Blueberry Streusel Muffins

May 31, 2010.   Categories Breakfast / Brunch, Desserts, Muffins and Pastries, Restaurant Recipes.

Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Recipe by Tee and Cakes Bakery www.teeandcakes.com 1932 14th Street • Boulder • Colorado • 720-406-7548 For those of us who are lucky enough to live in Boulder, Colorado . . . these unbelievable blueberry muffins with streusel toppings are just a short stroll away on the Pearl Street Mall.  Tee and Cakes Bakery is now legendary for making these and a wide assortment of cupcakes, cakes, desserts, coffee and pastries.  However, it seems...

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Margarita Cheesecake Recipe

May 30, 2010.   Categories Cakes, Desserts.

Margarita Cheesecake Recipe

Margarita Cheesecake A good margarita cheesecake recipe should resemble your favorite margarita.  I love a mine with Grand Marnier, a very good 100% agave tequila and fresh lime.  I’m not a big fan of triple sec or sweet and sour in my marg – so those ingredients aren’t in this recipe!  Be sure to plan lots of time for baking, cooling and slicing.  This is a soft cheesecake and it will require some patience and care....

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Candied Roses for Mother’s Day & Dark Chocolate Sorbet

May 7, 2010.   Categories Chef Rima Olvera, Desserts, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day.

Candied Roses for Mother’s Day & Dark Chocolate Sorbet

Candied Roses for Mother’s Day – Not Just for Vases Anymore Recipe for Dark Chocolate SorbetWISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Mom’s all over the world will be celebrated this coming Sunday.  I’ve always felt Mother’s Day isn’t just about Mothers with children (although they get top billing!)… it’s a celebration of women.  There are all kinds of “moms” in the...

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Hyundai Appetite For Adventure – Cumin Seed

May 4, 2010.   Categories Comfort Food, From www.goodbite.com.

Good Bite is at it again!  They challenged me to participate in Chef David Lawrence’s campaign with Hyundai called “Appetite for Adventure.”  In this series, 8 bloggers were given a recipe challenge to come up with a dish using a specific “adventurous” ingredient.  My ingredient was whole cumin seed.  Fortunately, I use whole cumin all the time… in fact I never buy the pre-ground stuff in...

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Spicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup

April 27, 2010.   Categories Comfort Food, Light / Healthy, Poultry, Slowcooker / Crockpot, Soups.

Spicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup Sorry, no photos.  I made this yesterday on a whim and wasn’t prepared for it to be this good! It’s really simple and feels more like “assembly” then “cooking.”  This recipe is only to share with you what I did…. however you can make your own substitutions and variations depending upon your availability of ingredients.  The...

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The Real Women of Philly: Creamy Linguini and Paula Deen

April 27, 2010.   Categories From www.goodbite.com, Pasta.

Recently I was asked by GoodBite.com and Philadelphia Cream Cheese to help promote a fun opportunity for home chefs! Introducing The Real Women of Philly campaign with Paula Deen! Paula is looking for the next big cooking stars! Home cooks are encouraged to send in their own videos for a chance to get to meet Paula Deen and win $25,000! To inspire you all to give it a shot and enter . . . eight of the GoodBite Contributing bloggers have...

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