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February 15, 2008 at 11:15 am · Filed under Geo:French, Geography, Meat:Cooked, Recipe, Recipe:Cooking
My friends Tim and Mary invited me to prepare dinner for Tim’s business friends. Since it was a working week night, we selected dishes that could be served in about 2 hours. Mary prepared Thai Chicken Barbeque for appetizers, Cream of Asparagus Soup for the starting course, and Creme Brulee for dessert. I prepared the main courses which consisted of: Pan-Seared Steaks with a Mustard Sauce, Pan-Seared Scallops and Prawns with a Spinach, Arugula and Orange Salad, Fingerling Potatoes With Aioli, and Carrots and Parsnips Braised in Butter.
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January 27, 2008 at 5:52 pm · Filed under Geo:French, Geography, Pastry:Baked, Recipe, Recipe:Baking
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Today, I visited an overseas friend who taught me some of her native dishes. To celebrate her arrival to our town, I baked her The Ultimate Flourless Chocolate Cake, which has only 3 mandatory ingredients: chocolate, butter, and eggs, and an optional one: coffee liqueur, which I obliged. |
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January 19, 2008 at 9:40 am · Filed under Geo:American, Geo:Mexican, Meat:Baked, Pastry:Baked, Recipe, Recipe:Baking
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We had a cooking class with teenagers from The Key, a youth-run community-based organization. |
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The common ingredient was Mexican chocolate — which we prepared as Champurrado, a hot drink, slightly thickened with corn masa. Here is the Champurrado recipe. |
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and a luscious chile sauce called Red Mole. In the picture, it is served with roast turkey. Here is the Red Mole recipe. |
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Traditionally, the meat is slowly cooked (braised) in the mole for about 1 1/2 hours. But to fit into our 2-hour class schedule, we roasted free-range chickens instead. Here is the Roast Chicken recipe. |
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Unfortunately, we ran out of time to prepare a Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, a fun dessert with a brownie-like layer that floats on a pudding-like chocolate sauce. Here is the Hot Fudge Pudding Cake recipe. |
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January 5, 2008 at 1:58 pm · Filed under Geo:American, Recipe, Recipe:Baking
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Sweet Lou, a new waffle shop just opened in our town. Predictably, Andi, Alyssa and their friends have taken an interest in waffles. For the times that we can’t hang out in the new cool shop, we make them at home. Pictured is a topping of blackberry preserves and crème fraîche. |
Here is the recipe.
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December 16, 2006 at 4:20 am · Filed under Geo:Chinese, Geography, Just Food Demo, Meat:Cooked, Recipe, Recipe:Cooking, Vegetable:Cooked, Vegetarian
Today, we stir-fried vegetables and chicken.
First, we prepared bell peppers, lightly seasoned with salt and sugar, |
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then, spinach with garlic, |
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and finally, a medley of vegetables with chicken. |
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Here are the recipes.
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