Black Forest Birthday Cake

How beautiful is this birthday cake!? I got it for my boyfriend for his 30th birthday from our new favorite bakery, La Patesserie Francaise. It was so delicious- a combination of chocolate, whipped cream frosting, maraschino cherries, chocolate sprinkles on the sides, and shaved chocolate on top. Mmmmmmmm! Everyone LOVED it! We have definitely found [...]

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Portobello Lasagna

Hi Girls, This is another new Ina Garten recipe that I tried this week.  It is absolutely delicious – the nutmeg is subtle and so good. I used a 20 ounce package of portobello mushrooms from Costco which worked perfectly.  I recommend using the whole milk as she suggests – a one quart carton is [...]

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Ribollita

My mom sent over a few recipes of Ina Garten’s that she has tried recently…both sound amazing! – Hi E & Z, Here is Ina Garten’s Ribollita recipe. It is so good and very healthful. It takes some advanced planning (you have to soak the beans overnight), but it’s a dish you can make early [...]

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Smoky Tomato Soup with Gruyère Toasts

© James Baigrie I found this recipe recently on Food & Wine’s website and immediately thought of the always delicious tomato soup and cheese toast from Nordstrom Cafe.  It sounds super easy and looks just as yummy – here it is directly off F&W. TOTAL TIME: 40 min SERVINGS: 4 Ingredients 1 tablespoon unsalted butter [...]

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Kale

My mom recently turned me on to kale when she prepared it for dinner by chopping it up and sauteing it in olive oil until it wilts just slightly.  I did a bit of reading on it and discovered that it has super high nutrition values and have started adding it to my weekly farmers [...]

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Applesauce

We already have an applesauce recipe posted, but I wanted to share this one too that we made in class last night since it is a bit different and it looks so beautiful (and it was so yummy). We used green apples to make this applesauce, which was fun since I have only made it [...]

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Pears Poached in Red Wine Sauce

This is another recipe from class last night. The pears turned out so beautiful that I wanted to share this recipe for any pear and red wine lovers. I thought that these pears would be especially yummy topped with blue cheese or gorgonzola, unfortunately we did not have either in our school kitchen so I [...]

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Bananas Foster

We made this in my cooking class last night and I wanted to share pictures and the recipe. I will admit that I was TERRIFIED to ignite the rum but thankfully I did not start a fire! My friend almost lit our instructor on fire though! This is definitely not a recipe that should be [...]

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Corn Chowder

My mom told me about this recipe in one of our favorite cookbooks, Quick Vegetarian Pleasures, by Jeanne Lemlin. I love corn chowder and I think I am going to make this tonight!  Scallions greatly enhance the flavor of this thick soup, so be certain to include them. Making the soup a few hours in [...]

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Valentine’s Day 2010

For the past 3 years, instead of going out to dinner for Valentine’s Day (and spending a fortune), my boyfriend and I spend the evening cooking dinner together. We like to do it appetizer-style and make several things so that we can enjoy a lot of yummy food. This year, we followed our tradition and [...]

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