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I have a Thanksgiving giveaway to celebrate Thanksgiving week here at Adventures in the Kitchen. I received a copy of Diane Morgan’s new cookbook The New Thanksgiving Table by Chronicle Books. I loved it so much I asked the kind people at Chronicle if they would share a copy with one lucky reader and they…
When I lived in Los Angeles one of my favorite Saturday morning activities included breakfast at Campanile. I loved going over to the La Brea Bakery and taking home some of the baked goods created by Nancy Silverton. She is one of my favorite chefs. I would be poor and my waist line would grow…
I decided to try making a coffee cake from the Bisquick Healthy Heart. Can I tell you a secret? I grew up with a mom who used Bisquick. That was the base at our house for both biscuits and pancakes. My favorite hands down was the coffee cake. I confess that it is still on…
Many of you have commented on new ideas for Grilled Cheese. That was and still is my favorite sandwich. There is nothing like a great grilled cheese. Nancy Silverton, now of Mozza, used to have a Grilled Cheese night at Campanile. The place would be packed with diners waiting to try the weekly specials. She…
For the last of four Adventures in the Kitchen giveaways I thought we would give out a Kids Cooking Kit. I started cooking and exploring in the kitchen when I was little. Cooking is a great creative outlet for children. Involving them in the process opens up new foods for them. One night when I…
Thank you all for participating in my Cookbook GIveaway. The winner is Maggie, go by and congratulate her on her win! I have had to postpone the final giveaway until next Monday, so check back then for the Kids Cooking Giveaway! Today I bring you Buttermilk Cranberry Scones. I discovered these one evening when I…
Growing up it was a family tradition on Saturday to go to Bullocks for lunch. It was quite the generational outing that included my mom, grandmother, great grandmothers and aunts. The event was usually for a birthday or special celebration. We would get there early and shop for a while. Then we would go into…
I have been cooking up a storm and am excited to share the new recipes with you. This weekend I made Banana Nut Bread. Three bananas were starting to ripen and calling out to be made. I looked at my cookbooks and saw Pastries from La Brea Bakery. The recipe was from created by one…
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…
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…
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…
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…