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Sometimes known as the Wandering Foodie. Likes to study and prepare the classic recipes. Writes for At The Lake Magazine - Cuisine Section
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Julia Child Night
As part of a charity event, a group of us offered a “Julia Child Night” for 10 people. It was purchased at arguably one-half its true value by another group of friends. The kitchen staff somehow managed to serve the… Read More ›
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Cooking and Wooing – Risotto with Black Truffles
This is my favorite romantic recipe in the whole world, and it is relatively simple. If this dish doesn’t do the trick, either that special person has lost all taste buds and olfactory senses, or you have made a colossal… Read More ›
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Bravado Mac and Cheese
We made a beautiful Mac and Cheese for New Year’s Day and I realized that this is truly a great American dish. If you haven’t started to develop your own personal recipe, make it a New Year’s resolution to do… Read More ›
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I’d Do Anything for Some Cilantro Pesto!
Today we will learn how to make an easy, but very unique appetizer for the Holidays. You always need something new and different, and this is it. It is inexpensive – total cost is about $3.00 for a tray of… Read More ›
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Five Great Gifts for the Holidays
Ceramic Pie Pan Now that you have all been practicing the “One-Handed Pie Crust”, you need to make sure you have a good pie pan. I like the Le Creuset 10” Stoneware Pie Dish – about $35. It comes in… Read More ›
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Thanksgiving is Bravado
Bravado cooking is all about making classic dishes from scratch, getting everyone involved and making a big show of the whole thing. If that isn’t Thanksgiving, I don’t know what is. Everyone has a special recipe that they’re proud of,… Read More ›
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Lobster Poutine – The Canadian Vindication
I recently made a trip to Canada to try to more fully understand their “Canadian cuisine”, which I have alleged is about as real as the Yeti or the Loch Ness monster. You may want to review a previous post,… Read More ›
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The Classic Tarte Tatin
Bravado cooking is about many things – making things from scratch, taking whatever time is required because your guests really are important, finding ways to drink good wine while you cook and – the subject of this post – showing… Read More ›
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Use Extreme Caution with One-Handed Pie Crust
My friend, Howard, just called. He was working on the One-Handed Pie Crust (see earlier post www.bravadocooking.com/2011/09/23/315/), and his girlfriend was in the kitchen with him. At first he used his free hand to hold a glass of wine as instructed… Read More ›
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Pork Tenderloin with Chinese Five Spice
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Pâte Brisée – The One-Handed Pie Crust
Late one night – about 1:00AM – I was awakened by an urgent knock at the door of my hotel room. It was Bob in only his Jockey shorts. He claimed he took the wrong turn coming out of the… Read More ›
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As You Enjoy Bravado Cooking, Think About Supporting World Vision
Four years ago my sister-in-law, Ellen, returned from Rwanda where she had gone with an organization called World Vision on a “village transformation project”. She told me that we needed to help a child named Violette in the village of… Read More ›
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“What is Gazpacho?”, she asked
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Canadian Cuisine – We’ve Unleashed a Monster!
As we have said before, men think about sex an average of 72 times per day. As part of our program to try to focus on a few other things, let’s look at how we treat our Canadian neighbors. Most… Read More ›
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Canadian Cuisine – Oxymoron or Not?
Poutine – National Dish of Canada?! I have a number of Canadian friends and they know that I am into cooking. We trade barbs from time to time and half-jokingly I told one of them that I was considering a… Read More ›