WARNING : Long post. A collaboration of epic proportions took place this past weekend. A cross-post event that dealt with the making of croissants from scratch was held in the kitchens of several food bloggers. The croissant, as everyone knows,…
Entries from January 30th, 2007
A New Look For My Blog
January 26th, 2007 · 21 Comments · Uncategorized
I always wanted a banner to show how my kitchen looked in a hyperbolic state when it is humming with activity. You’ve seen how it looks when it’s all cleaned up, but you have no idea how it is when…
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An Elegant Twist on Oatmeal
January 21st, 2007 · 25 Comments · Main Courses
Tami over at Running With Tweezers is hosting this year’s first Hay Hay it’s Donna Day, an event founded by Barbara of Winos and Foodies . This time the theme is … gulp – soufflés. For some reason soufflés strike…
NY Times mentions Veronica’s Test Kitchen !
January 18th, 2007 · 13 Comments · Other Food stuff
An article titled Some Bling for your Blog regarding the use of widgets quoted me on the use of this wonderful add-ons for the blog. My thanks to The NY Times and Scott Kirsner, the columnist who interviewed me, for…
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Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes x 2
January 18th, 2007 · 29 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
Think quick, what is that one childhood sweet treat that you hold dear to your heart up to this day? Mine is a chocolate cupcake topped with a thick layer of dark chocolate icing. That cupcake was my one of…
Tags:chocolate cupcakes·Dorie Greenspan·Scharffen Berger·SHF#27·Stephanie Hersch·Valrhona
Pan Sauteed Duck
January 14th, 2007 · 14 Comments · Duck, Main Courses
The “hungry” hubby and I were tossing around the idea of taking the “French Cuisine Boot Camp” at the Culinary Institute of America this summer. Some of our friends might think this as a weird plan for a vacation; who…
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My Test Kitchen
January 7th, 2007 · 35 Comments · Uncategorized
Ilva over at Lucullian Delights is hosting an event called Show Us Your Kitchen . I think this is a great idea since this will give everyone an impression of where all the delicious food pictured in each post is…
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The Most Decadent Chocolate Dessert Yet…
January 3rd, 2007 · 26 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
I always thought my Warm Chocolate Cake was the richest tasting chocolate dessert I ever made but I knew it was only a matter of time before something else trumps it. And where else should that recipe come from but…
