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- Affogato: Quick, wonderful dessert
- Kirkland Fresh White Truffles
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Easy Chocolate-covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day
I always make chocolate-covered strawberries for my family on Valentine’s Day. My husband loves them, and they make my son feel better if he’s between girlfriends — I hope. While it’s nice to temper chocolate using a thermometer to know … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, desserts, fruit, strawberries, Valentine's Day
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Make a cheese souffle at home
Cheese souffle is the kind of thing many home cooks are afraid to make because they think it’s difficult. It’s really not. You need to practice once or twice in terms of technique, which is the part you need to … Continue reading
Did a “drive by” at Delhi Dhaba & Chaat in San Pablo (CA)
Matthew and I were hungry (what else is new?) while taking care of a Smart & Final shopping trip in San Pablo recently. It was pouring rain so we didn’t want a production, and decided that he would run into the new … Continue reading
Affogato: Quick, wonderful dessert
My son’s friend, Ed, introduced him to affogato a few years ago, and I’m glad. Affogato means “drowned” in Italian, and involves pouring a shot of hot espresso over a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream, and is quite … Continue reading
Kirkland Fresh White Truffles
Well, not Kirkland, but you get what I’m saying. I was at my Costco (Richmond, Cali) yesterday and they had fresh white truffles for $1,799.99 per pound. No kidding. Really. Not behind any kind of glass or protected by armed … Continue reading
Potato & Cabbage Gratin
An oozing casserole is a great thing to have for din-din on a cold winter’s eve. While a potato gratin may be the perfect form of this, I like to add a little something else to the mix. Awhile ago I adapted Tyler Florence’s “ultimate” recipe to what … Continue reading
Gres des Vosges at my Costco
You normally don’t find 125 gram packages of any food item at Costco. Well, maybe caviar. I was very happy to come across this wonderful little fern frond-topped cheese — essentially a pasteurized milk version of Alsatian Munster — at the Richmond (CA) branch. The … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, dairy, french cheese, Gres des Vosges, munster
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Little Crab Casseroles
Here’s an easy recipe for decadent little creamy crab casseroles I developed based on a couple 1950′s dip recipes. They work very well if you are having people over and want to serve a comforting, hot appetizer. Do me a favor, though: buy … Continue reading
Leftovers: Roast ‘taters with Cheese & Short Rib Gravy
Anyone who knows me or reads my blog knows I’m big into leftovers. If I make something or go out to eat I don’t care what’s left, how much or how little, I put it in a container and eat … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Costco
5 December 2010 Costco Wholesale Corporation Attn: Customer Service P. O. Box 34331 Seattle, WA 98124 Re: Lack of Acme Fish Corporation’s smoked whitefish products at your Richmond, California, store Dear Costco: It’s me, your biggest fan. I’m wondering why you, once … Continue reading
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Tagged acme smoked fish corporation, blue bay, costco, smoked fish, smoked whitefish
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