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The Great High School Baking Show – Chocolate Trellis Stand with Strawberry Truffles and White and Dark Chocolate Tuxedo Strawberries

The Great High School Baking Show – Chocolate Trellis Stand with Strawberry Truffles and White and Dark Chocolate Tuxedo Strawberries

This year, I am going into high school. This is a very exciting time for me, even though we are confined to virtual learning in the midst of this pandemic. This summer, as an introduction to the school, several summer courses were offered. One of […]

New Years Resolution. a better year

New Years Resolution. a better year

The only resolution I have is to have a better year. 2020 hindsight it is easy to look back. Bringing in the New Year the top 10 from RMNews food stories is a good summary of the year. The TOP 5 are listed. The story […]

A Heaping Helping of Heavenly Potatoes.

A Heaping Helping of Heavenly Potatoes.

This Thanksgiving is far different from any other we have and probably ever will experience. Though, what better excuse for good food?! This year, I made one of my favorite dishes of all time: Scalloped Potatoes. Everything from the cream, to the butter, and especially […]

Seeds Only a Plant Breeder Could Love, Until Now

Seeds Only a Plant Breeder Could Love, Until Now

The New York times. Wednesday February 28th, 2018 has a writeup on Row 7 Seed Company promotes and “sells seeds for new vegetable and grain varieties that might otherwise never find an audience“. Excellent. Flavors just getting started. Perhaps it is prepped and ready for […]

Food

Food

The NY Times Food a good appetite article states “get to know the versatile quarter sheet pan, an indispensable tool for fine tuning meals“. Wow. Not a hack that I wrap my mind around. Refer to Question #2. The article continues ” Once upon a […]

Keep on Grilling

Keep on Grilling

Life & Culture states summers not over yet, and there are plenty of dishes to fire up. Yikes … It then says don’t put away that grill just yet. As a chef that has worked to the position of rôtisseur – the grill does not […]

Sauce Thickeners

Sauce Thickeners

Sauce thickeners is in Life & Culture today. Coincidentally Bob recently celebrated his birthday. He has refined his cooking prowess over the time that i have known him. When asked what is he going to explore next (I thought travel) – he answer was sauces. […]

The Season that wasn’t

The Season that wasn’t

Ahh.. Lyrics from Presidents of United States sums it up Movin’ to the country,Gonna eat a lot of peachesMovin’ to the country,Gonna eat me a lot of peaches Some of the peach farmers in Palisade lost their entire crop this year according to the Denver […]

Cool Treats

Cool Treats

Wednesday 2020-07-22. Life & Culture arrived from the Denver Post. Thank goodness it is now 19 weeks of Social Isolation. Cool Treats are a welcome distraction to Isolation. the truth table is humorous and welcome. the next map to Sweet treats could include before during […]

Week Night Dishes

Week Night Dishes

Wednesday already. Thank goodness for during the Coronavirus Survival the demark of this mid week is the Denver Post October 14, 2020. This week’s tasty treat is “Crisp gnocchi, roasted squash and more. ” I had not gone into it “more” and stayed with the […]