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Food (10 posts found)
{All Around Latin America} Brazilian Feijoada in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated this month all around the United States through a series of activities, programs and festivals in recognition of the contributions Latin Americans have made in this country. Originally a weeklong celebration initia...
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A Sexy White Pizza. Fig & Truffle w/Sage = Deliciousness for Days!
Being part of a gourmet cooking club has its pluses and minuses. It's great in that you explore wonderful new themes and ingredients and are charged with creating something unique based around that theme. It's also wonderful in that you get to virtually meet...
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Blueberry Obsession. So, A Smoothie of Sorts.
Monday's almost over and I'm still in my pjs. It's like that on most Mondays. And right now, my mind is on shoes. I'm anxiously obsessing and lusting over my next purchase. Those green Charlotte Olympia's have me vexed. So damn sexy. Like ridicously, insanel...
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Café Del Rey. A Perfect Lunch.
Though I travel more than the average person I know and do so with complete reckless abandon, I'm never paralyzed by the thought that every trip, every country, every city, every neighborhood and even every block has something new to offer. Something new for...
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Devouring Truffles at the National Truffle Fest, Part II
Just when I thought I had enough truffles on Day One of the Truffle Fest (mainly during the Vintner's dinner), Saturday morning excited my parents and me with an aromatic and completely intoxicating 2-hour cooking demo presented by Chef Hayes (see him here a...
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Live Interview w/Aspire Magazine 4.20.11
Live video interview discussing Bren's passion for creating Cuban and international cuisine, cooking in heels, using the pressure cooker, cooking for Will Smith, Black Enterprise feature and other projects.
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#FlanFridays: The One That Started It All {Archive}
I'm pulling out an oldie today. Why?? Well, read this post from earlier in the week. It'll all make sense. Without getting into too much detail, I was torn between 3 different flans to make for today's #FlanFriday and simply couldn't make up my mind. Kinda r...
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Blueberry Ginger Margarita
When I woke up this morning, I was thankful. Thankful for life, for the best family ever, for my new friends that have helped maintain my sanity during some recent stressful times; thankful that I have work and thankful for health.
I was even thankful for t...
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National Truffle Fest. A Most Decadent 3 Days…Part I
But wait. I speak not of chocolate truffles. When I Tweeted and Facebook'd that I was attending the 3rd Annual National Truffle Festival in Asheville, N.C., this past March, I received an unbelieavable amount of jelly responses kindly suggesting I indulge i...
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Baking Bread from Zoë Francois’ Book —The Pan Queen
(Photos by: Mark Luinenburg via Amazon)*this originally appeared and is adapted from my Dean & DeLuca column.
I am not a baker. I bake flan, my claim to fame, but I don’t even consider that a qualifier as a bona fide baker.
As a chef and one that lov...
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