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Cauliflower and Blue Cheese Soup with Blue Cheese Crostini

August 25, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Cauliflower and Blue Cheese Soup with Blue Cheese Crostini

  Each week this summer, Meat and Tater Man has been bringing home a basket or two of fresh locally grown vegetables from various farm stands where he works. So, every Friday, I’m greeted with a big kiss, a hug and a surprise allotment of fresh produce to cook from. What I love about this […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Soup and Sandwich, Vegetarian Tagged With: August'15, blue cheese, cauliflower, crostini, lunch, soup, Yvette Van Boven

Classic Brownies

August 13, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Classic Brownies

  If you bake, brownies are the one recipe that you will likely make again over time unless you don’t love chocolate. If that’s the case, then we can’t be friends. But, if you’re like me, or my daughter, a dose of chocolate in any baked form provides the often necessary relief after a hard […]

Filed Under: Baking, Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: August'15, baking, brownies, chocolate, dessert, Lisa Slater, snack

Cocoa Butterscotch Banana Muffins

March 27, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Cocoa Butterscotch Banana Muffins

A never-ending stream of overripe bananas that make their way to my freezer each week, from leftovers of the large claw of yellow green fruit I buy regularly that doesn’t make it to our lunch boxes.   I love bananas, and I always have some on my kitchen counter, but I always overbuy them, so […]

Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: banana, breakfast, butterscotch, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, March'15, muffins, Nigella Lawson, snack

Speedy Seafood Supper

March 22, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Speedy Seafood Supper

There are so many things to love about this recipe.  First, as the title gives away, it is quick to make.  This is simple, and comes together almost like a stir fry does…you just keep adding ingredients to a pan, while stirring, and in moments, you’re rewarded with a glamorous feast.  Secondly, this tastes amazing! […]

Filed Under: Entrees, Recipes, Seafood Tagged With: dinner, garlic, March'15, Nigella Lawson, saffron, seafood, supper, tarragon, tomatoes, white wine

Aperol Spritz

March 17, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Aperol Spritz

Aperol’s website dedicates its own page to this classic cocktail recipe, and with a flashy 3-2-1 set of instructions, this is as easy to make as it is to drink.  They’ve even got a video on how to make the cocktail, with some wickedly groovy music in the background.  A cousin to Campari, Aperol has […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: alcohol, Aperol, beverage, cocktail, drink, March'15, Prosecco, spritz

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I'm Chantal and this is my site, where you'll discover that wine is wonderful, bacon is a benefit, and desserts are divine. I love food, cookbooks, cooking and baking. Come discover what's cooking in my kitchen!
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