“share your smile, share your light” Tiramisu quite literally means, “a pick me up.” One of Italy’s most popular, Tiramisu is a rich treat blending the bold flavors of cocoa and espresso with savory mascarpone cheese and wine, layered with lady finger biscuits. At many Italian tables, a meal is often finished with fresh…
Category: words to live by
Cooking with Friends
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.” ―Elie Wiesel Last week, I had a wonderful time cooking with and for the fine folks at the Mountain Home AFB AFRC… we had a bread baking class, lots of laughter, and a healthy dose…
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Happy Wednesday, friends ~ off to do a bread baking class!
The Golden Egg
“Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.” – Russian Proverb No, I’m not going Wonka on you ~ just talking about the glorious, versatile egg… They are almost a perfect food ~ when used as an ingredient in your cooking, they can create leavening, coagulate, emulsify, add texture or bind your ingredients.. they even…
zucca, قرع نباتي, pompoen, citrouille ~ a pumpkin, by any other name…
The following excerpt was taken from the History Channel ~ In the United States, pumpkins go hand in hand with the fall holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. An orange fruit harvested in October, this nutritious and versatile plant features flowers, seeds and flesh that are edible and rich in vitamins. Pumpkin is used to make…
Reminiscing ~
The body becomes what the foods are, as the spirit becomes what the thoughts are. ~Kemetic Saying I have always had a love-hate relationship with school lunches ~ loved the slightly sweet yeast rolls, hated the Salisbury steak the rolls were served with; loved the real mashed potatoes, hated the lumpy brown [gravy] stuff they…
Salad ~ the Italian way!
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. – Voltaire Once you try insalatina di petto di pollo e verdure con guanciale all’aceto balsamico, you may never go back to what you knew salad to be ~ no, really! It is…
Happy Birthday!
Today is my son Andre‘s birthday! It is tradition for me to make (go figure) a meal and dessert, aka birthday cake, as per the birthday celebrant’s request. Over the years it may have been pasta and jello (12th birthday, Wichita Falls), or beef tenderloin with horseradish butter and German Chocolate Cake (this year). As I…
Cooking with Val
This summer was full of change, challenges and more importantly, blessings in abundance. Our daughter graduated from college, our son was an ROTC Field Training selectee, we drove through 4 states (love Arches Nat’l Park in Utah!) to our 11th assignment, we spent some amazing quality time together and with friends and family. Arches National…
Risotto ~ unravelled
It always amazes me how many lovers of risotto who won’t attempt making the delectable, versatile, creamy dish… I hope you’ll take 20 minutes to make it for your family ~ to make it for yourself! History of Risotto The history of risotto is naturally tied to the history of rice in Italy. While there…
Keepin’ it Simple ~ Keepin’ it Real
I have often been asked for simple recipes with simple steps, to create something new… Here are a few ideas, from appetizer to pasta course ~ enjoy ~ v canapés – an appetizer consisting of a piece of bread or toast or a cracker topped with a savory spread to begin, use plain white, wheat or rye…
Coconut Carrot Chunk Cupcakes
Coconut Carrot Chunk Cupcakes ~ how is that for a culinary alliteration? We had a function last night at a friend’s house; an early tailgate for the upcoming BSU v AF game ~ what to make, what to make? The host needed a salad and dessert, so I made a HUGE bowl of Napa…
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