I love to have yogurt for breakfast, but I do not love visiting the yogurt aisle at the grocery store. I am a firm believer in full fat yogurt and I like mine plain so I can avoid food coloring and artificial sweeteners. I prefer to add on some granola, fruit and a bit of…
Author: cheznousdinners
Daria is an artist living and working in Baltimore. She has been painting and cooking all of her life and has been serving communal style dinnners at her home with Nicolas for the past two years.
Asparagus – or Celery – Velouté with Bacon Croutons
Velouté means velvet, and that defines this soup perfectly! I have made several versions of this soup and each time, everyone loves it! This soup can serve as a starter for a heartier dish like Boeuf or Lapin Bourguignon, or serve a larger portion for a full meal. This dish seems really impressive, but it…
Buttered Naan
Naan! Naan is so delicious! I add garam masala to vegetable soups just so I have an excuse to make some to go along with them! Try my Curried Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup to go along with this! Although naan container yeast and baking powder, it is a flatbread of sorts, so the rise…
Curried Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
We make a lot of soups throughout the week. Nico loves soups, and I love liquids that go along with big loaves of bread! This quick curry soup can be made with the mixture of sweet potato and carrot, or with either of the roots, whatever you have on hand! I have made all three…
Morel, Chèvre, and Chives Soufflé
Morel season is here you guys! Every spring, these elusive mushrooms grace us with their presence. We still have not figured out a way to cultivate the Morel mushroom, so the market depends on found mushrooms, and to complicate matters, Morel’s do not always stay put. A spot that produces pounds of mushrooms one year,…
Mixed Berry Almond Tarts
These little tarts are lovely! They might look a touch like muffins, but taste so much better! The sweet pastry that forms the base will create a wonderful pairing with either raspberry or mixed berry jam, I think I actually prefer raspberry, but I was serving mixed berry jam for High Tea. These can be thrown…
Victoria Sandwich Cake
This might just be the most British cake that we served at High Tea. The cake became a popular tea-time treat during the reign of Queen Victoria, it is said that it was her favorite cake! Traditionally, this delicious, buttery, sponge cake is served with raspberry jam and whipped cream sandwiched in between two cakes. Whenever I…
Trifecta of Jam – Rhubarb, Mixed Berry, and Strawberry
I recently posted my Mango Jam recipe, but as delicious as it is, one pot of Jam is never enough for a High Tea! For our tea on Saturday, we were expecting a dozen guests, so I figured I needed at least four different jams! To cover the Jam rainbow, I served the Mango Jam…
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