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KING CAKE

So I was going to give you a recipe for king cake—you know—that luscious coffee cake that, in Louisiana, reigns over parties, festivities and celebrations from January 6 (to honor Kings’ Day, the meeting of the three wise men with the infant Jesus) to Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday, February 16 this year). Traditional king cakes [...]

¶ Posted 06 January 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § PRODUCTS ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Delicious Donuts & Bakery, kings cake, Mardi Gras

CONDIMENTS FOR CHEESE

Take an assortment of fine cheeses, arrange them on a cheese board or tray and you have a great dish for a party. Dress up the tray with cheese bling-bling and it’s even better. The following cheese condiment recipes come from The American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin. This AAA Five Diamond resort hotel is famous [...]

¶ Posted 28 December 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CONDIMENTS § ENTERTAINING § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: CHEESE, CONDIMENTS, figs, Immigrant Restaurant & Winery, kumquats, port wine, The American Club

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT TRUFFLES

ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: Aisle 11, 13 and 20 are impassable, the checkout line stretches around the block and the parking lot is full. Oh, and don’t forget the weather outside is frightful. “Nuts!” you might say, and you would be right. ‘Tis definitely the season to stay home and make your Christmas gifts. Which brings [...]

¶ Posted 21 December 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CANDY § RECIPES ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: CHOCOLATE, Christmas, Dragonfly Cafe and Bakery, Frangelico, hazelnut, Taos, truffles

EASY AS PIE

This has to be the pie that inspired the phrase “easy as pie.” All you do is measure and mix five ingredients, pour into a pie shell and bake. What more can I say ? Oh, yes, it’s wonderful! EASY AS PIE PIE (a.k.a. SAWDUST PIE) 8 egg whites 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans 1-1/2 cups [...]

¶ Posted 07 November 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § PIES § RECIPES § THANKSGIVING ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: pie, sawdust pie

BEST COFFEE IN ROME-again

TAZZA D’ORO I once watched an episode of Roseanne, in which Roseanne (Mrs. Conner) went into the bedroom that her daughters, Darlene and Becky, shared to tell them goodnight. Ignoring Becky, she sat on Darlene’s bed, looked at her intensely and said something like: “You know you are my very favorite child and I love [...]

¶ Posted 17 September 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COFFEE § DRINKS § RECIPES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: COFFEE, granita, Italy, Rome

BEST EVER BROWNIES

My dog ate a brownie. He managed to jump on a table at a party and devour the sweet before anyone noticed. This was a disaster on several levels. As chocolate can be lethal to dogs (especially adored poodles like Mojo), I rushed him to the emergency hospital, where vets did icky things equivalent to [...]

¶ Posted 01 September 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § PETS § RECIPES ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: brownies, CHOCOLATE, dogs

SWEET LEISURE CAKE

I am going to try and seduce you with a wonderful cake recipe. Hopefully you’ll try it, fall in love and come back for more. The cake base came from the Alden House Inn in Belfast. Maine. Innkeepers served sweets at check-in time and the day I checked-in white-chocolate brownies graced the table. I embarrassingly [...]