Ice cream. Such a gloriously rich, creamy, calorie dense treat, loved by young and old alike. Actually it is the prefect food for the very young and very old, as you do not need teeth to eat it, right? This ultra rich version features fresh mango and ginger root, a perfect pairing of tropical […]
Skewered Steak Tips with Avocado Gastrique
Gastrique? Am I using some fancy schmancy chef talk? What the *#$! is a gastrique? OK to be perfectly honest this sauce is not a gastrique in the classical French culinary sense. But the ingredients – vinegar, fruit (yes, avocado is a fruit) and spices lends itself to being called a gastrique, at least by […]
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Chocolate Chip-Coconut Bars
These Chocolate Chip-Coconut Bars are making me happy and my scale rather unhappy! I swear I heard it let out a groan the other day. Or maybe that was just me. . . Oooey, gooey, chocolatey and oh so rich. From the buttery rich base of the cookie, made from the Master Cookie Dough, to […]
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Panko Crusted Fig and Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops
When fig season arrives, I enjoy eating the sweet, fresh fruit out of my hand. Figs are such an interesting fruit, being rather squat and ugly on the outside yet beautiful on the inside. A perfect example of not judging a book by its cover. California Mission figs are my favorite type of fig, with […]
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Cinnamon and Ancho Chile Scented Avocado Ice Cream
Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day! But I am not a big fan of chocolate ice cream, though I do love chocolate in most other incarnations. I decided to re-post a recipe I developed, for those might want to try an ice cream that is a little different…Avocado Ice Cream. Avocado ice cream? Really? […]
