Blog Archives for category Culinary Creations
Rosemary-Scented Chicken Bolognese with Mushrooms
To give this traditional meat sauce even more of a comforting feel, I added in chopped fresh rosemary and woodsy… Continue reading »
‘Spaghettini with Warm Bacon-Mushroom Vinaigrette’
If you are a fan of a warm bacon vinaigrette on a spinach salad, well this is its ‘pasta cousin’!… Continue reading »
‘Brussels & Black Garlic Gratin’
One of my new favorite ingredients to cook with is black garlic. With its earthy, fig-like taste, each clove of… Continue reading »
Radicchio & Endive Salad with Juniper Berry-Thyme Vinaigrette
A great pairing for the botanical flavor of crushed juniper berries (other than the gin in my dry martini!) is… Continue reading »
Duck Fat-Roasted Carrots & Sweet Potatoes
The next time you roast a whole duck or sear duck breasts, don’t get rid of that lovely duck fat! … Continue reading »
Pork with Apricot-Sage Sauce
This absolutely divine pork recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks: The Bonne Femme Cookbook by Wini Moranville. A… Continue reading »
‘Pecan Layer Cake with Bourbon-Chocolate Buttercream Frosting’
I couldn’t mention this luscious cake that I made for my husband’s Birthday this year and not share the source… Continue reading »
Orange Bitters Vinaigrette
I’ve been reading a lot lately about bitters. That small bottle of bitter-tasting, botanical extract used in classic cocktails like… Continue reading »
‘Roasted Cabbage with Pears’
There are two exciting things about this recipe: first, the idea of roasting cabbage instead of braising or stewing it,… Continue reading »
‘Roast Chicken with Radishes’
There are a few cookbook authors whose upcoming cookbooks I always pre-order. One of these authors is Ina Garten, the… Continue reading »