So I obviously did not meet my goal of posting every day, must less in days! But here is a little light breakfast treat for the holiday season. I saw these in the November issue of Food and Wine and thought I would try them. I had fresh cranberries in my refrigerator so I decided [...]
Filet of Beef with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
November 17, 2008 By 9 Comments
So, I am obviously not making the daily blog entry I had set as a goal. Yesterday I shopped and planned for a meal to make for my friends and post here at Adventures in the Kitchen. I was excited to share one of my favorite crowd pleasers with you, Ina Garten’s Filet of Beef [...]
Meyer Lemon Cranberry Scones
November 14, 2008 By 2 Comments
Everywhere I went yesterday the stores were already decorated for Christmas. How crazy is that? I want to enjoy fall and Thanksgiving before crossing into the Christmas season. Except for Christmas music. I had a roommate in my twenties and in October we would close all the windows and blare our favorite Christmas music. Seriously [...]
Parmesan Popovers
November 12, 2008 By 1 Comment
I am sure you can see I struggled to post everyday this week, the first week of NaBloPoMo. Thursday was the biggest event of my day job each year so I was a bit optimistic thinking I could do this. That night, a great night I might add, is over. Hopefully I can turn the [...]
Balsamic Cipolline Onions
November 11, 2008 By 1 Comment
Last year for a dinner party, I made Balsamic Cipolline Onions as a side dish to the filet of beef I was serving. I had first tasted these as part of a meal on my trip to Italy a few years back. I found a recipe on the Food TV site by Mario Batali. The [...]
Banana Coffee Muffins
November 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Taking a break from the Baked cookbook, I had a few ripe bananas that needed to be put to use. Searching online I found a banana coffee muffin recipe by Paula Deen. I remembered making something similar awhile back but with chocolate chips. These are make in minutes muffins. They are the kind you can [...]
Sweet and Salty Cupcakes
November 8, 2008 By 1 Comment
You might get sick of me waxing poetic about Baked, my favorite new cookbook. When I was flipping through the book I saw Sweet and Salty. There is something addictive about sweet and salty. Even Starbucks has a new hot chocolate drink that features caramel and salt. I have resisted even tasting it. It is [...]
Celery Salad with Walnut, Dates and Pecorino
November 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
November is here. I love the fall, which seems funny living in Southern California. But I love the crisp air and as much as it is possible here, the sense that seasons are changing. It is my favorite time of year. The Christmas madness has not started, though this year everywhere I look I am [...]
Free Starbucks on Election Day
November 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Today is election day and Starbucks is encouraging everyone to get out and vote. If you go in and tell them you voted they will give you a cup of coffee. Many of you might have voted early. I will be up early at the local senior center waiting to cast my vote, not only [...]
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
November 3, 2008 By 2 Comments
Things has been going so well. I had had stopped the cookbook madness. Have I confessed that I have a few cookbooks. It is a problem really. But I was had been resisting the urge when I entered bookstores, for over six months. Then I discovered this new cookbook, Baked: New Frontiers in Baking and [...]
