
Continuing on my classic Italian recipe exploration I discovered Malfatti, a true Italian comfort food. These spinach and ricotta ‘dumplings’ are soft and tender and practically melt in your mouth.
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08 Monday Mar 2021
Posted appetizers, international, love to cook, pasta, vegetarian
inContinuing on my classic Italian recipe exploration I discovered Malfatti, a true Italian comfort food. These spinach and ricotta ‘dumplings’ are soft and tender and practically melt in your mouth.
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20 Saturday Feb 2021
Posted herbs, oils & spices, love to cook
inMaking Homemade Apple Pie Spice is an ideal way to incorporate spices likely already in your cabinet. This spice blend goes perfectly in muffins, pies, granola, oatmeal and cider.
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16 Sunday Aug 2020
Posted beverages, cocktails & coffees, love to cook
inHappy National Rum Day!!
What better way to celebrate than with a refreshing summery cocktail. The Painkiller Cocktail is a twist on Piña Colada flavors with dark rum, pineapple, orange and coconut finished with freshly grated nutmeg on top. A classic Tiki Drink every mixologist should have in their playbook.
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26 Thursday Jan 2017
Posted herbs, oils & spices, love to cook, spice exploration
in26 Friday Dec 2014
Posted desserts, healthy choices, love to cook, snacks
inTags
carrots, cinnamon, dates, flax seed, ginger, hemp seed, nutmeg, rolled oats, unsweetened coconut, vanilla, walnuts
I sent Shelby an innocent birthday text (back on May 28th). It went something like this….what’s your favorite kind of cake? She threw me for a loop with her response.
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21 Saturday Jun 2014
Posted cocktails & coffees, love to cook
inTags
cream, nutmeg, peach schnapps, peaches, sugar, vanilla vodka
~ Peaches & Cream Martini Recipe ~
1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
1 1/2 ounces peach schnapps
1 1/2 ounces cream
1 1/2 peaches, pureed
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
ice & shaker
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12 Tuesday Nov 2013
Posted international, love to cook, spice exploration
inOne of our favorite dishes enjoyed at Desta Ethiopian Kitchen was Miser. Red lentils stewed in a rich spicy berbere sauce with onion, garlic, and ginger. I set out to recreate this warm and flavorful dish from the ground up.
Here is my version of the Berbere spice blend (pronounced burr-burr-ee and meaning “hot”). I slightly adapted this recipe from Epicurious according to the spices I had on hand and reduced it by half.
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28 Wednesday Aug 2013
Posted beef, pork, lamb, casseroles & comfort food, love to cook
inSwedish Meatballs. Growing up, we enjoyed them every Christmas Eve as part of our annual holiday h’ordeuvres spread. I’m slowly recreating these recipes one by one. Some from memory and some that mom passed down to me. Sunday I pulled out this recipe card and took a stroll down memory lane.
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31 Friday May 2013
Posted love to cook, sauces
inScotch Egg Sauce. ‘Scotch’ as in hard-cooked, not hard-liquor.
This sauce brought back memories. The first bite gave me a warm familiar feeling and I remembered creamed eggs over toast. A breakfast for dinner meal we ate as kids and apparently liked. Looking back, it may have been one of the easiest (and affordable) meals Mom could get on the table in a hurry. I’m sure she ‘sold’ it in such a way that made it a favorite. So many things I’d like to ask her.
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