Author Archives: Dan

Blueberry Tart

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Dan

Left over tart crust filled with freshly made pastry cream and lots of little Maine blueberries on top!

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Blueberry Muffin Pan

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Dan

Blueberries picked fresh from Maine in a traditional muffin recipe. And a new camera to start taking better pictures!  

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Bread Pudding

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Dan

Apricot sourdough and multigrain bread pudding with ripe bananas, cognac, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and a rich caramel. Made with skim milk and whole eggs, no additional sugar added.

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Anniversary Dinner

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dan

For our wedding anniversary, Rioja wine, steaks and corn cooked on the grill, mushroom risotto, tomato, basil and mozzarella. And of course Brownie pudding for dessert.

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Butternut Squash Lasagna

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dan

Sage, spinach, onions, cognac, various tomatoes herbs/aromatics for the sauce, mozzarella, pecorina romano, and butternut squash. Heirloom tomato, mozzarella, basil from the garden, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, ground pepper on the side!

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Salad

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Dan

Local greens, Asparagus, grapes, drizzle of olive oil, and cracked pepper. Tomato, basil, mozzarella cheese.

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Wedding Cake

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dan

Maine’s finest sweet strawberries from the father of the groom. Genoise cake imbibed with strawberry liquor syrup, middle layer of mousseline cream with vanilla and a little strawberry liquor. Strawberry puree and glaze. White chocolate disks for decoration.

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Practice Cake

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Dan

Cake bits from wedding cake (classic genoise) – imbibed with strawberry liquer syrup… light mousseline cream… blueberries, raspberries, strawberries

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Test Cake

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Dan

Strawberry liquor and syrup imbibed vanilla genoise sponge cake, mousseline cream (pastry cream with butter), strawberries, and a layer of strawberry puree on top. Decorations of mint leaves and strawberries. This is a test cake for a wedding. We’ll hopefully be … Continue reading →

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Steak and Pesto Risotto

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dan

Grilled steak and corn on the cob, pesto and asparagus risotto. Simple and delicious!

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