This week at I Heart Cooking Clubs we can cook from any of their featured chefs, I chose Giada De Laurentiis. I made Baked Rigatoni with Bechamel Sauce available on the Food Network website. I have made this several times and it is a crowd pleaser. There were a few changes I made. Instead of…
Soft-Centered Chocolate Teacup Cakes
This month on Tuesdays with Dorie is all about the chocolate. This week I made the Soft-Centered Chocolate Teacup Cakes AKA lava cakes. I was not sure that my tea cups were oven safe so I used my ramekins. These cakes are dangerously good. You can make them in mere minutes and they were divine….
Cooking with Tessa Kiros
This month’s featured chef on I Heart Cooking Clubs is Tessa Kiros. This is a new chef for me which is one reason I love this cooking group. We are always changing chefs and I am always learning more. Since I did not have time to go to my local library for one of her…
French Fridays with Dorie Dressy Pasta Risotto
This dressy pasta “risotto” was delicious and a big hit at our house. It is a fancy macaroni and cheese that is made like risotto. I sauteed one onion in butter until soft, added 3 3/4 cups chicken broth and brang to a boil. Then I added 1 1/3 cups of pasta and simmered 20-25…
Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta
This month on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making chocolate desserts from Baking Chez Moi. This week I made Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta page 373. Heavy cream, cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate. What’s not to like! A lovely dessert for the chocolate lover. I did make the Fluted Carrot Tangerine Cake (page 22) on time but…
French Fridays with Dorie Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux
I was having family over for a meal and wanted to make something special but not a lot of work. Dorie’s roast chicken for les paresseux (lazy people) seemed to fit the bill and also had many recommendations from the group. Two pieces of bread were put on the bottom of the pan and the…
French Fridays with Dorie Spur-of-the-moment Vegetable Soup
It was a rare rainy day in California and me and my family were in varying stages of illness. I can’t think of a better day to make soup. I decided on vegetable soup aka stone soup the carrot version. This chicken broth based soup has carrots, onion, celery, garlic, ginger, rosemary, thyme and potato….
Lemon Squares, French Style
While I was reviewing the lemon squares recipe it seemed similar to The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart from Baking From My Home To Yours which I had previously made. My comments were “french style is code for butter with a side of butter”. This recipe calls for a few steps and planning ahead….
French Fridays with Dorie Chestnut-Pear Soup
Having just made Dorie’s Chocolate Chestnut Tart with Vanilla Chestnut Syrup, I thought I would stay on the chestnut theme with Pear and Chestnut Soup. For this soup I sauteed onion, leek and celery in butter for 10 minutes. Then tossed in a peeled cubed pear, rosemary (or thyme), chicken broth and the cooked chestnuts. Simmer…
Chocolate Chestnut Tart with Vanilla Chestnut Syrup
When I hear the word chestnuts I think of Nat King Cole’s version of The Christmas Song. Even though chestnuts seem synonymous with the holidays I have never had one until now. I took one baker’s suggestion to cut the chestnuts in half for easy cutting and eating. I also have finally learned to bake…
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