February 2012 Archives

Golden Coin Chicken-n-Shrimp Skewers with Peanut Sauce

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 19, 2012 at 8:40am

Tender chicken and shrimp wrapped around sugar cane, grilled, then topped with spicy peanut sauce. Wrap in lettuce leaves and devour, preferably less maniacally than I did, I could not get enough of these. Recipe for Golden Coin Chicken-n-Shrimp Skewers with Peanut Sauce at Andrew Zimmern’s Kitchen Adventures/Food & Wine Magazine.

Pavlovas with Lime Curd

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 19, 2012 at 7:31am

This pretty recipe is via my friend Zoe Francois, she of Zoe Bakes and Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes A Day. Not only is Zoe one of the coolest, funniest chicks on the planet, she’s a total rock star these days, traveling the country with her co-author Jeff Hertzberg, MD, promoting their latest book, Artisan…

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Bacon & Onion Tart

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 16, 2012 at 6:55pm

Bacon, caramelized onions, double cheese, and eggs. This works on so many levels. Recipe for Bacon & Onion Tart at Andrew Zimmern’s Kitchen Adventures/Food & Wine Magazine.

Zuppa Valdostana

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 16, 2012 at 6:49pm

It will get cold again, it will! And when it does, make this decadently beefy, cheesy soup. Recipe for Zuppa Valdostana at Andrew Zimmern’s Kitchen Adventures/Food & Wine Magazine.

Not-Too-Heavy Chocolate Souffles

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 14, 2012 at 3:45pm

Happy Valentine’s Day! For someone who digs the savory over the sweet, it’s not my usual to post two desserts in a row. But I couldn’t resist sharing these perfect Valentine’s Day chocolate souffles, from Alice Medrich’s marvelous chocolate cookbook BitterSweet. Despite their decadent, chocolate-y goodness, these souffles are really rather light (around 200 calories…

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