Category Archives: Appetizers

Homemade Puff Pastry and Vols-Au-Vents

How to Make Puff Pastry The real Puff Daddy, right? “You’re tall, do your exercises by the window where the ledge you can hold onto is higher”; “You’re tall, can you grab that off the shelf for me?”.  HUH? This is … Continue reading

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Pomegranate Sticks to the Ribs

Before I begin, I’d like to mention that, regrettably, I had to skip this month’s Daring Cooks challenge.  It’s a recipe called Rice with mushrooms, and Cuttlefish, created by Jose Andres, and chosen/hosted by Olga of Las Cosas de Olga and Olgas Recipes.  If … Continue reading

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How about a Dumpling, Dumplin’?

With the advent of Daring Cooks, it seems every entry at this rate will either be a Daring Bakers or Daring Cooks entry, especially considering that the posting date between each is two weeks.  Regardless, it’s cooking and baking, two of my … Continue reading

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