Monthly Archives: December 2009

Chocolate ganache tart

While I normally don’t try out new recipes when I entertain (damn you turkey roulade!), this seemed ridiculously easy.  I wanted to give Sis’ boyfriend a lesson in pastry making and this was a good start since it only required … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve Dinner Recap

So Christmas Eve dinner was a cavalcade of wonderful highs and hilarious lows.  I have to express a huge amount of gratitude to my sister and her boyfriend who were staying with me.  They did a lot of help put … Continue reading

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Montclair Farmers Market

Since adopting Kaya the wonder dog, we’ve had to change up our schedule to accommodate husky club.  Husky club is a group of Siberian Husky and other types of sled dog owners going to Point Isabel park, the largest off-leash … Continue reading

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The easiest and most elegant weeknight dinner

So B, our favorite restaurant serves these awesome California style pizzas. V, our favorite server always makes a recommendation to add arugula and a fried egg on top of their mushroom pizza and truly it’s sheer heaven. Being diabetic, I … Continue reading

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Christmas Dinner

So this year, things are REALLY changed up. Normally, I got to my parents for Thanksgiving (usually our big family holiday) and spend Christmas with J’s family. Because J and I had Thanksgiving with our friends, J will be flying … Continue reading

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Bagna Cauda

This is a great dip that needs to be served warm. For those of you who are scared of anchovies, think of of them as an umame delivery system. This is really about an intense, salty savoriness. As I said … Continue reading

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Well HELLLLLOOOO There – Thanksgiving 2010

Holy cow the last post was August 10?  That’s crazy talk but you know, we had issues with our wordpress password and couldn’t log in.  There’s a lot of to catch up on.  Here’s a list of coming attractions: Farmers … Continue reading

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