It suddenly occurred to me, after I received a lovely comment from someone who apparently had been searching for my Carrot Cake recipe for years, that I had not included the recipe here on my blog. Well here is the link.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/105-12142007-1456360.html
As Ruth Reichl stated in the Gourmet compilation, “it is one of the best we’ve [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged cake, carrot, cheese, cream on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thai Curry Cornish hens with couscous
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged coconut, curry, peanut, thai on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While at work today, I penned an ingredient list for what I think is the perfect fusion of Thai and Indian cuisines. This marinade makes enough for two cornish hens. The cayenne pepper lends a little kick and the peanut butter and coconut milk provide the perfect foundation for the curry powder. A bold and [...]
Walnut Basil Lemon Pesto on Pasta
Posted in Events, Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged basil, lemon, pasta, pesto, walnut on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our dear friend Michael Murtha hosted a few friends to his home this weekend wherein he claimed he would prepare just a few appetizer items before we headed out for the evening. Well to Michael a few appetizer items included baked shrimp in tomato sauce, paper thin prosciutto with buffalo mozzarella AND the most delicious orechiette [...]
Peach cheesecake
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged cheesecake, peach on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out www.phillyburbs.com on August 1st for the recipe!
Here it is!
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/105-08062008-1573376.html
A lighter Alfredo
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged alfredo, bacon, spaghetti on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This spaghetti uses chicken broth instead of the proverbial “heart attack on a plate” that conventional alfredo sauce kindly provides. This recipe is adapted from Lydia Bastianich. She does not bind the sauce with flour as I do, and I find it necessary so that when the eggs are added, they have something to cling [...]
Tortellini Salad
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged salad, tortellini on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the most organic of recipes (am I using that word correctly?). Organic in that you throw in a little of this and a little of that. Two pounds of cheese tortellini, boiled in salted water and chilled in a quick ice bath and drained. Add 1 cup of peas, defrosted in the microwave, and 1 cup [...]
Another easy appetizer
Posted in Events, Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged dates, goat cheese, melon on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This recipe I must credit to Christine Skordeles, my loving cousin. She arrived yesterday with dates, goat cheese and melon. She pitted each date, stuffed it with goat cheese and wrapped it in a thin slice of canteloupe. As you can see the slices of melon are not as thin as they should be, but given that we [...]
Blue cheese and prosciutto
Posted in Events, Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged blue, cheese, prosciutto on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How about a slice of danish blue cheese wrapped with a thin slice of prosciutto. That’s it. Unbelievably delicious! Had them on Friday at a cocktail party and replicated them on Saturday for our pizza party! Delicious!
Fried Pork Chops
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged arugula, avocado, buttermilk, chops, pork on July 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As I turned the pork chops in the frying pan, I knew that these would be special. I’d never made fried pork chops before. My foray into pork chops was always oven fried, as in Shake and Bake (remember the TV commercial from the 70’s….. “and I helped!”). These were no shake and bake pork chops! After [...]
Beatty’s Chocolate Cake
Posted in Recipes, entertaining, food, tagged cake, chocolate on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Also known as Hershey’s Chocolate Cake. This recipe was featured on The Barefoot Contessa during a show where she was baking for one of her fabulous gay friends. I recalled it as strangely familiar. A little searching in my pantry and sure enough it was the recipe on the back of the Hershey’s Cocoa box! She [...]
