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Cinnamon Butterscotch Scones

September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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When I was attending the She Speaks conference in July, we ate at this cute restaurant, The Pewter Rose. We were served these delicious Butterscotch Scones as an amuse bouche. The restaurant is in the historic South End of Charlotte and occupies the second floor of a turn-of-the-century textile warehouse.  It is light and airy with ceiling fans all across the ceiling.  It is called an eclectic casual bistro that offers internationally American cuisine.  Last time I visited I had a lovely goat cheese salad.  Everything on their menu looked delicious and their latest special is to make an mashed [...]

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Cooking With Kids: Chocolate Chip Scones

June 20, 2011 By 6 Comments
chocolate chip scones

Recently my niece called a meeting with me to discuss new recipes for us to make.  She pulled out her Pink Princess  cookbook by Barbara Berry and we sat at the family room game table.  She has become a great little baker and loves to help out in the kitchen. When I brought my coffee over she ran over to get her lemonade.  She had stickies and we marked all the recipes that sounded good.  We were hard at work. When her brothers tried to join us she said “there are no breaks in meetings!” We then prioritized which ones [...]

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Lemon Raspberry Muffins

March 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Lemon Raspberry Muffins

Meyer Lemons are in stores right now and I  love to use them in baked goods.  They brighten everything. Combine the lemons with raspberries and you will feel like spring is just around the corner. This weekend is time change so we will be able to enjoy the start of spring evenings.  This time of year always feels like a time of renewal and new beginnings.  Even here in Southern California, after a season of colder weather and dark evenings, we look forward to spring. Farmers markets will soon be loaded with fruits and vegetables. What are you looking forward [...]

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Nana’s Banana Pancakes for Pancake Week

March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stack of Banana pancakes

Where we came from often influences the food we make.  In many cultures recipes are passed down from generation to generation.  When they are in the right mood kids love to hear bits and pieces of family history and they have already chosen family favorites that they love us to make. Recipes are such a wonderful way to pass on our family heritage and teach kids about the countries we come from. It is National Pancake Week so it seemed like a fine time to share my favorite pancake.  One of the recipes that I fondly remember is my Nana [...]

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Thai Chicken Pizza

February 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Thai chicken pizza

Each month a group of my friends have been gathering to talk about social media.  Each of us has projects we are working on.  One designs clothes, another designs invitations, a few of us blog and one is in real estate.  It has turned into a rich evening of sharing with friends.  We hold each other accountable to our goals for the next month and can bring issues for input from our group. This month I hosted and decided to make an old favorite, Thai Chicken Pizza.  I didn’t have much time to pull dinner together and I improvised using [...]

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Chipotle Cheddar Scones

November 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Next week is Thanksgiving.  I feel the year is rushing quickly towards the end.  I want to slow it down and enjoy the holidays, starting with Thanksgiving.  These Chipotle Cheddar Scones are slightly spicy, cheesy and perfectly flaky.  One of my favorite turkeys to make is a Ancho Chile and Honey Turkey. My faithful standby and my sister in law Joy’s favorite turkey is the Perfect Turkey by Martha Stewart.  It is a sure thing. What is your favorite turkey?  I’d love to hear.  Maureen was the winner of the cookbooks.  Look for another giveaway Monday.

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Cinnamon Apple Scones

November 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
Caramel Apple Scones

This weekend I invited my friend Nell over for a breakfast tea.  Nell has been a mentor in my life over the last seven years.  I met her at a point in my life I was in transition.  She spoke words of wisdom and encouragement into my life. We share a love of tea and dishes.  We both believe you can’t own too many sets of dishes.  A girl needs options doesn’t she? After a busy week I needed quick inspiration for a new scone to serve and opened my Foster’s Market Cookbook.  What a delightful cookbook.  I want to [...]

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Date Nut Bread and Hadley’s

October 18, 2010 By 3 Comments

Growing up my family would often go to Palm Springs for a weekend.  On the way out there is a place called Hadley’s Date Farm.  It has been around since 1931, off Interstate 10.  They have a wide variety of dates including Medjool, Deglet Noor and Empress dates. We would stop on the way home and most of the family would get a date shake and shop for date bread to take home.  Most of us meaning everyone but me, because as a little girl I was not fond of dates. Now I love adding them in my Spring Salad [...]

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A Bridal Shower Tea and Strawberry Butter

August 1, 2010 By 1 Comment

If you are wondering why it has been so quiet here at Adventures in the Kitchen it is because my computer crashed and died.  Not just once, but three times in the last month.  It has now checked into the Apple repair, after a brief stay at another tech room and I hope to pick it up this week. I felt a bit like Carrie in that episode of Sex and the City when her computer dies and she had never backed up.  I did back up but two weeks had passed.  No ordinary two weeks but the weeks where [...]

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Oatmeal Blackberry Scones

April 13, 2010 By 2 Comments

This year we had a brunch theme for our family Easter dinner.  Though I ended up home sick I made these Oatmeal Blackberry Scones to send along.  I had blackberries at home so I decided add them to the scone recipe.  You could use raspberries as an alternative.  Frozen or fresh would work well in this recipe. I have enjoyed all the recipes I have tried from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook  Baking – From My Home to Yours. As a beginning blogger I  joined Tuesdays With Dorie and was introduced to so many delicious treats.  These Brioche Snail Rolls were the [...]

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