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Tagine of Chicken

January 30, 2010 By 2 Comments

Is January really almost over? I can’t believe I haven’t had the chance to share the Tagine of Chicken I made for a dinner party last month.  The recipe is by Colin Cowie, a party planner and author of several entertaining books. The Tagine is a one pot dish and has this great blend of saffron and aromatics and preserved lemons.  I liked it because I could do the browning, place in the pot and cook while we were enjoying appetizers and wine. You cook it in a heavy bottom pan.  This dish was traditionally cooked in a glazed tagine [...]

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Espresso Shortbread

January 27, 2010 By 1 Comment

Looking for new cookie recipes I discovered these Espresso Chocolate Shortbread cookies over at Smitten Kitchen.  How can you go wrong with espresso and chocolate and shortbread.  I was sold at the recipe but then I took a bite.They melt in your mouth. These are from Dorie Greenspan’s “Baking From My Home to Yours”.  It is a great cookbook full of amazing treats.  These cookies are buttery with a hint of coffee and sweet, but not too sweet, and chocolate.  Deb was right when she said they get better with age.  I had these in a tin for over a [...]

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Roasted Banana Bars with Brown Butter Pecan Frosting

January 24, 2010 By 2 Comments

I am part of the 10in2010 group with the goal of eating healthier and getting more exercise. Looking through Cooking Light online I found these amazing Roasted Banana Bars with Brown Butter Pecan Frosting. People looked at my skeptically when I said it was from Cooking Light. It was all I could do to not just eat the  roasted bananas and caramel sauce out of the pan.  The sauce was sizzling around the roasted bananas.  Roasting the bananas gives the cake a subtle carmel flavor and adds to the richness of this dessert. On another note my cousin Cassie has [...]

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Roasted Pears in Caramel Sauce

January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

We had a tornado in Southern California yesterday.  I have lived here all my life and don’t think I ever heard of one.  We are getting pounded by rain.  I walked out of my office to a river running down the street. I try not to complain knowing we are seriously spoiled with beautiful weather but try getting to your car when a river stands between. These cold rainy nights makes me crave something warm and sweet.  Inspired by a recipe I saw over at Food Loves Writing, one of the fun new food blogs I discovered last year, I [...]

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Arugula, Date, Parmesan and Almond Salad

January 2, 2010 By 6 Comments

Happy New Year everyone.  2010 is here and I have lots planned for Adventures In The Kitchen this year. It is the time of year where we set goals for the year.  One of mine is to eat healthy more consistently and exercise 3 x’s a week.  I am also planning to bring healthy lunches so that I don’t end up starving and buying something I really don’t want or need for lunch. I joined the Ten in 10: Ten Weeks to Healthy in 2010 group of food bloggers who have set goals for the first 10 weeks in 2010.  [...]

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