Category Archives: Recipe

Christmas Stollen

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

As some of you might have noticed, I’ve been eerily absent from My Luscious Temple ever since our trip to walk the Camino in Spain. Getting home and adjusting back to my regular life in San Francisco took longer than … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Meets Texas Chili | A Delicious Celebration of the World Series

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

It’s getting to be that time of the year. The weather here in San Francisco has moved on from summertime cold to Indian Summer warm to fall brisk (decidedly different from the summertime cold). Plus the days are getting shorter … Continue reading →

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Peach Amaretto Butter … A Fleeting Taste of Summer

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

I have been wanting to try home preserving for years now but never quite got around to it. For me, there’s this mystique around canning and preserving, the equipment, the possibility of poisoning oneself and well, just it being big … Continue reading →

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Viva! Festive Sangria for a Crowd

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

Long weekends demand a festive, celebratory beverage and sangria is just the ticket. You can also fix a big batch for the long weekend and it will keep (and even improve) over the course of the weekend. The freshly squeezed … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Bourbon Ball Petit Fours

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Louisville, Kentucky for a conference. When I think of Louisville, I think of Southern hospitality, the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs, and of course … Kentucky Bourbon. Those Kentucky-ites love their bourbon and … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Glaze

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

This glaze is one of the components of the Kentucky Bourbon Ball Petit Fours I made for the August 2010 Daring Bakers Challenge.

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Brown Butter Poundcake

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

This cake is one of the components of the Kentucky Bourbon Ball Petit Fours I made for the August 2010 Daring Bakers Challenge.

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Bourbon Pecan Ice Cream

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

This ice cream is very adult and powerfully delicious. It was inspired by a tiny bottle of Makers Mark Bourbon (and the Booze and Shoes tour that took us on a trip to the Jim Beam bourbon distillery) that I … Continue reading →

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A Game of Tapas Russian Roulette Anyone? Pimientos de Padron

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

If anyone has ever had the pleasure of feasting on Pimiento de Padron (sometimes just known as Padron peppers), you know exactly what I mean by playing Russian Roulette with these gorgeous tasty peppers. Most of them are sweet, mild, … Continue reading →

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Ragin Cajun Pierogis

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make pierogi from scratch and an optional challenge to provide one filling that best … Continue reading →

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