I’m not much of a baker despite liking pastry, breads, and of course, cake. But I heard good things about an Ina Garten recipe that uses coffee in the cake batter. I tried it out. I didn’t muck too much with the recipe since I’m not in a secure place to start messing with the careful formulas […]
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Feb14
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Today is St. Valentine’s Day, and Trader Joes was offering these “long stemmed” strawberries. To me, this was a better gift than roses ever were. After washing the strawberries and the leaves around the stem, be sure to dry them well. I dried them three times to make sure no water was left on the berries. […]
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Feb14
Year of the Tiger
I had little to do with it, but we celebrated the Chinese New (Lunar) New Year last night with some homemade Chinese dishes. First were homemade pork and chive dumplings. For 3 hours I wanted to cook my pork baby-back ribs. As the sun was still coming into the kitchen, I grabbed this photo: of the ribs ready […]
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Jan24
Another Sunday, another roast chicken
Is this turning into a habit? or a tradition? They had the cutest fingerling potatoes at Whole Foods. So, I put them into a sauté pan with salted water for about 10 minutes. Then, after being covered, I dump the water, and add some butter. More salt, pepper, and then after 5 minutes in the butter, […]
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Jan18
The Pursuit of Great Roast Chicken
Last night I set out once again to attempt an even better recipe for roasted chicken. What I’m looking for is something moist, but flavorful and satisfying. Chicken approaching comfort food. There are several things at play: flavors in the meat, salt, texture, and juiciness. I started once again with what I consider the Thomas Keller […]
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