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Food (10 posts found)
#FlanFridays: Nutella w/Graham Cracker Caramel
This one did not come easy my appetizing friends. My intention was to make a full-sized flan for the family to enjoy, but I really wanted to play with the look and styling of this Nutella one, so I pulled out some Pyrex ramekins and went to work. My process ...
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Pumpkin Butter & Ginger Harvest Cocktail
*This post originally appeared on my Dean & DeLuca column in November, 2011. Some additions and adjustments have been made.
Bourbon is something most of Americana culture loves to indulge in during the sultry and amber-esque fall evenings. Picture it: ...
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Big Head Cuban Capuchinos {Cabezotes de Capuchino}
That most sensual time of the year is upon on us. And so are Cuban capuchinos.
I relish in all things fall and winter. The layered clothes, the supple leather boots to keep my legs warm, the fuzzy sweaters to press up against those I'm hugging, the bare tre...
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A Divine Pan Fried Potato & Mushroom Breakfast Skillet
It's that dreaded day after Thanksgiving and I'm full beyond acceptable measure. It's not even that I ate a lot. I just nibbled on this and that throughout the day. And the added tasting spoons of my contribution to the table filled me up long before we sa...
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Split Green Pea "Soup" {Potaje de Chícharo} Franco-Cuban Style
Of all the beans, peas and legumes known to this world, split green peas are my favorite. There is no potaje de anything that makes me happier than this green one right here. I've been enjoying it since I was a little girl and seem to grow fonder of it as ...
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#FlanFridays: Napolitano al Mezcal, Direct From Cuidad México
This time last Friday I was cooking in a commercial kitchen in México. It was 8 am. Quiet. 3 chefs and 2 cooks in the back, prepping for the day. I was pent up at Camino Real Polanco, a swanky 5 star hotel in a super chic neighborhood in México City. The hot...
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Boiled Yuca w/Garlic Citrus Mojo, Cuban-Style {Yuca Hervida}
A trip to another country is always a great vehicle for renewed inspiration, wouldn't you say? I've just returned from four delicious days in México City, touring la cuidad as fast a I could with an intimate group of other gourmands. I did some extraordina...
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Jacques Pépin at the Metro Cooking Show in DC {& Good, Good Chocolate}
My camera broke right before I took this picture above, hence the cartoonish effect I layered on the esteemed chef, Jacques Pépin. Eek! I was sitting front row during his live show at the Metro Cooking Show in DC and was taking lots of pics with my DSLR, i...
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The Mighty Egg…That Wasn’t
Warning: this is not supposed to be a pretty picture or an appealing egg. Just sayin'. There's a purpose for this.I love eggs. I'm obsessed with them. There was a time when I was eating up to 4 a day. Not good. No bueno at all. My frank and unapologeti...
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Nutty 4 Apple Bread … Really, really good apple bread
Hello, fall! Though the weather here in DC has been flaky and not settled in the crispness of the season, it's still that time when we succumb to all things ambient colored, perfumed aromas and stunning sunsets. Not to mention the most luscious culinary ...
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