February 2010

Chocolate Soufflé

February 26, 2010

Hi.  I’m Jenn and I am a chocoholic.  I eat chocolate every day.  I love dark chocolate that isn’t very sweet.  In fact, the higher the percentage of cocoa solids in chocolate, the better as far as I am concerned.  And next to eating delicious chocolate, I love to cook with it. To conclude our [...]

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Beurre Blanc Poached Cod

February 23, 2010

I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s -all those silly chalky conversation hearts that taste like Tums just don’t do it for me.  Most years it just feels like another “Hallmark holiday” – I mean, if you truly love someone, do you really need a special day during the year to tell them?  I [...]

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Tapenade

February 20, 2010

The olives one can get here are ridiculously gorgeous.  Anyone who goes to the market on Saturday can see the olive sellers, who must have over two dozen types of olives.  I walk by and drool, and wish that I could just sample one of each.  Coming from an area where I only knew of [...]

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White Bean and Tuna Dip

February 17, 2010

Hummus isn’t the only bean dip out there.  And while I love hummus, tahini is expensive and can be hard to find.  I made this white bean and tuna dip to go with our “mezze” for this month’s Daring Kitchen challenge.  I originally decided to create a white bean dip because I couldn’t find tahini [...]

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The Daring Cooks do Mezze – Pita Bread!

February 14, 2010

What a challenge this month, and doubly so for me as I am still trying to get settled and find my way around!  I had to do something completely different for the pita bread because of the gluten free (GF) thing.  In bread, gluten manages to pull off several little miracles that one never notices [...]

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The Gluten Free Husband Cooks a Tartiflette Casserole

February 11, 2010

Hi! I’m the gluten free husband, Ryan, and I decided today to muster up the courage and try a gluten free recipe on my own!  That’s right – Jenn was nowhere to be seen during the making of this dish.  I have been waiting on my new job to start and have been playing stay-at-home husband [...]

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