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Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

May 16th, 2008

6 Strawberry Desserts from Martha

Cook-out season is upon us and the start of it all, Memorial Day, is a little over a week away.  Strawberries are high on everyone’s preferred food list during the Summer.
  Martha Stewart has six strawberry dessert recipes to savor for your upcoming cook-outs:
Strawberry Galette
Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
Rhubarb-Strawberry Ice Cream
Old-Fashioned Hand Pies
Strawberry Shortcake
The Strawberry Tart below looks great and […]

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May 9th, 2008

Breakfast for Mother’s Day

 
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I have been looking for some great “Breakfast in Bed” recipes for mom’s this Sunday and came across this one from Rachael Ray.  This appears elegant but is not difficult, something kids could probably help make and for any mom who is a Rachael Ray fan this is a great way to say “Thanks”.
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May 9th, 2008

Drunken Spaghetti and Goat Cheese Salad

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About a year ago Rachael Ray competed in Iron Chef America with Mario Batali by her side.  She won the Cranberry Challenge and shared a recipe for Drunken Spaghetti.
Recently, on her show, she shared another variation of this recipe.  The Tuscans originated this great idea, cooking the spaghetti in wine.  Rachael adds beets.  You can cook […]

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May 6th, 2008

What’s Cooking for Mother’s Day?

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I can’t believe that Mother’s Day is only a few days away.  I probably let it slip my mind because my mom and the mother-in-law are out of town.  We will probably spend our day at home with my husband grilling me something spectacular.
So, what are you doing for Mother’s Day?  Do you go […]

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May 5th, 2008

Rachael Ray’s New Food Crew

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Rachael Ray has come up with a great idea to help parents tempt their children into trying New Foods, The New Food Crew is an online aid with weekly new foods and recipes for the whole family to try.
So far the foods have been, arugula, chickpeas, chorizo, asparagus and artichokes.  There is a chart […]

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May 3rd, 2008

Grilling Clams and Bologna

Mario Batali is out promoting his latest cookbook, The Italian Grill and every time I watch one of his segments, I get hungry.  He was recently on Martha Stewart promoting the book, plugging his contest and grilling up some fabulous food.
He grilled some Mortadella stuffed with cheese and steamed-up some clams.  Mortadella is a a type of […]

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May 2nd, 2008

The Kentucky Derby, Mint Juleps and Bourban Pie

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The Kentucky Derby is this weekend and offers up a chance to try some Southern favorites and an excuse for another party.
Epicuriuos has some menu suggestions for you.  If a full-out menu is a challenge for you this weekend, you have to at least celebrate with a great pie and some Bourbon.
Two desserts that […]

By Tracey Thompson -- 1 comment

April 25th, 2008

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo

We are only a couple of weeks away from Cinco De Mayo.  I am not Mexican-American and I know very little about the history of the celebration beyond the victory over France in the Battle of Puebla.  But I, like most Americans, love a celebration.
Food & Wine has some great recipes and menu ideas for […]

By Tracey Thompson -- 1 comment

April 23rd, 2008

Po’Boy John Besh

New Orleans Chef John Besh was visiting the Today Show along with First Lady Laura Bush teaching the crew how to make a P0′Boy.
Po’Boys were created in the Speak Easy, but as seems to be the case with most culinary history, everyone has a theory and a claim on the sandwich, from a streetcar strike […]

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April 19th, 2008

Pillsbury’s $1,000,000 Cookie

For Carolyn Gurtz, persistence truly does pay-off.  After 15 years of entering the Pillsbury Bake-Off she was probably wondering if she would ever win.  Well, 2008 has been her lucky year. Her Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookie won the grand prize, $1,000,000.
Lucky for her, her husband is a financial planner.  But she doesn’t intend on hording it all.  […]

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