Category: Food photography

Papas Rellenas (fried meat stuffed mashed potatoes)

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What could be better than fried stuffed mashed potatoes – even a picky eater like me can appreciate that.  For this month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge, Kathlyn of Bake Like a Ninja was our Daring Cooks’ March 2011 hostess. Kathlyn challenges us to make two classic Peruvian dishes: Ceviche de Pescado from “Peruvian Cooking – Basic […]

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Lime Cream

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I love lime, even more than lemon and use it often.  This recipe is kind of  a cross between lime curd and key lime pie filling.  It is essentially a lime custard but with lots of butter and whipped up until it is creamy, inspired by a recipe for Lemon Cream from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking […]

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It’s World Nutella Day – Nutella Brownies

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It’s World Nutella Day  sponsored by Ms Adventures in Italy, Bleeding Espresso, and World Nutella Day – there really is a day for everything!  In honor of Nutella, here is my nutella brownie recipe. My daughter is also away at college and since she didn’t come home for spring break this year she was feeling […]

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Creamy Pesto and Sausage Penne

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After making all that great Pesto for holiday gifts, I did sort of keep some for myself and found a great way to use it for a quick weekday meal.  It took about 15 minutes, just long enough to cook the pasta.  Considering all the basil, I’m counting this as healthy (ignoring the cream sauce […]

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