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Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This recipe starts with a base bechamel sauce, but then it becomes so much more with the addition of cream cheese followed by cubes of cheddar. I love the end result with pockets of golden cheddar...
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Nam Prik Ong
Commonly served as a side dish or appetizer, this savory pork dish is something the PJ Daddy’s wife serves us as a main entree. No complaints here! It’s incredibly tasty and satisfying, not too spicy...
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
This is more of a concept set of directions rather than a step-by-step recipe. I got the idea from multiple photos on Pinterest. However, I decided to go with the quick, not-from-scratch version of...
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Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream
Source: adapted from shugarySweets.com In the midst of the holidays, I was looking to bake something with a burst of tart sweetness as a break from my usual chocolatey favorites. This recipe for lemon...
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Valentine Choco & Book News
In several of my favorite anime series, there’s a Valentine’s episode (or two). Thus, I’m pretty familiar with the Japanese practice of girls giving guys chocolates on Valentine’s Day and the guys...
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Basic Lemon Curd
My good friend, Philippa Ballantine, absolutely loves lemon curd. Of course, this meant I had to learn how to make it for her. That’s just the way I am. Ingredients: 1 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed...
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Sourdough Monkey Bread Stuffed with Cream Cheese Spiked with Bourbon
Yeah, it was one of those kind of weekends. There was a need to celebrate. So I took my sourdough recipe for bread, pondered monkey balls and then decided to kick it up several notches in all sorts of...
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PJ’s Chocolate Mousse
Adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Knopf) by Julia Child. My boyfriend’s favorite dessert is not-too-sweet chocolate mousse. This was a hit with him. 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet...
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Thai Pumpkin Custard | Sankaya
The PJ Mommy used to make this and to be honest, she didn’t teach me how. A childhood of helping her out in the kitchen gave me memories of the steps involved and an internet search for ingredient...
View ArticleButterbeer!
Yup. This is a recipe for the wonderfully tasty butterbeer Harry Potter fans might be dreaming of when they revisit Hogwarts int he nvoels or even the parks down in FL. Ingredients for BUTTERBEER: 1...
View ArticleKaffir Lime Ice Cream
I’ve been messing with ice cream recipes for kaffir lime for years now. The leaves of the kaffir lime tree are wonderfully versatile and fragrant. I love to add them to soups, finely slice them for...
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Kanom Krok
Kanom Krok (??????) is a Thai street food I enjoyed growing up. It was generally available in the market place around breakfast time but can be enjoyed throughout the day. These little cups have a...
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Thai Chicken Curry (Green Curry – Gang Keow Wan Gai)
I was inspired to try making this dish after watching Full House (Thai Version). It’s with both chicken meat and chicken …feet! This is not a common dish in the US and I don’t have many US friends who...
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