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Maple Walnut Torte with Mascarpone Cream
Recipe serves 8 1 cup walnuts 1 cup cake flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 Tbsp brewed coffee 1/2 tsp cardamon 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3 large eggs 1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp salt Syrup 1 cup water 2/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp pure maple syrup 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 Tbsp brewed coffee 1 tsp cinnamon Mascarpone Cream 1 cup chilled whipping cream 1/2 cup [...]
Continue reading...Star Anise Spice Cake
12. September 2009
Star Anise is the fruit from a small oriental tree and a member of the Magnolia family. The star shaped flower has between five to ten pointed oval shaped pods containing seeds. They are rust colored and picked before ripen and dried. The bouquet is licorice-like but more powerful and stronger than anise. It is one of the spices found in the popular spice ‘Chinese Five Spices’ leaving the others to be clove, fennel seed, cinnamon and szechuan peppercorns. In traditional Chinese medicine, Star Anise is prescribed as a digestive aid and to help cure colic in babies.
Continue reading...Coconut Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
13. August 2009
Coconut Cake has a long lineage in our house. This recipe has been tested many times in my kitchen and I believe I have captured the sweet taste of coconut in a really moist cake complemented by a Mascarpone cheese custard like frosting. I added clove to subtly give a warm, sweet and aromatic taste that evokes the tropics.
Continue reading...Gardening vegetables…
12. July 2009
Our vegetable garden is coming along well, with radishes and beans up, and we are less worried about revolution than we used to be. - E. B. White.
Continue reading...Salmon Summer Salad
4. June 2009
This big guy probably somewhere in the northwest knows how delicious salmon fish can be. I am not privileged to get my hands on salmon this fresh nor do I like eating it in such a fashion. But grilled with your favorite spice rub, yeah! This Salmon Summer Salad recipe I designed to utilize grilled salmon leftovers. Sometimes I have to hide the leftovers otherwise this would be a Veggie Summer Salad... hmmm.
Continue reading...Did you know... 
There is an heightened awareness that more folks have an allergic reaction to corn. Many retail food companies are choosing to list corn as an ingredient source on labels like in place of modified food starch you will now see modified corn starch. Yet it is not considered as one of the top eight… wheat, dairy, soy, peanut, tree nut, shellfish, fish and egg. Canada added mustard to this list of eight this year. Similar to these top eight allergies, corn allergy can manifest in hives and severe allergic reactions, like headaches and stomachaches. The true cure for a food allergy is to avoid the food. Due diligence, read food labels, corn sources are hidden in many ingredients.
A few examples to watch for: food starches, high fructose corn syrup and ever pizza dough. When is doubt contact the company who manufactures the food in question.
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