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Book Review          A GrandFather’s Lessons in the Kitchen with Shorey         by Jaques Pe’pin

Book Review A GrandFather’s Lessons in the Kitchen with Shorey by Jaques Pe’pin

In the kitchen with Shorey has recipes that I am familiar with. I like Deviled eggs – however with out fish eggs. The book starts with setting the table. It is similar to at home, a basic setting and simply explained. Mama folds great cloth […]

Eulogy for Wazzee Supper Club

Eulogy for Wazzee Supper Club

I was going through menus when i was struck. A Wazee Super club menu. When we first moved to Denver and ate at the restaurant under the viaduct we were a bit skeptic. 3 rules still applied and exceeded restaurant ambience, hospitality and food on the […]

Pizza Friday ~ Coaches’ House. Best Ever Double Stuffed Cheese Crust

Pizza Friday ~ Coaches’ House. Best Ever Double Stuffed Cheese Crust

Coach made up the pizza oven. Coach made the pizza dough. We ended up cooking 25 pizza dough crusts this night. The best was my double stuffed cheese crust with a bit of char. Coach said the cheese was still molten when he bit in. Yikes!

Best ever.

Pizza in the back yard, made from scratch with family and friends.

 

 

The Market Place ~ Raisin Bread

The Market Place ~ Raisin Bread

Tasty treat for any time is Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Raisin Bread. Double thick slice is great toasted with the first cup of coffee.  

Book review “Essential Pepin”

Book review “Essential Pepin”

  I meet Jacques Pepin when he came to the CP. One word. gracious. I have meet him several times later through Todays’ Gourmet and his writings. I pick up a Pepin book at any chance.  Over 6o years and 700 recipes. Essential Pepin is […]

Tea Towel of the Month “October” Scotty Dogs

Tea Towel of the Month “October” Scotty Dogs

The Scottish festival in Estes kicks off the parade with the “Dogs of the British Isle”.

Inspiration from the festival comes this tea towel as the October tea towel of the month.

100% Cotton and no recipes on the tea towel (dog gone).

dog gone

 

Book Review “Chez Panisse Pasta Pizza and Calzone

Book Review “Chez Panisse Pasta Pizza and Calzone

From the beginning, Alice Waters has inspired from Chez Panisse.  The cook book leads you down the garden path – fresh, seasonal, organic and sustainable. The culinary thread that I enjoyed is through the cook book is seasonality mind set. From the introduction are new […]

Peach  Appetizer

Peach Appetizer

  Love Love Love Colorado peaches. This week they are my Sweets of the week! At Trader Joe’s food sample station were delicious peach, prosciutto, brie appetizers. They are best served room temperature. I bought the products and assembled at home.

Tea Towel for the month of September “Nutcracker”

Tea Towel for the month of September “Nutcracker”

party kid, sprite

YES the Audition went very well. In celebration the tea towel for the month of September is for party kids and sprite auditions for the Nutcracker!

Winter Holidays are coming!

Tea Towel for the Month of May “Windsor Castle”

Tea Towel for the Month of May “Windsor Castle”

 Recipes are not included on this tea towel. Says “made in UK “and “100% cotton”.  Site of THE Wedding…. and all I got is this tea towel.