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Photoshop to the Rescue: Non-Ideal Lighting

Everyone knows that the best situation for photographing is during the day with a great amount of natural light flooding through the windows that can be shaded or diffused as needed but nevertheless shines a pure white color on your delicious freshly [...]

Buttered Bacon Brussels Sprouts

Some people say that they hate a certain veggie, but sometimes I think that just means that you haven’t eaten it the right way.  For example, I typically can’t stand cooked carrots.  No idea why, because I love them raw and especially in salads.  But for some reason, ever [...]

Roasted Butternut Squash and Pomegranate Salad

One of my friends suggested that this should be called “Hello Fall, I love you” salad, and I think she is right.  With roasted butternut squash, fresh pomegranate seeds, toasted pecans, and gruyere cheese, this salad epitomizes several of my favorite flavors of the season.  Pomegranates are in [...]

Creamy Smoked Cheddar & Broccoli Soup

To tell the truth, I really didn’t feel like cooking today.  Getting up this morning to a chilly breeze and frost everywhere didn’t help with my motivation either.  In fact, all I really wanted to do was just curl up back in bed and stay there, where it was nice and warm under the down [...]

Waxing Philosophical about Cooking in the Mountains – Jenn Needs to Bake!

Ah, beautiful, isn’t it?  I love being in the mountains.   I mean, just LOOK at this gorgeous color!

The mountains are just beautiful.  Calming. Relaxing.

Are you relaxed yet? We are!

As you can probably tell, I’m not really completely roughing it, not if I can find a great coffee shop with access to beautiful wifi.  [...]

Strawberry and Bacon Balsamic Salad

This was the salad that I served with the soufflé.  Light and simple (I know, who calls anything made with bacon light? ha.  But it does feel like a light side dish). I added just a few slices of cheese to dress the salad up a bit, but it [...]

Salad of Gorgonzola Stuffed Poached Pears

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 [...]

Homemade Jam is SO Easy to Make!

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 [...]

Open Faced Caprese Sandwiches

The caprese combination is one of my favorite flavor sets in Italian food.  Mozzarella, basil and tomato form the perfect blend of sweet, creamy, and a little bit of punch all in one bite.  There is a texture element too, and this sandwich is all about textures.  The crunchy from the toasted baguette, the chewy [...]

Creamy Herbed Polenta

I have noticed that a lot of people tend to shy away from polenta, because often they claim it is served in a “bland” and “boring” way they say.  Typically polenta has a rather subtle flavor, and that’s because it’s usually an accompaniment to the central dish of the meal.  However, if you want polenta to be [...]