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Mascarpone Zabaglione with Fresh Blueberries and Almond Cakes

Posted on 14. Aug, 2007 by singleguychef.

This recipe is really for K. She emailed me the other day and asked for suggestions on what to do with 7 lbs. of blueberries. I love getting these questions! My brother was in a cook off a few weeks ago and the ingredient was mushrooms. He asked me for a dessert dish… I said, [...]

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Cheesecake …again!

Posted on 21. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

I just had to. This post is a blog and email inspired entry. While reading Will Work For Food, I saw his posting of what he did with some extra strawberries and hit him up with my mascarpone cheesecake recipe.
WWFF said, “I bet that’d make a great cake if placed on top of mascarpone cheesecake!”
I [...]

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Mascarpone Cheesecake with Roasted Macadamia Nuts & fresh Strawberries

Posted on 13. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

Ahhh…sitting here enjoying the beautfiul sunshine. A glass of Hoegaarden by my side and ready for the next post. As you can see from my previous desserts, I’ve been on a mascarpone kick. Well, it’s still kicking.
You’ll see that this recipe doesn’t use as much sugar as traditional recipes. Mascarpone, the Italian version of cream [...]

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Puff Pastry Rounds, Fresh Berries, Mascarpone Whipped Cream and Chocolate Sauce!

Posted on 04. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

I’ve been playing around with variations of this dessert for a couple years now. I made the original back about 2 years ago. The presentation and flavors are getting there. Try this one for now and see what you think.
Ingredients
1 package of thawed puff pastry sheets. You could use the pastry rounds also but I [...]

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A Different Kind of Surf and Turf

Posted on 02. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

A different kind of surf and turf.
This menu is quite simple to make. Dinner was around 7 and I started prepping and cooking around 2 with a little time to still clean up before the dinner.

Grilled Oysters with Mango Pico de Gallo & Red Chili Horseradish
Salad Sevillana
Grilled Corn on the Cob with Maple-Chipotle [...]

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Dark Chocolate Dipped Stem Strawberries with Fleur de Sel Mascarpone Cream

Posted on 01. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

I created this for one of my sister’s birthday parties years ago. Back then, I served them on bamboo skewers to give the lollipop feel. It’s a simple dessert to make and is fun to plate.
Ingredients
16 long stem strawberries
9 - 10 oz. of dark chocolate. I prefer 85% cocao
Fleur de Sel to top
Mascarpone [...]

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Hello World 2!

Posted on 17. Apr, 2007 by singleguychef.

We’ve had our first dinner on, April 15th, 2007 and now I am scrambling to set up a blog, get familiarized with all the plug-in power and make sure everything is just the way I want it!
Yeeeah, when do we start talking about the food? So, this is going to be an “organic” thing. The [...]

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