Tag Archives: Daring Cooks

BAKED APPLES EN CROÛTE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Manu

Our lovely Monkey Queen of Don’t Make Me Call My Flying Monkeys, was our May Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to dive into the world of en Croute! We were encouraged to make Beef Wellington, Stuffed Mushroom en … Continue reading →

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Posted in American, Baking, British, Daring Cooks, Desserts, Fruits, Sauces, Spices, Tea Time | Tagged apples, autumn, baked, baking, butterscotch, caramel, Daring Cooks, dessert, en croute, fall, pastry, pumpkin spice, sweets, tea time, walnuts | 8 Comments

CHICKEN BALLOTINE

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Manu

For the April Daring Cooks Challenge, Lisa from Parsley, Sage and Sweet has challenged us to debone a whole chicken, using this video by Jacques Pepin as our guide; then stuff it, tie it and roast it, to create a Chicken Ballotine. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Christmas, Daring Cooks, French, Italian, Mains, Meat, Special Occasions | Tagged apples, ballotine, chicken, Daring Cooks, dinner, French, Italian, main, meat, mortadella, pistachios, poultry, prosciutto, roast, sausage, Special Occasions | 8 Comments

HOME-MADE CHÈVRE

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Manu

Sawsan from Chef in Disguise was our March 2013 Daring Cooks hostess! Sawsan challenges us to make our own homemade cheeses! She gave us a variety of choices to make, all of them easily accomplished and delicious! Yessss, you read that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Appetisers, Cheese, Daring Cooks, French | Tagged cheese, chevre, dairy, Daring Cooks, French, goat, goat cheese, home-made, milk | 5 Comments

SALAME COTTO

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Manu

For the January-February 2013 Daring Cooks’ Challenge, Carol, one of our talented non-blogging members and Jenni, one of our talented bloggers who writes The Gingered Whisk, have challenged us to make homemade sausage and/or cured, dried meats in celebration of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Appetisers, Daring Cooks, Finger food, Gluten Free, Italian, Meat, Sandwiches, Snack, Street Food | Tagged charcuterie, Daring Cooks, Italian, Italy, pork, salame, salame cotto, salami, salumi, sausage | 9 Comments

SHEPHERD’S PIE

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Manu

Our Daring Cooks’ December 2012 Hostess is Andy of Today’s the Day and Today’s the Day I Cook! Andy is sharing with us a traditional French Canadian classic the Paté Chinois, also known as Shepherd’s pie for many of us, and if … Continue reading →

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Posted in Australian, Baking, British, Daring Cooks, Gluten Free, Mains, Meat | Tagged Australian, baked, baking, British, Daring Cooks, dinner, lamb, mains, mash, mashed potatoes, meat, pie, potatoes, Shepherd's Pie | 14 Comments

ROAST BRINED CHICKEN

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Manu

Audax of Audax Artifex was our November 2012 Daring Cooks’ host. Audax has brought us into the world of brining and roasting, where we brined meat and vegetables and roasted them afterwards for a delicious meal! Wow! I had never brined … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baking, Daring Cooks, Mains, Meat, Vegetables | Tagged baked, baking, brine, chicken, Daring Cooks, dinner, garlic, herbs, lemon, lunch, meat, poultry, roast, salt, vegetables | 14 Comments

PAELLA MIXTA

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Manu

Our Daring Cooks’ September 2012 hostess was Inma of la Galletika. Inma brought us a taste of Spain and challenged us to make our very own delicious Paella! Paella!!!!!!!!!! When I saw this month’s challenge I couldn’t have been happier. When I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Daring Cooks, Fish, Gluten Free, Mains, Meat, Rice, Special Occasions, Vegetables | Tagged chicken, Daring Cooks, gluten free, main dish, mixed paella, paella, pork, rice, saffron, seafood, Spain, Spanish, Special Occasions, vegetables | 12 Comments

POLENTA CONCIA

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Manu

Rachael of pizzarossa was our August 2012 Daring Cook hostess and she challenged us to broaden our knowledge of cornmeal! Rachael provided us with some amazing recipes and encouraged us to hunt down other cornmeal recipes that we’d never tried … Continue reading →

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