I am truly a spoiled princess 👑 Yes, my family members’ eyes are rolling. They know. The people that love me the most and know me well are keen on just how to indulge me most – they gift me items for which I can craft and create FOR others. Just today I was asked…
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Beets, blue cheese, and rosemary are ALWAYS a winner flavor combinations.There’s something about the earthy sweetness of roasted beets, the funky tang of freshly crumbled blue cheese, and the aromatic freshness and sensation of rosemary that awaken everything in the body – entice the palate – make the mouth water – and cause the soul…
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What and how are all the elements to this super savory, ultra creamy, and sensationally delicious Creamy Sweet Pepper Beef Bruschetta Pastry Pie made? Puff Pastry, also known as pâte feuilletée, is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat. The butter is put inside…
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Apparently, because my version of this traditional French quiche recipe uses maple roasted ham rather than bacon, it cannot be considered a “Quiche Lorraine.” Oh, those darn Frenchmen/women and their strict culinary and viticultural rules. (Actually, I really do LOVE that about France). I like structure and tradition – but I’m also a rule breaker…
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As amazing as this sounds without this little extra detail, I was actually able to find a block of cheddar rolled and rubbed in fresh herbs and dried flowers. This cheese is and was heavenly. In fact, I believe I’ll remember it’s physical beauty forever and ever, it’s aromatic attraction, as well as it’s savory…
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Salchichón is a Spanish summer sausage that is made by smoking, drying, cooking or some combination. Salchichón has a firm and compact texture; it also has a delicate and sweet taste that contrasts with spicy spices, giving the aroma and flavor so characteristic. THUS, it’s the perfect accompaniment to pastry filled with sharp, aged Manchego cheese and…
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I really should rename this post, “All Day Pie,” as the process literally took us all day. We speed through the beginning…wham, bam, in the oven. We were both a little on edge. You see, I had recently moved and my place was being painted and tiled. I was unable to be “at home” (both…
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