100 Things, Updated
Posted on March 30, 2008 - Filed Under Thoughts | Leave a Comment
Readers who’ve been with me for awhile might remember that I shared my 100 things list a few months ago just before the new year. This is a list I started a few years ago and keep updating with new goals and accomplishments. Basically, it’s all the things I want to do in my lifetime. [...]
Read More..>>Tasty Two Cheese Fingerlings
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | 1 Comment
We love us some potatoes in this house. Whether its some quickly whipped up mashed potatoes, which can be a quick and versatile starch to accompany meals, or baked fries and roasted potatoes, it’s tasty stuff.
In terms of types of potatoes, we are pretty open.
A sampler of types of potatoes:
Red potatoes are great for [...]
Read More..>>Top Chef Chicago: Week Three Reflections
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 2 Comments
Ready for the chain of thought version of reflections? Here a’goes.
Andrew started off the episode with an f-bomb. Puh-lease . . . so over it.
This season, it’s like instantly into the quick fire, but if you blink, you might just miss the whole thing. Is it just me, or has the quick fire challenge gotten [...]
Q&A With Melissa Murphy
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under Q&A, cookbooks | Leave a Comment
When I saw the cover of Sweet Melissa Baking Book, my mouth watered. The confectioner’s sugar topped dessert looked too good to be true. And when I later read the book (during my breaks at work), I was intrigued. I love author Melissa Murphy’s style. Her brief tidbits with each recipe really make the book [...]
Read More..>>Advice for New Bloggers: Remember the Edit Function!
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under New Blog Advice | Leave a Comment
Advice for New Bloggers is a new regular feature here at Sarah’s Cucina Bella. Inspired by Dine and Dish’s Adopt-A-Blogger event, and written with my adoptee in mind (Hi, Rachel! Click here to check out Fairy Cake Heaven), it appears every Tuesday.
A comment on a previous addition of Advice for New Bloggers sparked this little [...]
You Gotta Try This: Ina Garten’s Maple Roasted Bacon
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under breakfasts | Leave a Comment
The first time I made this bacon, we liked it. But it wasn’t an all out, geez we have to do THIS again recipe. So, I didn’t make it again . . . until recently. I had some extra bacon to use up and didn’t want to make a holy mess.
The thing is, my pastry [...]
Top Chef Chicago: Week Two Reflections
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Top Chef | 2 Comments
I couldn’t keep myself up to write about Top Chef Chicago last night, but I still wanted to share my thoughts . . . Here it goes . . .
Thank goodness: Maybe Bravo heard the blogosphere? There was far less gratuitous curses flying about . . . and Andrew was less irritating for that. Less, [...]
Advice For New Bloggers: Round-Up
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under New Blog Advice | 2 Comments
Advice for New Bloggers is a new regular feature here at Sarah’s Cucina Bella. Inspired by Dine and Dish’s Adopt-A-Blogger event, and written with my adoptee in mind (Hi, Rachel! Click here to check out Fairy Cake Heaven), it appears every Tuesday.
I’ve posted several tips over the last few months. In case you missed any, [...]
The Weekend in Photos
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Just Fun, Just Photos, Mama's baby | 9 Comments
On Saturday, we had a guest. Virtual Frolic, who was one of my college roommates, visited with some tasty treats. These are Nutella self-frosting cupcakes (left) and lavender shortbread. YUM.
Read More..>>I Heart Fritz Knipschildt
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under raves | 1 Comment
Do you know who Fritz Knipschildt is?
No, it’s not a trick question. He is a chocolatier who owns Chocopologie in Norwalk, Conn., and also owner of Knipschildt Chocolatier. Fritz hails from Denmark, who was trained in Denmark, France and Spain.
We didn’t know who he was either until we saw him on Throwdown with Bobby Flay [...]
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