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Don't Forget | International Food Bloggers Auction for Japan
I just wanted to remind everyone that the International Food Bloggers Auction for Japan will be ending tomorrow, April 10th at 12pm EST. If you haven’t checked it out, please do consider bidding on one (or more) of the wonderful offerings our group of international…
Read MoreRecycled | Arancini {Risotto Balls}
I love recycling in the kitchen. Sometimes, you get more satisfaction cooking a dish from yesterday’s leftovers than from the original dish itself. Maybe it’s the gratification of improving upon something already good. Maybe it’s the practice of thrift. Or maybe it’s because recycled dishes…
Read MoreCloistered | Ridge Wine Bloggers Tasting 2011
Winding roads. Hairpin turns. Barrier free cliffs. One lane mountain roads. Even on beautiful sunny days, the precarious drive up the Santa Cruz Mountains to Ridge Vineyard’s Monte Bello Estate coaxes enough adrenalin to pump the blood more furiously through my veins. With hands gripping…
Read MoreSimple Sundays | Prosciutto Wrapped Monkfish
[image size=”large” align=”center” autoHeight=”true” quality=”100″]http://kitchenconfidante.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ProsciuttoWrapMonkfish-Main-477×720.jpg[/image] I’m thinking of starting a new series. Starting today, in fact. Simple Sundays will focus on uncomplicated dishes, short posts that share tasty bites, foods that are in season, or anything I find novel. It may be as simple as…
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Lemon Raspberry Cake
This bright and sunny Lemon Raspberry Cake is like sunshine on a plate! The tangy raspberry swirl complements the bright lemon swirl in this delicious and easy (no mixer!) recipe for Lemon Raspberry Cake. Enjoy a slice of sunshine for dessert, breakfast, or with a cup of tea!
Read MoreGlimpse | Peko Peko Charity Cookbook for Japan
[image size=”large” align=”center” autoHeight=”true” quality=”100″]http://kitchenconfidante.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Dough-477×720.jpg[/image] Two posts ago, I mentioned my involvement with two charity projects focused on the relief efforts in Japan. With every passing day, the reality of the devastation in Japan sinks in with every news development, every image, every statistic. The…
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Indonesian Pork Tenderloin
If you’re scrambling for an easy but fabulous dinner on a weeknight, Indonesian Pork Tenderloin will take pantry-ready ingredients and transform a tenderloin into a sweet and spicy masterpiece. Enjoy this super simple meal that takes virtually no effort whatsoever!
Read MoreInternational Food Bloggers Auction for Japan
[image size=”large” align=”center” autoHeight=”true” quality=”100″]http://kitchenconfidante.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Green-Tea-477×720.jpg[/image] [dropcap3 color=”green”]T[/dropcap3]he world suddenly becomes smaller when we are faced with devastation. Oceans become puddles, miles shrink to inches, language barriers disappear. Our hearts and our minds instantly connect with images conveyed on our screens, and we realize how quickly…
Read MoreSoak | Roast Chicken, Potatoes & Garlic
As I sit here typing, the windows have darkened over and the swollen clouds in the sky are releasing another strong downpour. The earth is soaked from a winter of rain, but this last week has been particularly stormy, and it almost seems as if…
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Ginataang Bilo-Bilo: Filipino Coconut Tapioca Pudding
Ginataang Bilo-Bilo (Filipino Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Glutinous Rice Balls/Mochi) is a traditional Filipino dessert that is pure creamy comfort. It’s like a coconut tapioca pudding, studded with delightfully chewy orbs of glutinous rice dumplings (also known as mochi), Saba bananas, and jackfruit.
Read MoreHow to Boil…Lobster
Don’t be intimidated! Follow these tips for how to buy, boil and crack lobster perfectly every time! Don’t stare at those sweet little beady eyes too long. You just might get attached. The whole point of today’s post is not how to make friends with…
Read MoreBold | Dragon Fruit & Pitaya Juice
Never mind the fact that genetically, my roots hail from the tropics. I do believe that if I were to be reincarnated as a fruit, I would still opt (if the option was possible, of course), to grow near the Equator, where the warm sun…
Read MoreOff the Wall
There is something about mushrooms that I find alluring. As a child, I imagined them growing in mystical forests, under a cloak of fog, amid quilts of moss and the dense canopy above. I found them romantic and mysterious, and wished I could go foraging…
Read MoreWho Wants Fruit?
I couldn’t resist. My kids collaborated on this drawing together and I just had to share. I’m officially at that point in the winter season when I have just about had my fill of cold and rain. I’m longing for the warm weather, and I’m…
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Banana Bread Pudding
Go ahead…dip your spoon into the warm custard, lifting out layers of sugary sweet banana and fluffy, cream-soaked cinnamon bread….leftovers never tasted so good as they do in Banana Bread Pudding.
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