Egg Rolls (Resoles...
There are no measurements for this recipe, actually this is more of a guideline than a recipe. The thing is, not only we played it by ear, but I think you can adjust the quantity of all the ingredients to suite your liking.
Indonesian Deviled Egg Rolls
For the filling:
hard boiled eggs
cooked ham/bacon/chicken breast, finely diced*
carrot, finely diced*
cheddar/gruyere/mozzarella cheese,...
June 2011
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Recipe: Traditional & Versatile Blueberry Lemon...
For my scone experiment, I tried out a few different base recipes for scones. Some turned out more traditional (light and crumbly), while others were more moist and heavier. I wasn’t really in a quest to find the perfect scone recipe, it was more of an exploration of flavors, not only what flavors goes well together, but also how they’re being used to flavor the scones. Fresh fruits, dried...
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Recipe: Chocolate & Cashew Quinoa Scones
This recipe is using the same base scone recipe as the blueberry lemon ones. Except this time, I replaced 1/2 cup of the all purpose flour with some quinoa flour, adding a new flavor to the mix.
Chocolate & Cashew Quinoa Scones (makes 8 scones)
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup quinoa flour*
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
3oz chilled unsalted butter
1/3 cup semi-sweet...
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Recipe: A Non-Traditional Chocolate Chip &...
This recipe makes for a non-traditional scone, it’s more moist than the crumbly traditional English scones. It’s also got a nice crunchy texture because I added cornmeal to it. I like the fact that it’s gritty and has more of a bite to it. If that’s not your thing, you’re welcome to skip the cornmeal and replace it with regular flour instead.
Chocolate Chip & Strawberry Scones (makes 8...
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Recipe: Light Cherry Scones - Two Ways (with Lime...
By itself, these cherry scones are your traditional light and crumbly scones, slightly sweet and subtle, perfect for tea time. But dress them up with lime icing or chocolate ganache, and you can transform them into a more loud and punchy type of dessert. They’re all good in their own ways, it just depends what mood you’re in.
The scone recipe is very similar to the base for the blueberry lemon...
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Recipe: Super Moist Blackberry Scones (a failed...
If you’re familiar at all with America’s Test Kitchen, you understand why I was intrigued to try out this recipe. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, watch an episode of the show, and you’ll see that the folks at America’s Test Kitchen are super hard-core scientists who take recipe development very seriously. They find the best way to make… anything! They test just about every...
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The Richest & Moistest Chocolate Cupcakes (with...
You can make this chocolate buttermilk cake as little cupcakes or as a normal cake, either way, this cake is moist and super chocolaty, it’s the kind of cake you want to eat with a tall glass of milk.
Chocolate Cupcakes
For the cupcakes:
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
4oz butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups...
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Recipe: Julie & Julia Inspired Mocha Chocolate...
Speaking of finding certainty in my often unstructured life, there is a quote from the movie Julie & Julia that I thought describes the appeal of baking to many folks, including me. Julie is baking chocolate cream pie, and says to her husband:
“You know what I love about cooking? I love that after a day when nothing is sure and when I say nothing, I mean nothing. You can come home and...
May 2011
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Recipe: The Best Home-Made Panini
So Farm to Table might be a ways away from being realized, but that doesn’t meant that you can’t start growing something on your own back yard, or in the case of my tiny herb garden, on a windowsill.
One of the best herb I’ve got growing right now is my basil plant, it’s the only one that’s not dying for some reason. It actually grows more leaves than I can use....
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Recipe: Chilaquiles Verde, Mango Salsa, Spanish...
Since we’re talking about getting as many meals out of one grocery trip as we can, all these recipes are related, so that you can use a lot of the same ingredients over and over again. So here are the meals I made: Chilaquiles with Nopalitos, Chicken Tacos with Mango Salsa, Vegetarian Chorizo with Spanish Rice.
My first trip to the store I bought most of the ingredients for the...
January 2011
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Recipe: Easy Nasi Kuning & Perkedel
Ingredients:
Nasi Kuning (Indonesian Yellow Rice)
1 cup rice
2 cups water
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 packet of Yellow Rice Seasoning (we use Kokita brand)*
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 in piece of fresh lemongrass and 2 kaffir lime leaves (optional)*
* They have this at Asian supermarkets, but if you can’t get a hold of it, or you want to go the authentic route, you can use 1 tsp of turmeric...
December 2010
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Recipe: Zucchini Macadamia Bread
Makes about 2 loaves of bread.
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice*
1 tsp salt
2 cups grated zucchini*
1 cup macademia nuts*
3 cups flour
2 loaf pans 8 x 3 7/8 x 2 15/32 inch*
* If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice on hand, just add another tsp of cinnamon instead.
* Each cup is...
November 2010
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Recipe: Soul Cakes
Soul cakes get stale within a day or two, so eat ‘em while they’re hot. Makes 12 to 15 2-inch soul cakes
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground fresh if possible
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground fresh if possible
1/2 teaspoon salt
Generous pinch of saffron
1/2 cup milk
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
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