February 2012
5 posts
Strawberry & Mascarpone Cream Tart
This recipe was derived from Williams-Sonoma’s Essentials of Baking on page 182. I absolutely love it, wouldn’t change anything about it. Actually, I made some mini tarts with sliced strawberries, and I actually liked it better when the berries were sliced. However, if you weren’t planning on finishing it that day, of course you’d still have to use whole strawberries....
Coconut Cake
I made this cake from Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home on page 309. It is extremely moist. Although I love the cake overall, it is a bit too sweet. I would recommend leaving out about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of sugar. There are two additions of sugar within the batter itself, one with egg whites and one beaten with butter. I would deduct the sugar from the part that is beaten with butter....
Capellini pasta with Shrimp and Organic Marinara...
An even healthier variation to the “spaghetti” dish I posted last is to replace meatballs with seafood. Shrimp, scallops, crabs, whatever suits your fancy. For this dish I mixed the noodles with the sauce before plating, and sprinkled on parsley and fresh parmesan cheese. Also, something I forgot to do last time, was to save about a half cup of the water used in cooking pasta,...
Capellini pasta with Turkey Meatballs & Organic...
Simplest post yet..
I always prefer to use capellini noodles over spaghetti noodles, therefore I cannot simply call this dish “spaghetti.” It would be a lie, so I have to make due with a longer name in which most people will say “why not just call it spaghetti?” THOSE people are the ones who do not cook. I always favored Trader Joe’s meatballs. Of course its great...
Recycle!
I know it has been FOREVER since I last posted, but here is a new idea I wanted to share with you all, especially for all you wine drinkers. I personally haven’t yet developed the taste for wine, but my parents guzzle through their endless supply weekly. Of course we dispose of the empty bottles in the recycling bins, but they can serve as great decor throughout the house! Case in point:...
