Tag: fun food
member name: Madame Donna C.
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July 31, 2007 02:06 AM EDT --
Road Tripping: Day One
We felt restless, both of us stirring to get out and about, so my younger Mini-Madame and I took a road trip. We travel north on the freeway past Camp Pendleton.
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August 01, 2007 01:23 AM EDT --
Road Tripping, Part Two: Balboa Island and Laguna Beach
Following a short jaunt after breakfast, around the grounds of our resort, we decided a trip to Balboa Island was in order.
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August 11, 2007 12:11 AM EDT --
I admit, I am a food voyeur. I love to watch people with their food. I want to see what they do with their food.
I photograph them doing what they do with their food. . . .
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January 07, 2008 02:51 PM EST --
By the sea, by the beautiful sea, one expects balmy breezes and palm trees. In wintertime, the sea turns a deep azure blue and becomes as tumultuous as boiling water in a teapot. When storms blow through . . .
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January 14, 2008 02:45 PM EST --
Today, my feet resemble fat little sausages from all the walking I did yesterday. Have you ever eaten your way around the world in 7 hours? Well, yesterday that's exactly what I did!
My dear . . .
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July 18, 2007 01:00 AM EDT --
I know there is a television show called, "Hell's Kitchen." I don't watch television but I have heard people talking about it. This week I found Hell's Kitchen. . . .
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July 10, 2007 11:16 PM EDT --
This Bengalese dish is supposed to have a lot of "heat". Since fresh green chilies are generally milder in flavor than dried red chilies choose your heat quotient before assembling your . . .
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September 06, 2007 08:15 PM EDT --
This week, several evenings of meals all began with some colorful, flavorful heirloom tomatoes. I've developed several simple marinades and fruit or vegetable salsas, over the years, to use impulsively. . . .
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September 16, 2007 07:31 PM EDT --
Each year as summer's heat fades and fall's cooler air moves in, I begin planning my Thanksgiving menu. It is finally cool enough to use the oven a bit more as I experiment with recipes to . . .
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September 25, 2007 05:45 PM EDT --
Thoughts of implementing drastic changes to our 2007 Thanksgiving menu began in August. It was during a catering stint with my friend Teresa that the seed idea of transforming our Thanksgiving . . .
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June 17, 2008 06:11 PM EDT --
Recently, Jenna is around here somewhere s . strolled through my articles and found an image of one of my favorite desserts, Meyer Lemon Custard Tartlet's.
Unfortunately, I removed the . . .
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July 10, 2007 11:25 PM EDT --
The origin for the recipe, Chicken Tikka Masala, is as highly disputed as the mythological stories that follow the recipe for General Tso's chicken. Half of the culinary world, it seems, lay . . .
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July 23, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
All it took was a gentle squeeze between my thumb and a forefinger to discover that my mangoes were overripe. Next, the realization that my avocados were also aging beyond their prime meant I'd . . .
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September 07, 2007 04:49 PM EDT --
My farmer's market purchase of Heirloom Tomatoes yielded a wonderful roasted, herbed tomato mixture that lasted several days. The first night our meal was an Heirloom Tomato Mixture served over . . .
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September 07, 2007 05:58 PM EDT --
Our final Roasted Heirloom Tomato meal this week was simple, healthy and satisfying. First I allowed the leftover Roasted Heirloom Tomato Mix, Recipe Here, to come to room temperature.
While the . . .
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December 30, 2007 08:44 PM EST --
One of my favorite menus to prepare for New Year's Eve consists of a variety of appetizers to mix and match into a meal. Guests are able to mingle and chat as they move from table to table casually . . .
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October 05, 2007 01:31 PM EDT --
The turning of the seasons from summer to autumn means a complete overhaul of the way I think about food. During the summer, I concentrate on foods that grow mostly above the ground. In the . . .
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November 06, 2007 10:05 PM EST --
The recent scare regarding E. coli 0157:H7 in frozen pizza and pizza rolls ( USDA Food Safety ) is just one reason to make your own pizza. Controlling our ingredients, their sources, their measurements . . .
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June 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT --
Whether you purchase organic lemons, receive them as a gift from a friend with a tree or grow them yourself, fresh lemons plucked right off the tree are ideal for this sweet, tart cake.
An easily . . .
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