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5 Star Foodie Culinary Adventures :

365 Recipes

  • Recipe 5 Star Foodie Junior:  Irish Brown Bread Ice Cream

    5 Star Foodie Junior: Irish Brown Bread Ice Cream


    Welcome to the special St. Patrick's Day edition of 5 Star Foodie Junior, a series of monthly posts that feature my daughter learning how to cook in the kitchen. Today we have made Irish Brown...
  • Recipe Cookbook Review: Janet Ching's Gourmet Traveller 88

    Cookbook Review: Janet Ching's Gourmet Traveller 88


    Recently, my friend Janet at Gourmet Traveller 88 sent me her new cookbook, and I had the pleasure to make a few of her excellent recipes. Janet's cookbook, Gourmet Traveller 88 is a...
  • Recipe Cookbook Review:   Debi Shawcross' Friends at the Table

    Cookbook Review: Debi Shawcross' Friends at the Table


    Debi Shawcross is a chef, cooking instructor, and a cookbook author from Richmond, Virginia who has also been my blogging friend for over two years. Her blog, Table Talk features excellent recipes...
  • Recipe 5 Star Foodie Junior:  Beignets

    5 Star Foodie Junior: Beignets


    Welcome to the special March edition of 5 Star Foodie Junior, a series of monthly posts that feature my daughter learning how to cook in the kitchen. Today we have made delicious beignets for the...
  • Recipe 5 Star Restaurant Review:  Le Bernardin

    5 Star Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin


    Last week, we had the pleasure of dining in Le Bernardin in New York City. Le Bernardin is rated 5 Stars by the Forbes Travel Guide as well as 3 Stars by the Michelin Guide, and is widely considered...
  • Recipe 5 Star Makeover Bacon & Eggs Roundup

    5 Star Makeover Bacon & Eggs Roundup


    Earlier this week, my friend Lazaro and I have announced a new monthly 5 Star Makeover cooking group. This month our theme was "Bacon & Eggs", and it was very exciting to see all of the fabulous...
  • Recipe 5 Star Makeover: "Bacon & Eggs" Rubix Cube

    5 Star Makeover: "Bacon & Eggs" Rubix Cube


    This week my co-host Lazaro @ Lazaro Cooks! and I are very excited to announce a new 2011 5 Star Makeover. This new 5 Star Makeover will be different from the last year's event, as it will not be a...
  • Recipe Peanut-Crusted Shrimp, Butternut Squash Cakes, Grilled Maitake Mushrooms, Mango-Cucumber Relish, Hot and Sweet Sauce

    Peanut-Crusted Shrimp, Butternut Squash Cakes, Grilled Maitake Mushrooms, Mango-Cucumber Relish, Hot and Sweet Sauce


    This delicious meal actually came together as a result of using a bunch of leftover ingredients in my refrigerator and pantry. The dish features Thai flavors with fusion influences throughout the...
  • Recipe Slow-Cooked Wild Boar Roast, Caramelized Apples, Polenta "Coins"

    Slow-Cooked Wild Boar Roast, Caramelized Apples, Polenta "Coins"


    This mini wild boar roast is marinated in apple cider, apple cider vinegar, and spices, then rubbed with mustard and sage and slow roasted in the oven. It is paired with caramelized apples with...
  • Recipe Fruit Cocktails by Wataru Matsumoto (Part 2)

    Fruit Cocktails by Wataru Matsumoto (Part 2)


    In today's guest post, my friend Robert-Gilles @ SHIZUOKA GOURMET shares the second part of his series on unique fruit cocktails concocted by Wataru Matsumoto, owner/bartender at BOTANICAL (Comfort...