This turned out really good but unfortunately the night we ate it on his birthday it was still too cold from the refrigeration. When the frosting has so much butter and cream cheese the refrigeration makes it so solid like butter that you feel almost sick eating it. The next day I warmed it up and it was a totally…
Month: January 2016
Dolma & Tabbouleh
I met an Armenian girl at a vertical farming tour in Brooklyn. She told me about her national dish and it reminded me of the cabbage rolls my mom made when I was young. This took a while to research to figure out some consensus on the internet on how to make these. I found this recipe on a site…
Chocolate-Glazed Almond Horns
These are one of my favorite cookies so I had to try to make them myself! They sell these at Trader Joes sometimes and have found them in some bakeries. This was going to be one of the cookies for the Christmas cookie party but since the recipe only makes 6 large cookies it didn’t seem like the right time.…
Orecchiette with Basil Pesto, Cauliflower and Bacon
Henry and I learned how to make this in a Sur La Table cooking class together and have made this at least 4 times now. Love this stuff! Orecchiette with Basil Pesto, Cauliflower and Bacon Basil Pesto: 2 cloves garlic 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 2 large bunches basil, stems removed about 2 ounces 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil…
Lemon Coleslaw for Fish Tacos
Once the fish was gone I cooked up some chicken tenders. The fish is better I think. I love this coleslaw! This is an old recipe of mine that I found in a 1991 issue of Bon Appetit. It is the recipe from the Pine Avenue Fish House in Long Beach, California that the magazine tracked down for a…