Karla Plumb

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A girl in her kitchen in the Great White North.

Tag: ‘Birthday’



Beggar’s Linguine

Friday, March 11th, 2011

It’s my Mom’s birthday today! Happy Birthday, Momma! I can’t believe you’re 29 again – you look fabulous! Can’t wait to see you in a couple of short weeks!

This is a shot of my Mom I took while we were in Boston a few years ago at the Holocaust Memorial. Love the mist floating around her - it was a chilly February day!

So: Beggar’s Linguine. This recipe really intrigued me when I first read it and the more I thought about it, the more I thought it would be excellent. Another set of flavours and textures I wouldn’t have put together on my own but with Dorie’s endorsement, I was excited to test it out especially since I’ve had a love affair with figs lately. I’ll admit to still having some reservations about how it would be received by Jon since we’ve never tried any dessert-y-seeming toppings on pasta before, but all my instincts were telling me this would be yet another winner.

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Birthday Cake

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

December 14th was my birthday – #35, whoo hoo! – and since I’m the unemployed resident cook/baker, I had both the time and the inclination to make myself a very special birthday cake. Michel Rostang’s Double Chocolate Mousse Cake, to be exact. And – stop me if you’ve heard this before – it was DELICIOUS. No foolin’.

Essentially it’s chocolate mousse baked into a mold. Dorie offers 3 versions: the first layer of baked mousse is then cooled, more mousse added, chilled and then served (this is what I did), or you can bake it again once the second layer is added and serve it warm, or you can serve this version chilled, as well. Whatever you do, I highly recommend a cloud of barely-sweetened whipped cream on top.

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