Welcome to Olympic Feasts at The Schell Cafe! During the 2012 London Games, we’ll celebrate with meals and stories from around the globe. I’m honored to have friends sharing special recipes each day during the feast. Today, my friend Meg Earle shares a delicious Beef Bourguignon recipe (I’ve tried it!) and reminisces Christmas in Paris. Meg and Chip’s apartment was just…
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Early Onset Everything (Rosemary Cashews)
So with all the hustle and bustle around the cafe yesterday (and I don’t mean in a festive Christmas way), I never got around to making the fish stock for this weekend’s bouillabaisse. I did however whip up a batch of yummy Rosemary Cashews. A dear friend was in town for a visit and I thought I’d serve these delicious…
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The Barefoot Contessa
It’s no secret that I adore Ina Garten. Sit a spell at the cafe and you’ll find I have made many of her recipes over the years and even road tripped to Dallas to meet The Contessa in person. You can imagine my excitement over the fact that in 7 short days THIS comes out!!! I’m thrilled Ina has gone…
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Dream Team in the Kitchen
My friend over here posed a fun question. She asked who we would most like to have at a dinner party. I tweaked the question by answering that I would have a cooking party. My cooking dream team at The Schell Cafe would include: Julia Child Alice Waters David Lebovitz Ina Garten Thomas Keller Can you imagine? Who would you…
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Meeting Ina Garten
It happened today. I met The Barefoot Contessa. Yes, that contessa otherwise known as Ina Garten. My cooking idol. For this self-professed foodie meeting The Contessa ranks high upon my list of wishes. Actually, being invited to dinner at her house in the Hamptons ranks higher on my wish list, but if we are dreaming that big I would also…
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Brisket with Carrots & Onions
Thank God it’s Friday! Seriously. It’s been one of those weeks. Husband has been gone, too many activities, birthday parties, school programs, blah…blah…blah. So tonight we are going to kick back, chill out, and reconnect as a family. I probably just jinxed myself. Today is still piled high with playdates, kids out of school, workout, etc. So I’m going to…
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