Brown Butter Raspberry Tart

May 19, 2013
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Last Tuesday I was cooking with my friend Lesley for her book club dinner. She decided to serve roasted veggie rice bake for the main dish and I suggested brown butter raspberry tart for dessert. This tart was one of the first recipes I ever blogged about almost three years ago. It is one of [...]

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Savory Leek Quiche

May 12, 2013
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The other day, while shopping, I overheard a conversation in the produce department in which two costumers were trying to figure out what the name of a vegetable was they had never bought and cooked with. I was astonished to see they were talking about leeks. In the German or French cuisine fresh leeks are [...]

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Kaiserrolls with Poppy Seeds – Mohnbrötchen

May 6, 2013
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Hamburgers were on the menu the other night and I wanted to bake my own hamburger buns this time. To me the store bought ones always look pretty sad. These Kaiserrolls with poppy seeds were very easy to prepare. I got the inspiration from Linda, That Skinny Chick can bake. Mine are not as pretty [...]

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Honey Tomato Soup

May 1, 2013
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Listen to this conversation I overheard in the kitchen between my hubby and our daughter while I took the pictures for this post: D: I am hungry, dad. What’s for lunch? H: As soon as mom is done you can eat the photo shoot. LOVING IT!! This is not an unusual scenario at my house, [...]

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505 Southwestern Roasted Green Chiles Chicken

April 28, 2013
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I am all for a quick and easy dinner, especially after running errands and kids around all day. A tasty dish waiting for me, ready to be served when we get home – that’s the one I am talking about. This 505 Southwestern Roasted Chiles chicken fits the bill. A one pot meal, slow-cooked or [...]

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Kaiserschmarrn

April 21, 2013
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Kaiserschmarrn is a true staple in the Viennese cuisine. Literally translated it means emperor’s nonsense, but looking at the dish you can probably easily see that we are talking about shredded pancakes. Kaiserschmarrn originated in the kitchens of the poor and is a dish that often uses up left overs pancakes. It contains rum soaked raisins [...]

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Kitchen Table Cooking School & Colorado Culinary Academy

April 17, 2013
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Living in or close to Denver you are probably familiar with the very popular Kitchen Table Cooking School. The five year old cooking school moved into a new location  in Greenwood Village, just a few minutes from their old place. It was my pleasure to be invited to tour the brand new facility, meet with [...]

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Happy Birthday Kajo & Muy Bueno Cookbook Winner

April 14, 2013
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Happy Birthday to my best boy ever, Kajo. He is ten years old today and he got his Birthday wish, his favorite, more snow. When we went to the breeder to pick a puppy ten years ago almost all of the dogs were already taken, but they were still all there for us to meet. [...]

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Springy Pea Cakes

April 10, 2013
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If spring won’t come to use, we will just go and get it ourselves. That is the motto of the week at my house, especially after waking up to balmy 1°F (- 17 °C) this morning. What can I say? Springy pea cakes exceeded our expectations. I prepared them for my kids as a healthy [...]

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Potatoes with Mexican Chorizo & Muy Bueno Cookbook Giveaway

April 7, 2013
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If you like Mexican food you are in for a treat today. I have one copy of the cookbook Muy Bueno to give away to one lucky blog reader. Muy Bueno is the recipe collection and collaborate work of my Denver blogger friend Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, her sister Veronica Gonzalez-Smith, and their mother Evangelina Soza. All three [...]

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