At Home with Kim Vallee

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | October 31, 2009

Last-Minute Recipes for Halloween

In case you are looking for more inspirations on what to serve at your Halloween party. + This Pumpkin Soup in a small pumpkin bowl is elegant. You could recycle the idea for Thanksgiving. Via Noob Cook. + Devilled egss are back in vogue. The Spooky spider eggs are a cute adaptation of the classic. The decoration [...]

CAKES and baked goods, ENTERTAINING | October 26, 2009

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Tarantula Cookies

In response to my post on Spider sweets for Halloween, Recipe Girl showed me her cute Tarantula cookies. Have a look. She mentioned that while this isn’t a quick and easy recipe, the tarantula cookies were a lot of fun to do with the kids. They turned out cute and delicious. + photo: Recipe Girl

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | October 26, 2009

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Three Spider Baking Recipes for Halloween

If you feel like baking for Halloween, have a look at those superb creations that are sure to bring Ahhhh! from kids and grown ups. The talented Bakerella did: + The Spider Cookies with Trix and a Betty Crocker Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix + The Spider Brownies with licorice wheels and raspberry and blackberry gumdrops If you rush [...]

OFF topics | October 23, 2009

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Submit Your Recipe to the Pillsbury Baking Challenge

I want to invite all my Canadian readers (except Quebec) to participate in the Pillsbury Baking Challenge. What you need to do to participate is to submit your original recipe made with at least one Pillsbury product. Your recipe can be an appetizer, an entree or a dessert. The Grand Prize is worth $10,000 CAD. The [...]

DINING, FOOD + drinks | October 15, 2009

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Cranberry Upside Down Cake by La Tartine Gourmande

Bea from La Tartine Gourmande went to visit a cranberry bog in Carver. She took fabulous pictures of the field. It is a must see. What I crave the most is her cranberry upside down cake with a cranberry sauce. You will find on La Tartine the recipes of her cranberry sauce plus a appetizing [...]

COOKBOOKS, DINING | October 5, 2009

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Salty Sweets by Christie Matheson

Balancing salt and sweet is popular with chefs. Simply think of caramels with fleur de sel or molten chocolate cake served with olive oil. I am in the middle of organizing my husband’s birthday party. This year, I decided to try to make a dessert table à la Amy Atlas. Since there will be lot of sweets, [...]

COOKING tools, DINING | September 11, 2009

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Tulip Baking Cups

If you are looking for a twist of the typical muffin cups, look at these Tulip baking cups. They are designed to fit the standard 2-inch muffin pans. These four-petal cups are made of Swedish greaseproof white or brown paper. They come in three sizes. Make sure you get the tallest model (2 3/4) since it [...]

COOKBOOKS, DINING | May 27, 2009

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Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes and Cookies for my Gastronomic Wednesday

In case you did not heard, the latest cookbook from Martha Stewart will be released next Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009. You will find inside Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes 175 ideas and recipes for cupcakes, frostings, fillings, and toppings. There are no second guess of what it should look like since every recipe is accompanied with a [...]