Friday, December 9, 2011

Sonia's Austrian holiday fondue



  like a holiday feast  in the Alps




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Glühwein

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Roasted chestnuts 
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Südtiroler speck





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Beet salad with orange and fennel 




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Meat Fondue 







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Fruit tart 





holiday glitters




Friday, October 14, 2011

Sara's Surf & Turf in Mediterranean way

an autumn table


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tapas
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figs with Serrano jamon 
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pickled mussels with roasted red pepper 
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Murcia Curado sharp goat cheese
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Marcona almonds



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stuffed  baby squid and pickled mackerel


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pear and bitter green salad


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 soup of butternut squash  and granny smith apple

 


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duck confit
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saffron rice
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ratatouille with sofrito sauce


 


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Crema Catalonia 





Inspirations from a trip to Mediterranean
Catalonia coast 
French Pyrenees


Friday, September 9, 2011

Sonia's Cooking with Wolfgang Puck... not so Austrian


Austrian's take on Thai cooking



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tomato jam, cheese, olives, 
with champagne


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Sea scallop salad 
with cold cucumber sauce


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Pork loin 
with Thai sauce and papaya salad


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Kaiserschmarren 
with peach compote





 celebrating Sonia's cooking
in the new kitchen



Thursday, June 2, 2011

Marilu's English dinner

upstairs English proper

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Stilton with pears
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Chicken Liver Pate with Toast


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Mushroom and Onion Soup
served with Welsh Rarebit Squares

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Salmon Fish Cakes in Cream Sauce 
served with Red Chard

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Trifle 





a farewell gift for Solenge


Friday, May 13, 2011

Susann's German style feast

 hearty German dumpling dinner

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vegetable dip 
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Gin and tonic 

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shrimp and melon salad 


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German dumplings 
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baked chicken with bacon
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baked Brussels sprouts, green beans and peppers 


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coconut penna cotta 
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fresh berries


Brownie

Friday, April 1, 2011

Drew's Ultimate American Meal

 a survey of American classic


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appetizer: 
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vegetable dip with Southern pickled shrimp butter
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toasted bread with broad bean puree 
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chicken liver pate


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asparagus with pistachio sauce

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roast chicken
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green salad with walnut citrus dressing

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mustard sauce, cranberry sauce, gravy
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white rice 
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grilled bread
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angel food cake with custard and fruits


California wine

Friday, March 18, 2011

Solange's Brazilian carnival of flavor

table is a carnival of color 


dinner is a carnival of flavor


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appetizer: 
sardine dip with banana chips
Brazilian cheese
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souffle


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Brazilian beef
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chicken sausage
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fried banana 
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egg tapioca 
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rice
 


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salsa 



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cooked milk skin tart 
 


 sweet liquor into the night
 

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