Nothing gives me more pleasure than to satisfy a friend’s request. Within reason, that is.
Last week while my blogger friend Paul Gervais de Bédée was enjoying himself in Sardinia and St. Tropez, I…
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A Simple Menu For Mother’s Day… Tropical Fruit, Shrimp And Avocado Salad
If you are a mother, a grandmother and a daughter…guess what? You still have to entertain up! Sorry girls, you all know this is true. No matter what, if you have a mother, you still have to…
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Shirred Eggs with Cream And Smoked Salmon – Oeuf Cocotte A la Creme Et Au Saumon
This is the perfect egg dish for a lazy Sunday afternoon. No fuss, no mess and delish!
I prefer Norwegian salmon since it has less salt, but Scottish is fine also.
For 4 servings
Ingredients
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What Bagels?
So you already know by now. The best bagels in Atlanta are not in Atlanta. They’re in Alpharetta. All of them. These elusive bagels — because if you live in the city, you must fight traffic, make the 45-minute trek up north and make sure you get there before 2PM OR have [...]
Winter Entertaining…Sunday Brunch In the City
About two weeks ago Heather Clawson who publishes the immensely popular blog Habitually Chic mentioned in her blog that one of her New Year’s resolutions was to have more brunches. That got me…
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Papaya Berry Yogurt Parfaits
Is there a more elegant, healthier or simpler way to start your day?
Ingredients
Serves 6
3 containers (5.3 ounces each) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
5 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons grated…
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Baked French Toast…An Easy Solution When Serving a Crowd!
Hot and sweet, baked to a golden crisp, and dripping with syrup, you’ll find not a single thing missing. A great idea when serving a crowd!
Ingredients
1 (13- to 14-inch-long) loaf of soft-crust…
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Cranberry Almond Streusel Cake
This recipe comes from the Holiday issue of Sweet Paul Magazine, an online 90 page food, crafts and lifestyle magazine filled to the rim with great recipes, fun crafts, interesting people and much…
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Double happy: Sun In My Belly
Sun in my belly means happy. Magic. I’m constantly inspired to come here by two of my good friends, the Asian Cajuns, who are doubly happy and who constantly rave about this place. You see, they come here a lot! Mind you, for those uninitiated, it’s quite difficult to find the place. No huge [...]
Get up to this: West Egg Cafe
West Egg Cafe has been one of my go-to places for breakfast (that is, the few times I can get myself out of bed early enough). Had a chance to finally go to their new location in White Provisions a couple of months back and I might say, the place is really nice. [...]
Dinner now: NOON Midtown
Quite simply one of the best pasta dishes I’ve had in a while: Spring Fettucine. Made with homemade fettuccine and house-made ricotta. With thin strips of asparagus to hold the pasta together as you twirl your fork around. Fresh mushrooms and English peas complete the gang. Oh so unbelievably light [...]
Ham, Gruyere And Spinach Bread Pudding
Ingredients
Custard:
4 large egg whites
4 large eggs
1 cup Half and Half
Seasonings:
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
Bread…
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Get this biscuit: NOON Midtown
It’s called the The Stack: crispy, tender fried chicken fillet, thick slices of Benton’s bacon, gooey Tillamook cheddar, a fried egg, all slathered in a creamy sausage gravy, inside a fluffy, fresh-baked biscuit. Down that with an ice-cold bottle of Diet Coke and you have an amazing breakfast.
Or get this– Kobe Roast Beef: [...]
The Porter: a disappointment
We were originally going for some cult burgers. But before I can even step out of my car in the parking lot, I got a text and then a call from Broderick: “It’s CLOSED!!!” I could not believe my eyes. And ears. So we ended up at The Porter in Little [...]
6 Steps to Perfect Eggs Benedict – Demystifying Hollandaise Sauce
Okay, listen and listen carefully, I’m going to give you some tips for making the perfect hollandaise sauce. Before I list them, I’m going to tell you the why which, if you are like me, will help…
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