Armida Cooks!

Semi-intellectual and highly sauced up food blog of Armida: Red Sox fan, champagne lover and wannabee gourmet cook.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Pinapple Tart

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If you love fresh pineapple (and you know I do), you'll enjoy this flaky, buttery pastry. It's just sweet enough and you'll love...
Friday, March 31, 2006

Basic Pastry Cream

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Any dessert aficionado knows that pastry cream is essential in many desserts, especially in French pastries. Although I stink at making dess...
Thursday, March 30, 2006

How to Cut a Pineapple

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My lovely sister, Nathalie, came for a visit from Oahu, Hawai'i, and she brought me a huge, nice and ripe Dole® pineapple straight from...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Restaurant Review: Carnitas Uruapan

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Carnitas Uruapan Bulevar Díaz Ordáz 550 Across from Plaza Patria, La Mesa, Tijuana Phone: 664 681-61-81 Carnitas, which literally transl...
Monday, March 27, 2006

Beermaking with a Brew Kit - Part 1

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This may come as a shock to you, but I don't particularly like beer. I've never been a huge fan of beer and if I ever do drink it, ...
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Friday, March 24, 2006

Pasta Giardiniera

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Oh, what to do when all you have is frozen corn and lima beans in the freezer? Pasta, of course! Pasta is such a great, versatile ingredient...
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Mashed Spicy Sweet Potatoes

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The original recipe has one ripe mashed banana in it, however since my husband has an unusual fear of bananas, I ommited it from the recipe...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Chili Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Pesto

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I have to admit when I first saw this recipe I thought that the flavor combos would not work. Surprisingly, the cilantro pesto goes very we...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Hummus and Cucumber Bites

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Hummus is a dish we should all learn how to make. Yes, you can buy ready-made hummus at the store, but nothing beats the taste of homemade ...
Monday, March 20, 2006

Champagne Mojito

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Okay, I admit I'm obsessed with mojitos. Ever since I had my first mojito back in 2000 in Cambridge, Mass, I've been experimenting w...
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Friday, March 17, 2006

Irish Blue Cheese Potato Cakes

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Cashel Blue was developed in 1984 and it is Ireland’s original artisinal blue cheese. Ireland's Beechmount Farm in the town of Tipperar...
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I'm just a girl who is a single parent and who loves to spend every moment I can with my daughter; I love to cook, take pictures of food, watch baseball, drink champagne and blog about my every day single mommy and baby life.
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