Korena in the Kitchen

Main Dishes, Recipes

Cinco de Mayo Fajitas!

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May 5, 2011

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today I made flank steak fajitas with purple cabbage slaw for dinner. They are so simple that they don’t really require a recipe, so what follows is more of a guideline. The first time I made these was a few years ago during Earth Hour, when…
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Cakes & Pies, Fruit, Recipes

Lemon-tastic: Birthday Cake with Lemon Curd Filling and Candied Lemon Slices

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May 3, 2011

Yesterday was Nate’s birthday, and I wanted to make him a cake. He suggested something lemony with cream cheese icing, so I came up with a layer cake filled with lemon curd and covered in white chocolate cream cheese icing. Sounds good, right? In theory, it was good. It looked…
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Cakes & Pies, Recipes

Hazelnut Pastry and How to Make a Lattice Pie Crust

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April 29, 2011

I have been meaning to share my favorite pie crust recipe here for a while now, but every time I’ve made it lately, I’ve been experimenting with it somehow, with varying degrees of success. For Easter I decided to experiment once more with a hazelnut pastry for strawberry rhubarb pie,…
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Daring Bakers Challenges, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Daring Bakers Challenge: Maple Syrup Mousse in an Edible Container

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April 27, 2011

I recently joined an online cooking challenge group called the Daring Bakers (their website, the Daring Kitchen, is also home to the Daring Cooks). Every month members are challenged to make a certain recipe, showcasing their creativity and skills to interpret it. The members keep it a secret (no blog…
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Breakfast & Brunch, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Lovely Scones

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April 24, 2011

In grade 7/8 Home Ec, we learned how to make scones and sew boxer shorts. I have never in my life ever sewn another pair of boxer shorts, but this scone recipe is probably the most-loved recipe I have: I use it a lot and the scones (or baking powder…
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Cookies & Squares, Recipes

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Whole Wheat Flour

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April 20, 2011

I have been on a quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie for as long as I have been baking cookies – which is to say, years and years and years. My go-to recipe has previously been the Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe in the cookbook Golde’s Homemade Cookies, but…
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Main Dishes, Recipes

Kale Tops and Spicy Peanut Stir Fry Sauce

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April 15, 2011

I love spring. I love the warmer weather (well, slightly warmer – it’s still pretty darn cold out around here!), the longer days, the crocuses and cherry blossoms, the singing birds… but what I’m really appreciating this spring, more than usual perhaps, is the abundance of gorgeous, fresh, spring vegetables…
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Main Dishes, Recipes, Soups, Sides & Snacks

Pork Tenderloin with Honeyed Butter and Sage and Perfect Roast Potatoes

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April 14, 2011

This pork tenderloin is delicious. Honey-y and butter-y and sage-y and delicious. The recipe is adapted from my trusted friend Martha (I added the sage – rosemary or thyme would probably be really good as well), and as usual, she did not disappoint. This is easy enough for a weeknight…
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Bread, Main Dishes, Recipes

Ancho Chicken Quesadillas with Homemade Flour Tortillas and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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April 11, 2011

Last Thursday I had the day off work, so I decided to cross something off my “things to make” list: homemade flour tortillas. I’ve had a hankering for quesadillas ever since I read a post on the Frugal Flambé about chicken quesadillas with roasted red pepper sauce, so I figured…
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Grilled Pizza: a story in pictures

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April 7, 2011

We just got a really nice, new-to-us barbeque from Nate’s parents, and today I christened it with grilled pizzas. I’ve done this before with moderate success (minus the charred bits 😉 ). My technique needs refining, but this is the basic idea! For some reason I made four pizzas for…
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