Monthly Archives: July 2010
Cherry, Grand Marnier, Chocolate Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake (July Daring Bakers Challenge)
The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s World – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is … Continue reading
Hot Fudge Sauce
This hot fudge sauce was one of the components of a Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake, the July Daring Bakers Challenge.
Cherry Ice Cream
With an abundance of cherries (one of my favorite fruits) this summer, I’ve been looking for as many ways as possible to use them. I participated in July’s Daring Baker’s Challenge which was a Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake … … Continue reading
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Tagged cherry, cherry ice cream, daring bakers, ice cream
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Grand Marnier Ice Cream
This ice cream was one of the components of the July Daring Bakers Challenge, a Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake. It is rich and sophisticated and just a very light tasting. It combines well with chocolate or other fruit flavors.
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Tagged daring bakers, grand marnier, grand marnier ice cream, ice cream
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Chocolate Swiss Swirl Cake with Orange Cream Filling
A Swiss Roll Cake is a thin rectangular cake made in a jelly roll pan that you fill with some kind of creamy goodness and roll it into a log shape. They are the basis for some wonderful desserts like … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, daring bakers, orange, swiss roll cake
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Foodbuzz 24×24: New New Orleans Classics, Recreated
I was thrilled to learn that my Foodbuzzz 24×24 proposal had been selected this month … and truly honored to be part of the group celebrating the richness of the Gulf Coast culinary history and scene. In addition to a … Continue reading
Posted in Food, New Orleans, Recipe, Restaurants
Tagged bananas, bananas foster, bayona, cajun spiced pecans, crescent city cooking, cucumber, duck, feta, jacques imos, lime daiquiri, palace cafe, pepper jelly, puff pastry, salad, smoked duck, susan spicer, tales of the cocktail, watermelon
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Restaurant Review: Jacques Imo’s (New Orleans)
Jacques Imo’s is one of my very favorite New Orleans restaurants. It reflects the city in so many ways … it is outrageous, the food is over the top sublime and it is always packed with people having a good … Continue reading
Posted in Food, New Orleans, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged austin leslie, fried chicken, jacque leonardi, jacques imos, New Orleans
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Bananas Foster
My favorite dessert in the entire world – bar none – is Bananas Foster. Being raised in New Orleans, it was something we were treated to on special occasions and I’ve always loved it. Of course, the Brennan restaurants in … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, bananas foster, brennans, cooking up a storm, New Orleans, palace cafe
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Blackened Catfish with Tabasco Buerre Blanc
The inspiration for this dish came from a meal I had at Jacques Imo’s in New Orleans. They serve a blackened redfish with a chili crab hollandaise that is one of my favorite items on the menu. (for more about … Continue reading
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Tagged blackened catfish, buerre blanc, catfish, cooking up a storm, jacques imos, paul prudhomme, tabasco, tabasco buerre blanc, times picayune
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Arugula Salad with Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta
This is the kind of thing that sounds weird, but it is delicious. If you like putting salt on watermelon, you’ll love this salad. It’s bright and fresh and beautifully summery. The salad comes from Susan Spicer’s restaurant, Bayona and is … Continue reading
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Tagged bayona, cucumber, feta, New Orleans, salad, susan spicer, watermelon, watermelon cucumber feta salad
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