Author: Caterina Borg, Good Food Gourmet
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Potato Hamburger Rolls For Your Holiday Burgers
I am meeting friends today for a delicious cookout with all of the usual menu items, and I wanted to contribute something to enhance my favorite sandwich…the hamburger. What is it about this moist and juicy creation of ground, savory meat that makes everyone swoon? Add some cheese, sautéed mushrooms and onions along with…
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Eat Your Way To Youthful Skin
Recently, I came across some very interesting information about certain foods that help in the development of natural collagen production in the skin. I know that this may be a strange topic to cover on a food blog, but I found the information to be very interesting…and I hope you will to. Most of the information…
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Hubert Keller’s Secret Hollandaise Sauce
I’m a huge fan of Celebrity Chef Hubert Keller, and one day I happened to catch his PBS show called Secrets of a Chef, where he just happened to be making one of the mother sauces, the very delicious Hollandaise Sauce. Hollandaise is a very creamy emulsion of egg yolks, butter and lemon juice…
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Safeway BBQ Battle, 2011, Washington DC
You may be just waking up on this lazy Sunday morning and wondering what to do with yourself after an early nosh and a quick scan of the daily newspaper. I suggest you pack yourself and the family up and head down to the BBQ Battle in Washington DC which will be going on today…
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Sweet, Salty And Creamy, Oh My!
I have a confession to make…I’ve been hoarding a container of large medjool dates to make some sticky toffee pudding and I was not willing to part with them under any circumstances. Then I saw a recipe that a Chef friend had made using dates, and I can honestly say that I almost went into…
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Green Plantains (Tostones) with Garlic Mojo Dipping Sauce
Growing up, my best friend was Cuban. We were inseparable and needless to say, we spent a lot of time with each other’s families. I always laugh when I remember going over to her house on the weekends, and her grandmother (abuelita as we lovingly called her) would always answer the door. Her greeting…
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Herbed Focaccia with Oven Dried Tomatoes
Today I was craving something salty and doughy…I thought about making some pizza but didn’t have any mozzarella on hand, so I decided that the next best thing was to make some focaccia. Many years ago I had stopped by a place in Baltimore, Maryland called Stonemill Bakery, and they were known for making…
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Moist, Fudgy & Delicious Chocolate Cake
A really good chocolate cake recipe is one of those staple recipes that you need to have at the ready all the time…just like that tried and true fried chicken or chocolate chip cookie recipe that you can’t live without and can make with your eyes closed. Through my recipe research, I’m always coming across…
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Rich & Creamy Stove Top Vanilla Custard
I’ve been dying to make this custard since I came across the recipe quite by accident a few weeks ago on a blog called Luna Café. Summer is a time when people really don’t want to eat desserts that are really rich or heavy, but rather something that can be paired with the abundant…
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Historic Eastern Market, Washington DC
As someone who works in the food industry, I am always asked to recommend unique places to eat and shop. When it comes to food purchases for home cooking, I’ve found that more people are venturing out to local farmers markets and other international stores sourcing unique ingredients to try at home. This is a…