Category Archives: food

Holiday tarts? Personal chef?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by floricooks

Be sure to check out the items I made for Thanksgiving and shoot me an email if you’re interested in any of them happening in YOUR home! Hummus? LATKES? I’m afraid the little girl is not available…

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It ain’t over until the turkey stock is in the freezer

Posted on December 1, 2014 by floricooks

…and oh, boy is it ever. If you followed my past few posts, you know that one part of my Thanksgiving this year was stuffing both a turkey and a kabocha squash (for the vegans) to go into the oven … Continue reading →

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T Minus One and Counting

Posted on November 26, 2014 by floricooks

I was so intent on reporting on pie day that I left out the part about doing battle with a massive horseradish root to make creamed horseradish sauce for my neighbors Ryan’s rib roast. In his early 40s, he finally … Continue reading →

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Too dry for pie!

Posted on November 26, 2014 by floricooks

The crazy southern California Santa Ana weather made this a challenging day for baking. I know; I know…sorry, Buffalo. It was 82° today and BONE DRY. Pastry just would not behave. I pushed through and the pies are lovely! We … Continue reading →

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Color Part Next

Posted on November 24, 2014 by floricooks

After last week’s drab dinner comes this – All week long I seemed to be eating lots of orange things. By Saturday there there bits of this and that left in the refrigerator: roasted carrots and a butternut squash, sweet … Continue reading →

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