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A Chef's Daughter
http://achefsdaughter.com
A Chef's Daughter is Ivete and Elissa's cooking blog. We're both daughters of professional chefs and we both love to cook.
Recent Posts
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
One of the birthday gifts I received this year was a lovely collection of spices from Penzeys Spices. Inside the package I was happy to find several recipes for the included spices! One of the packs was the “Baker’s Collection” and...
Cipollini Onion Tarte Tatin
Looking for something a bit more impressive to bring with you to Thanksgiving this year? This onion tarte tatin may just fit the bill! It’s not only delicious, the presentation is absolutely beautiful and is bound to elicit at least a few R...
Processing a pumpkin/squash
I didn’t grow up eating pumpkins or even squash really. We did have some summer squash like zucchini fairly often, but never any winter squashes like sugar pumpkins or this gorgeous kobucha squash. As an adult who’s interested in fresh p...
Amaretto Biscotti with Cranberries and Pistachio
I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA folks! There has been a lot going on in my life and I haven’t even had the desire to cook in the last few months, let alone take photos and write up a proper blog post. This past Saturday was the first ti...
BBA Challenge #13 – Focaccia
“Better than the focaccia from a restaurant.” That’s what Adam said when he took his first bite of this bread. And he’s totally right! When I took this out of the oven I could hardly believe I’d made it myself . . . it ...
Butterscotch Pear Pie
This pie recipe from September’s issue of Gourmet Magazine caught my eye immediately. I’d never heard of a pear pie before but it sounded like a great idea! Pears and apples are pretty similar so it seemed reasonable to swap pears in for ...

