Category Archives: RECIPES

Tiramisu for Grown-ups

Tiramisu is my all-time favorite dessert and whenever I eat out, if the restaurant offers it, I must have it. So I have seen Tiramisu in all its incarnations and the ones that I like the most are the ones don’t have much sugar buthave a strong liqueur flavor.  If you like it strong, then you would love this...
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Homemade Focaccia

Most people shirk away from making pizza or any flat bread at home because they are afraid of not getting the dough right because they are confused by anything with yeast (that has to rest for some time).  But this an easy focaccia recipe that does not require the dough to rest and it can be served as dinner...
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Warm Artichoke Spread

I love this spread over warm crunchy crostini made from fresh chewy bread for a light lunch or with water crackers as an appetizer at dinner parties.  Like most people, I like artichokes but I don’t enjoy the cumbersome process of cutting and cooking fresh artichokes, so I use canned ones for this recipe – they work wonderfully well...
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Butternut Squash and Leek Soup

Ingredients:

1.    One whole butternut squash 2.    One shallot 3.    2-3 cloves of garlic 4.    One large leek 5.    32 oz of chicken or vegetable broth 6.    One teaspoon of salt (or as per taste) 7.    One teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper 8.    A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 9.    One tablespoon of unsalted butter 10.    Two tablespoons of olive oil 11.    A handful of Pepito seeds for garnishing

Directions:

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Indonesian Chicken Satay

Our family spent some time in Indonesia and during our stay there, both my children got addicted to the Indonesian style Chicken Satay.  They loved it so much that they both would order it at least once a day. In our six months there, we got to sample this dish in all its incarnations – at people’s homes, street...
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