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The Collier-Kelly Cookie Bar: The Momofuku MilkBar Compost® Cookie
January 1, 2017 No CommentThis one… well, it was me trying to do something different. Something fun and funky. Something unexpected. I had read about the Momofuku Milk Bar Compost® Cookie, and I started searching for recipes. To be honest, none of them sounded as good as the original recipe found at the Milkbar Store. It’s a cookie that, […]
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The Collier-Kelly Cookie Bar: Seven Layer Cookies
January 1, 2017 No CommentI am so happy to share that we have a new family member – Courtney! This past November she married my nephew Schuyler in a beautiful ceremony held at the Hilliard Art Museum (University of Louisiana – Lafayette). I was asked to help prepare a Cookie Bar – for a dose of extra sweets that […]
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Mom’s Deviled Eggs
October 8, 2016 No CommentMom says, “Fix the yolks according to how you like your eggs. Just watch the consistency.”
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Salted Caramel Cake
October 7, 2016 No CommentThis is now a favorite! Since I made this recipe, I have had so many people tell me how they loved these cupcakes. I think that the cake tasted like the best part of the cookie… the dough. Then I also chose the easier way to make the salted caramel, being certain to use a […]
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Basil Pesto
October 7, 2016 No CommentMy friend Terry called me one day with a particular problem. He had a garden full of basil plants ready to harvest, and he needed help deciding what to do with it. He had mounds and mounds of beautiful bright green lettuce leaf basil. We had to think of something and quick. Now that is a […]
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Spiced Pork Tenderloin
September 25, 2016 No CommentThe original recipe for this Spiced Pork Tenderloin was on a Barcardi Rum advertisement insert in Bon Appetit magazine back in the early 90s. I lost that original card, but that never stopped me from adapting… molding and re-molding it from memory. This is the final result. It smells wonderful as it is cooking. It […]
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THE Cookie of All Cookies!
September 12, 2016 1 commentAnd I do mean THE cookie. The big one. The queen mother of all cookies. “The Nora Ephron” peanut butter cookie. Oh, it still brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. I had a request to make some cookies for one of Keith’s co-workers. As he described how this gentleman had gone […]
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Coconut Rum Cake
September 10, 2016 No CommentThis one is for a dear colleague whose favorite flavors include coconut and rum, or better yet … coconut rum. My experiment: a Coconut Cake with Coco-Rum Filling and Rum Buttercream. I wanted something that wasn’t the traditional bundt-pan rum cake. She just had a birthday, so even though I am a little late getting […]
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Chicken Stock
September 5, 2016 No CommentEvery holiday, every roasted chicken or turkey… It is a must to boil the bones and make your own stock. Then, if you want gravy or homemade soup, you’re already halfway there.
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Chicken Salad
September 5, 2016 No CommentThis recipe has changed over the years, and this is the version that we like best. It makes enough for 2-3 sandwiches for 2-3 days.
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