Month: June 2007

you put the curry in the coconut…

Rarely does a pastry chef dazzle me more than the chef.  Coconut-Curry Sorbet I recently encountered an inspired sorbet. Not surprisingly, it was at Cru.  (Read my review here).  There, I enjoyed Pastry Chef Tiffany MacIsaac’s wonderful sampling of ice creams.  Out sailed an enameled barge bearing five gorgeous and perfectly round scoops of cold creamy […]

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you put the curry in the coconut…

Rarely does a pastry chef dazzle me more than the chef.  Coconut-Curry Sorbet I recently encountered an inspired sorbet. Not surprisingly, it was at Cru.  (Read my review here).  There, I enjoyed Pastry Chef Tiffany MacIsaac’s wonderful sampling of ice creams.  Out sailed an enameled barge bearing five gorgeous and perfectly round scoops of cold creamy […]

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a baking bonanza…

Pecan Spice Cake Sorry for my extended absence. I’m really not worthy of your audience. I’ve been swamped with work and life. Maybe I can make it up by sharing a a recipe with you. Two weeks ago, neighbors of mine celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Their children, some of whom I had grown up with, were all […]

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a baking bonanza…

Pecan Spice Cake Sorry for my extended absence. I’m really not worthy of your audience. I’ve been swamped with work and life. Maybe I can make it up by sharing a a recipe with you. Two weeks ago, neighbors of mine celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Their children, some of whom I had grown up with, were all […]

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gems of the dirt…

 Baby Swiss Chard and Lettuces ulterior epicure. The 2007 growing season is in full swing.  Thanks to a deluge of rainfall in the early monts, my garden is up and running.  This year, I’ve put in 10 variety of heirloom tomatoes: San Marzano, Cherokee Chocolate, Giant Green Zebras, Missouri Love Apple, Kellogg’s Breakfast, Paul Roberson, Cosentino Fiorentino, […]

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gems of the dirt…

 Baby Swiss Chard and Lettuces ulterior epicure. The 2007 growing season is in full swing.  Thanks to a deluge of rainfall in the early monts, my garden is up and running.  This year, I’ve put in 10 variety of heirloom tomatoes: San Marzano, Cherokee Chocolate, Giant Green Zebras, Missouri Love Apple, Kellogg’s Breakfast, Paul Roberson, Cosentino Fiorentino, […]

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rosemary and olive’s baby…

Rosemary and Olive Oil Cake ulterior epicure. What happens when rosemary has a heated affair with olive oil, flour, some sugar, and eggs?  She has a wonderfully fragrant and delicious poundcake-like lovechild. This rather tame story came straight from the pages of one of my favorite cookbooks – The Babbo Cookbook. In the introduction to this delightfully simple recipe, Mario Batali describes this […]

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rosemary and olive’s baby…

Rosemary and Olive Oil Cake ulterior epicure. What happens when rosemary has a heated affair with olive oil, flour, some sugar, and eggs?  She has a wonderfully fragrant and delicious poundcake-like lovechild. This rather tame story came straight from the pages of one of my favorite cookbooks – The Babbo Cookbook. In the introduction to this delightfully simple recipe, Mario Batali describes this […]

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when life gives you a bowlful of cherries…

Bowlful of stemmed rubies … make cherry tart. Cherries aren’t cheap these days. While they’re hardly a luxury item, good sweet in-season cherries are an infrequent, and rather indulgent treat. They’re the only reason I’ve been tempted to move to Traverse City, Michigan. I recently picked up about four pounds of these stemmed rubies and made off […]

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when life gives you a bowlful of cherries…

Bowlful of stemmed rubies … make cherry tart. Cherries aren’t cheap these days. While they’re hardly a luxury item, good sweet in-season cherries are an infrequent, and rather indulgent treat. They’re the only reason I’ve been tempted to move to Traverse City, Michigan. I recently picked up about four pounds of these stemmed rubies and made off […]

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