creamy tomato bisque and paninis

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On our fifth date I made my wife a somewhat elaborate dinner and afterwards she informed me that she would never be able to cook for me. When I said that I was going to make dinner she wasn't sure … [Read more...]

dark chocolate covered puffs with orange scented cream

dark chocolate covered puffs with orange scented cream

The other day over on my fatherhood blog I was talking about my obsession with making different things using Pate a Choux after learning about it over on Michael Ruhlman's blog. I figured that it … [Read more...]

roasted garlic duxelle

pork wellington

A little more than a week ago I talked about the pork wellington that I would be making for my family's Christmas dinner. This past Saturday we had our Christmas dinner early thanks to my wife's … [Read more...]

port wine cranberry creme brulee

Port Wine Cranberry Creme Brulee

With the third installment of the fall flavors series I'm turning my attention to dessert by making a port wine cranberry creme brulee. It has taken me some practice to make a good creme brulee and I … [Read more...]