July 2009

Salad of Gorgonzola Stuffed Poached Pears

July 7, 2009

I also made this appetizer dish for the Independence Day celebration with my family – it isn’t really “4th of July” or “red white and blue” themed, but it IS delicious!  The poached pears were sweet and contrasted the pungent gorgonzola cheese well.  The peppery watercress (and the watercress I bought WAS peppery!) added yet [...]

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Happy Independence Day! White Chocolate Mousse

July 5, 2009

This was my “red white and blue” dessert for celebrating Independence Day today! I had a great time celebrating with my in-laws today, and made this inspired dessert.  I wanted to create something light and fresh, because I’m really not a big fan of super rich heavy desserts in the summer.  This was perfect! To [...]

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Ratatouille Risotto Fusion

July 3, 2009

Ever since I saw the movie Ratatouille, I wanted to make ratatouille, haha.  That movie is just so cute, and really captures the essence of why I love food.   I often think that my obsession of flavor parallels Remy’s very well.  Ratatouille is a French peasant style casserole-type dish typically made of aubergine (eggplant), [...]

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Homemade Jam is SO Easy to Make!

July 1, 2009

Mmmm fresh homemade raspberry jam, and chocolate raspberry jam.  Served on slice of toasted bread with butter, it makes the PERFECT breakfast.  Or lunch, or daytime snack…This was my first attempt into jam making, and it was a total success.  I made two kinds – raspberry, and chocolate raspberry, using fresh raspberries from the farmer’s [...]

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