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chocolate ganache (chocolates and confections at home from CIA Greystone)
A few months back, Mr. M and I had the privilege of taking some “food enthusiast” courses at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone up in St. Helena (aka. the Napa Valley). He ventured into a course on “CIA…
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profiteroles for cream puff day!
When the fancy chefs talk about profiteroles, they’re really just trying to act fancy and call what we know as ‘cream puffs’ by their formal name. But whatever you call them, they’re amazingly yummy and surprisingly easy to make. I…
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the really lazy cooking days
Just yesterday, we pulled out all the stops on a lovely dinner with friends: 16-spice roasted (& grilled chicken), cuban corn and vanilla-lime crème brûlée (recipe to follow tomorrow!). But that was a Sunday night dinner… and most nights aren’t…
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tried and true: thai turkey burger sliders
*these are recipes that have become staples in our household and make it into the rotation frequently Here’s a wonderfully easy recipe to make at home on any weeknight of your choosing! If you’re like me, you truly value the…
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salivating over lomo saltado
A few weeks back, a co-worker asked for advice on where to take a date to dinner on a quick evening trip to San Francisco. We had a short dialogue about what he was looking for exactly, and in…
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