Close by me, on my way to and back from many things, is a new eatery called Syrup. As the name suggests they serve breakfast and lunch and you should go in and check them out. I sat down with the Chef, Tom Willis, to talk a bit about the concept and direction of the [...]
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A New Kind of Syrup
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged breakfast, cherry creek restaurant, denver breakfast restaurant, homemade syrup, syrup on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Uncle David’s Breakfast Bread
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged breakfast, breakfast bread, fruit and nut bread, quick bread, sweet bread on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Uncle David likes to cook. He enjoys tinkering and tweeking recipes until they taste just right to him. Best of all, he shares. And does so seemingly without a bit of jealous, guarding, MY secret recipe behavior that often accompanies a finally perfect recipe. Now me, I have to fight off my grandmother’s little devil [...]
The Lure of Chana Masala
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chana masala, chickpea, chickpea stew, garbanzo, indian entree, spicy chickpea, vegetarian dinner on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sure, sure, it sounds easy enough. Truth be told, it isn’t hard. What could be difficult? Canned, yes you heard right, canned chickpeas. Canned tomatoes (I know, again with the canned!). Some onions, some spices, and Bob’s Your Uncle, Chana Masala. What isn’t spoken of is the obsessive tweaking, the endless variations, and an order [...]
Sour Cream Lemon Cake, Yeah, Make Two.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cake, lemon, lemon cake, lemon dessert, sour cream cake on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love to make cakes for people. Not just random, anyone next in line people, but my friends and family. My usual rule is the higher the better. I’m madly, madly in love with 3 layer cakes. They make me beyond happy. There is something about the all those layers stacked up, filling gently oozing [...]
Sweet Potato Drop Biscuits
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biscuits, breakfast biscuits, easy drop biscuits, sweet potato, sweet potato biscuits on April 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Not a marshmallow in sight. For the longest time, the only sweet potatoes I saw were either covered in bubbling marshmallow goo, or baked in a pie. A pie that kinda tasted like pumpkin, but not really. It was stickier and not as creamy. I prefered pumpkin. As you can see, my sweet potato reference [...]
Lunch with Chef Elise Wiggins.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Denver restaurant, Elise Wiggins, Hotel Monaco restaurant, Panzano on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chef Elise Wiggins is here! I got to sit down and talk with Chef Elise of Panzano about home cooking, flavor profiles, and recipe development. Not only that, she shared a recipe with me, which I’m sharing with you, AND I got to taste one the dishes on the new menu. I know, right? Let [...]
Panade
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baked bread & onion, baked soup, onion soup, panade on April 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Panade. According to Judy Rodgers of Zuni Cafe, it translates to “Big Bread Thing”. Which I guess it is. I think it’s as much about the onions and whatever else you put in it as the bread. It has caramelized onions in it. I almost automatically love anything with caramelized onions. Then there’s cheese. Cheese [...]
…of milk and honey
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged avocado, avocado hummus, avocado recipes, hummus, hummus recipes on April 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
” ….a land flowing with milk and honey”. The phrase conjures an image you can settle into. Green and lush, softly warm, with a gentle sweet fragrance. A pillow-y chair in morning sunlight that you can curl up in and sip your tea. Santa Barbara is such a place for me. A long weekend there [...]
The Name Game
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes, words can elude me. I can stammer, totally lose the next word in the middle of a sentence, and stumble along while hunting for the right words. A title for this post completely stumped me. This is a recipe for Peppers stuffed with Chicken and Quinoa with a Creole Sauce. Lengthy, and frankly, boring. [...]
Blood Orange Marmalade
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blood orange, blood orange jam, blood orange recipes, easy marmalade, marmalade, orange marmalade on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Blood Oranges. You love ‘em or you hate ‘em. Most of the haters I know seem to base their dislike purely on the name and appearance. Use the term “blood” in the title of anything food related and you’ll get an automatic ‘squick’ from almost all Americans. It’s how we were raised. It’s okay. There [...]
