Category: Recipes
Raspberry Muffins
As I made Chef Sarah’s Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Earl Grey Buttercream, I defrosted some raspberries for the delicious center of these cupcakes. I had about 2 cups leftover. I was definitely not making enough batches of these cupcakes to use up the rest. (Each cupcake contained only one raspberry.) What to do…
Peach-Raspberry Crumble with Amaretto
It is Secret Recipe Club time again. Check out this recipe for a crumble with coconut oil and Amaretto!
Orange Blossom Panna Cotta with Campari Foam
I adore panna cotta and I definitely do not make it enough. Panna cotta was the perfect dessert choice for the end of our Modern Italian Cooking class with Chef Marcus of Tavolo. Orange Blossom Panna Cotta From Chef Marcus Vause of Tavolo 1 qt. cream 1 T. orange juice 1 t. orange blossom water…
Chicken Saltimbocca with Caponata
Chef Marcus’ modern take on traditional Italian recipes.
Pasta Puttanesca
The next course after the charred octopus was Chef Marcus’ take on Pasta Puttanesca. Puttanesca can be loosely translated to “spicy like a prostitute” and most puttenesca sauces are spicy. Chef Marcus switched it up a bit with his rendition. (This post is the next installment of our Modern Italian Cuisine Cooking Class with Chef…
Amuse-bouche and an Italian Compote
This was a tasty little bite which inspired me to create my own Italian preserve: Triple Berry Mostarda
Chocolate Spaetzle with Butterscotch Sauce and Candied Citrus
Recipes for chocolate spaetzle, butterscotch sauce and candied citrus.
Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa Nib and Pistachio Praline Crumble
Well, that is delicious mouthful. There is even more—the “double chocolate” requires a chocolate ganache swirled in the already chocolatey ice cream. This is the sixth part of a series documenting our Chocolate Cooking Class with Chef Sarah Leavell of The Canebrake. Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa Nib and Pistachio Praline Crumble was the…
Cocoa-Chili Rub for Steak
This is the fifth post in my series documenting our Chocolate Cooking Class with Chef Sarah Leavell of The Canebrake.
Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Earl Grey Buttercream
You may have surmised from my recent OCD posts that I am a bit competitive. No, really, I am. 🙂 Well, one of The Hubs’ colleagues at work has a girlfriend who runs a cupcake catering business. Her cupcakes are sublime. We have tasted many at different company functions and even purchased others from her…