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Red White and Blue Velvet Independence Parfait

by Jerry on July 4, 2011

Not so much a recipe as a concept, we present you with a simple yet very patriotic dessert. Just layer some blue velvet cake, a bit of whipped cream and some red velvet cake in a decorative glass and viola!

We like to keep holidays simple. Especially those with fireworks.

Happy 4th everyone.

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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

May 27, 2011 Recipes

Crunchy, chewy, intensely chocolatey. All words that describe these cookies perfectly. They are simple, elegant and perfectly semi-sweet with a consistency somewhat like a brownie and the flavor of Dutch chocolate cake. All that is well and good, but there’s a story in these simple little cookies and it starts with the following words.

They never should have existed.

These perfect little bites were the result of a failed experiment. …

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Braised Smoked Ham Shank with Beans and Rice Recipe

October 11, 2010 Recipes

I’ve said it before and I will most definitely say it again. Simple foods are the best foods. Some of the most sought after dishes in the world are inspired by what were once food for the poor only. Meals that were originally intended to stretch a few meager ingredients until they couldn’t be stretched any farther have become the rage at swanky restaurants all over the world.

That’s because …

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Roasted Garlic

October 7, 2010 Recipes

Garlic is good. It adds flavor to anything it touches. It has a bit of heat and a lot of zing. Garlic can transform a simple tomato sauce into something sublime or can be added to butter and tossed over noodles for a simple yet flavorful meal.

Roasted garlic is something more powerful entirely. Roasting a head of garlic changes the flavor and texture almost completely. It becomes both sweet …

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Spam Fried Rice with Nori

September 27, 2010 Recipes

Cooking for kids can be a serious challenge. The things I find fabulous, they tend to balk at. The things they crave I either balk at or am completely burned out on. Sometimes I just have to take a gamble, try something different and pray that it works out.

This is complicated by the fact that I am trying to go through my pantry in the next 30 days. Why? …

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Fried Whole Trout

August 25, 2010 Recipes

It’s not often that I can say I wish I had less fish in my diet, but this week that’s what I’ve been saying. My kids went fishing over the weekend with their brother and brought home a gallon-sized freezer bag of fresh rainbow and brook trout. Even for a fish lover like me, that’s an awful lot of fish to go through.

Luckily all of the fish came to …

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Fettuccine with Poached Egg and Pesto

July 28, 2010 Recipes

This is less a serious recipe and more an ode to summer in all it’s blast-furnace glory. Basil season is at its peak here in Northern California and has been on my mind a lot lately, even though it hasn’t been finding its way to my plate. (This is something I plan to remedy very, very soon.)

A very large basil plant inhabits my kitchen but this isn’t about that …

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Balsamic Braised Beef Ribs

June 23, 2010 Recipes

Beef Ribs. For me, the very mention of this wonderful finger food immediately conjures up memories of the massive wood fired pits I became accustomed to in Texas. Those BBQ places that actually had ribs on the menu were few and far between, but they were invariably my favorite places to eat. Brisket is great, but for me ribs are far more succulent and I was there for the grease-covered …

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Cucumber and Radish Salad

June 15, 2010 Recipes

With temperatures in the high double and low triple digits, it’s time for lighter meals that pack a ton of flavor without being heavy. This dish provides all the flavor you could ever want and mingles it with an abundance of color and simple preparation. From idea to plate in less than five minutes and no stove required. It’s the perfect summertime snack.

I made this dish as a part …

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Pan Seared Mahi Mahi with Spring Greens and Arugula

May 20, 2010 Recipes

Sometimes I think that a dish I make is going to be far too humble to find its way here, but then I do a double take and scramble for my camera gear. This is one of those cases. A simple fillet of fish nestled in greens with a bit of dressing. It’s so uncomplicated and unassuming that it nearly escaped my attention yet in its own way it’s the …

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