Yearly Archives: 2009
Whoopie Pies
April 6, 2009 | 
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We are all jumping on the “back-to-basics” bandwagon, which seems to be a good direction to be heading. So when I saw this recipe in the New York Times, it had my name on it. The story goes that when kids discovered this chocolate treat in their lunch boxes, they would yell in delight, “whoopie”. […]
Pâtes de Fruits – French Fruit Jellies
March 29, 2009 | Print
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It was restaurant week recently in the Twin Cities. Carolyn, Joe, Jon and myself were fortunate to secure a table at the Chambers Kitchen. It’s located on two floors of the Chamber’s Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. We enjoyed a delicious dinner which ended with a trio of tasty treats including tiny French macarons, house-made marshmallows […]
Chocolate-Mascarpone Tart
March 24, 2009 | Print
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Here’s another recipe from Laura Werlin’s, “The All American Wine and Cheese Book”. This time chocolate is paired with the Italian version of cream cheese called mascarpone [mahs-kahr-POH-neh(nay)]. It hails from the Lombardy region and can be made as a double or triple cream cheese from cow’s milk. The trickiest part of this recipe is […]
Pear and Goat Cheese Tart
March 10, 2009 | Print
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This recipe is from Laura Werlin’s, “The All American Cheese and Wine Book”. I realize the book as been out for a couple of years, but I continue to use it as a reference when pairing recipes I create and the wines that might go with them. One classic cheese pairing is drizzling artisan honey […]
Midori Floating World Cafe
March 7, 2009 | Print
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Jon called me at the office the other day with a hankering for sushi. So we picked up our good friend Joe after work at the Light Rail Station and headed over to Midori’s Floating World Cafe. It’s not far from our home in the Longfellow Neighborhood of Minneapolis. Now, I’ve lived in the Longfellow […]
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Move Over Krispy Kreme
March 2, 2009 | Print
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My partner Jon grew up in a household with his mom whipping up a batch of doughnuts on the first snowy day. I, on the other hand, grew up in the South, occasionally selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts in front of a post office on Saturday mornings as a Boy Scout. Jon has raved about these […]
Tortilla Soup
February 22, 2009 | Print
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This is a recipe I created for a private class recently. The last time I made it, however, I used homemade chicken stock. Regardless of whether it’s totally vegetarian, count on it to be a warming, flavorful soup. Also, instead of putting all the tortilla strips in the soup, I fried some of them which […]
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