Posted in dessert, events, food to share, make and store recipes on May 17th, 2010 2 Comments »
A recent client inquired about mini key lime tarts. Last Christmas my brother-in-law requested individual tarts with assorted fruit fillings for dessert. At the time, we laughed at him, but now he’ll probably get his wish. It seems the universe wants me to learn how to create mini desserts. Still high off my mastery of [...]
Posted in breakfast, events, food to share, herbs, sides on Apr 27th, 2010 2 Comments »
This tomato tart recipe might also be called a quiche. It came from a now out of print Williams Sonoma Entertaining Cookbook – where it is deemed a tart. I’ve made a few adjustments to the recipe – the largest of which is that it takes at least twice as long to cook as the [...]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share on Mar 9th, 2010 11 Comments »
This post should be labeled the very best chocolate cake in the entire world. Or cake that will change your life. Or cake that will single-handedly cure seasonal depression and a very crummy day. And perhaps, cake that will destroy your diet. I don’t fall victim to sweets all that often, but serious chocolate is [...]
Posted in easy meals, events, food to share, salmon on Jan 25th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’m closing in on one year in food blogging. This time last year, I had my soup swap, and came to grips with my love of two things: cooking and the Internet. My husband was at his wits end with my permanent connection to my laptop, likely fearing my increasingly unhealthy addiction to CNN and [...]
Posted in cheese, events, wine on Jul 12th, 2009 No Comments »
Yesterday I went to the Grand Tasting at the Park City Food and Wine Festival. Over 500 wines were available to sample, as well as a few food items. I’m mainly a red wine drinker, so I sampled a few white wines but mainly the red. My best budget pick was a Nero d’Avola by [...]
