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Once A Chef Always a Chef
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A blog created by a life long chef to share recipes and thoughts on food and beverages.
Recent Posts
December Links of the Month-All About Gingerbread
One of the best things about this time of year are the Gingerbread houses. I love building them and love to see what other people have come up with. It’s always interesting to see what others do and I am often able to learn a trick or two f...
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Okay, it finally happened. I succumbed to the holiday cookie mania sweeping blogs and the web this time of year. I feel guilty… and kind of dirty, like when you fall prey to one of those forbidden pleasures, but these cookies are so good I hav...
Creamy Sage Polenta with Sausage Ragu
It’s been cold up here in Wisconsin the last week or so. I thought I was ready for winter, but this cold snap has taken me by surprise and I’ve found myself taking more time than usual to acclimate to the weather. I hate to think that it...
Gingerbread House – Part II
Yesterday we got as far as cutting and baking the gingerbread pieces. Today it is time to assemble and decorate. But before we can do that we need to make some Royal Icing to use as our glue. Royal Icing 1 each egg white 1 tsp. cream of tartar 2...
Gingerbread House Part I
One of my favorite pastimes during this season is making Gingerbread houses. I have made all kinds of Gingerbread houses from the very large and ornate to the small and simple; I love making them all. I have created a number of large “cente...
Homemade Marshmallows
My last post was about snow days and Hot Chocolate. One very important component to Hot Chocolate, that I didn’t mention, is the marshmallows. Sure some people like to top their cocoa with whipped cream, but for pure comfort factor you can b...

