tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290690112020-09-13T01:50:43.356-04:00Reviews and tips for the discriminating cook.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10188103984666876013noreply@blogger.comBlogger556125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29069011.post-61333314462845703012010-08-07T19:54:00.002-04:002010-08-07T19:54:21.416-04:00

And can I just mention how much I love having 2 mixers? I have this new snazzy Breville one which made awesome icing and my bright aqua Kitchenaid I've had for years. I might have an old, 1930s era, strangely laid out kitchen but I love having great equipment to work with. It made making  cupcakes a breeze and I didn't have to stop in the middle to wash out bowls or beaters. It felt

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Back in August!

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I had the opportunity to attend a media dinner at Milan, a new restaurant in Little Italy. The space is beautiful, very modern and white and seems intimate for the large space. They have some interesting menu items in their extremely ambitious menu, the most striking, the Italian sushi. We were told that some of the rolls would be rotating out so we ordered the crudo, sashimi with Italian sauces

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I am hosting a food blogger meet up/happy hour at the Blue Hill Tavern. RSVP here.

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I wish Williams-Sonoma had come up with a better name for it  but this heart-shaped pocket pie mold I got for Valentine's Day is cute and functional.

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Vote to give this idea 50K: Provide farm fresh food to Baltimore families who live in food desert.

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Become a fan! Baltimore Food Bloggers

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My cookbook has been available for pre-order for some time now but it now is appearing on Amazon with a cover! The countdown to publication continues.

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Matt ordered this Norpro Tortilla Keeper. I was a little skeptical, but apparently it keeps the tortillas warm for a long time. We just made fajitas recently and by the end the tortillas were cold. We always foil wrap but that doesn't seem to be enough. Hopefully this will be the solution to our problem. I am also intrigued by the suggestion of keeping pancakes warm in it. It is always

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 How cute are these mini pedestals? Anyone want to buy me one for Valentine's Day?

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My mom bought me a subscription to the Food Network Magazine after getting a really good deal. It is actually pretty entertaining, lots of recipes, some of which I'd never make but many are well thought out and are of a wide range of styles and ease. It is odd to get the magazine when you do not watch the Food Network at all, I have no idea who these people are! But I don't think I am missing

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I read this yesterday and while it is a tale of a brother and sister, it is also a tale of apple growing in America because the brother is a lawyer turned apple farmer. Lots of information about apple growing and apple varietals that some how I already knew (without trying) but still enjoyable and informative. I love when a book I don't think is going to be about food has a good food thread

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I  received this cool Le Creuset Stoneware Petite Berry Casserole Set. They super cute and functional. I can't resist things in the shape of other things. The only drawback is that the blueberry is slightly bigger than the other shapes but that can be worked around. I wish berries were in season so I could make some mini cobblers in them.

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Last night rather than actually cooking, I ate Chinese take out and played Cook or be Cooked, a new game for the Wii where you virtually cook actual recipes. Now, as someone who cooks in real life an awful lot, I wouldn't say that pretending to cook was the most relaxing way to spend an evening but once we got the hang of it, it was fun. The game play is more realistic than it is in the Cooking

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The LA public library website has vintage menus available for viewing. Very fun.

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I bought this spoon rest that is shaped like a pillow and it is great! Easy to clean and the spoons don't slip off. Our old spoon rest was bigger but ceramic and one day Matt dropped it or bumped it off the rack and because of the odd shape, it fell on an angle and it broke. Since they do need to be cleaned rather frequently, it made sense to get one that if dropped, wouldn't break. This one

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My entry into the NaMooSte Giveaway is my delicious herb potato salad. Oikos yogurt is a favorite of mine and works well in so many recipes. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb red skin potatoes, cubed 1 1/2 lb purple potatoes, cubed 2 stalks celery, diced 1 bunch scallions, greens and white parts, diced for the dressing: 150 g (5.3 oz) Greek yogurt 3 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/3 cup chives, cut into 1/4

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When I first lifted this travel mug out of the box I couldn't quite see what made it special. Then I looked carefully and realized that it is designed to allow you to pull the tea bag through a hole in the lid after the tea is done seeping, squeezing it and keeping it out of the tea you're drinking. No more too strong tea or having to wait for your tea to seep before you pour it into a mug to go

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You can now subscribe to Coconut & Lime on your Kindle. Just click here.

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I finally tried Greg's Bagels today. I had heard great things so I hoped for the best. Unfortunately, I was sorely disappointed. The "colossal" bagel (their version of the "everything" bagel) tasted solely of cumin. Cumin has no place on a bagel. The texture was off as well. In retrospect, I should have know it wouldn't be very good; what kind of bagel shop has chocolate chip bagels on their menu

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Excuse my absence, we've been in Belgium for most of September. We had lots of fun and even had a cooking workshop with a chef! Pictures are here if you are interested.

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I had the opportunity to dine at the new B & O Brasserie downtown recently and let me tell you, it was an experience to remember. While it is in a hotel, the restaurant doesn't have that generic hotel restaurant vibe, it was simply yet stylishly decorated and had great, comfortable seating that felt intimate despite the size of the space. The best part was the food and drinks. The drink menu was

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I have been a little salad crazed this summer. Part of it is that I have been working on a huge recipe development project that not only takes up a lot of time but leaves me with a lot of main courses to eat. The other part is that the weather here in Baltimore has been so humid and so changeable, I swear it has ruined my appetite for anything other than cold salads.What are you craving this

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I recently acquired a Dolce Gusto single serve coffee maker. So far, we love it! It has been a little warm for hot beverages (they have an iced cappuccino flavor I am looking forward to trying) but the mocha, cappuccino, latte macchiato (frothy milk with a shot of coffee) and the chococino (hot chocolate) are all very good. The milk is actually frothy and tastes like fresh milk. They don't have

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It is times like this I wish I was a person who liked beverages more. It is just so hot and humid, I feel like drinking something cool but end up feeling waterlogged from club soda overload. I don't want summer to be over but I wouldn't mind less humidity. It really hasn't been terribly hot but the humidity has been pretty bad every day. Cooking has become excruciating.

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