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May 2009

An Inspired Cobb Salad

May 27, 2009 |

The inspiration for this salad runs a few degrees deep. It all started with the California Brunch Special crepe from Crepes-a-Go-Go. This is my Chief Culinary Consultant’s favorite savory crepe to order; it has turkey, cheese, eggs, mushrooms, avocado, tomato, and feta. Seriously delicious. This crepe spawned a great idea by him: an omelet made [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie-Topped Brownies

May 26, 2009 |

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Brownies are good. Chocolate chip cookies are good. Chocolate chip cookie dough-topped brownies? Utterly delicious. These brownies take two of the most popular desserts – brownies and chocolate chip cookies – and combine them into one amazing, sinful treat. The bottom is a classic brownie recipe, and the top chocolate chip cookie dough. The combination [...]

Greek Celebration Bread – Christopsomos

May 25, 2009 |

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This recipe is a variation on the Greek Celebration Bread (Artos). I was immediately drawn to the Christopsomos because it appeared to be, in essence, the bread form of the Cucidati cookies I made a few months ago. The traditional Italian cookies are filled with ground figs, raisins, dates and walnuts, and flavored with orange [...]

Coconut Chocolate Chunk Blondies

May 22, 2009 |

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At some point I missed the memo on blondies. When did they become popular? They popped up on my radar sometime last year, and even then, I didn’t feel the urge to scurry off into the kitchen to whip them up. Slowly though, it seemed their popularity was picking up steam. I started to see [...]

Traditional Hummus

May 21, 2009 |

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I don’t remember the first time that I tried hummus, but I know that I certainly love it. It’s healthy, relatively low-fat, and can be served with a variety of accompaniments: vegetables, bagel chips, pretzels, pita bread, and the list goes on and on. For the longest time I made a short-cut version of hummus [...]

Mushroom Spinach & Gruyere Quiche

May 19, 2009 |

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Given the current state of today’s economy, many people are trying to cut back on their grocery bill. Unfortunately, a lot of people think “eating cheap” equates to ramen noodles and spaghettios. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. In fact, slashing spending on food opens up the possibilities to getting creative and exploring new [...]

Anadama Bread

May 18, 2009 |

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This bread is a wonderful loaf bread full of complex flavors and a hearty texture. Although it appears as though it may be a wheat bread, don’t be fooled! The dark coloring is a result of mild molasses in the dough, which provides a slightly sweet flavor to the bread. In addition to the molasses, [...]

Classic Fudge

May 13, 2009 |

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You say “fudge” and I immediately smell the salty air that wafts up from the shores of the Atlantic. Although fudge is a traditional gift toted around in tins at Christmas-time, it always reminds me of the beach. A quaint little beach town (or crowded boardwalk, for that matter) wouldn’t be complete without a homemade [...]

Coffee-and-Espresso Layered Cheesecake

May 5, 2009 |

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Last week was my sister’s birthday, and she spent it living it up out in Chicago, so this was a somewhat belated celebration. Last year for her birthday she asked me to make a Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Hazelnut filling, so this year while trying to think of a dessert that she would enjoy, something [...]

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May 2009

An Inspired Cobb Salad

Chocolate Chip Cookie-Topped Brownies

Greek Celebration Bread – Christopsomos

Coconut Chocolate Chunk Blondies

Traditional Hummus

Mushroom Spinach & Gruyere Quiche

Anadama Bread

Classic Fudge

Coffee-and-Espresso Layered Cheesecake

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