Chocolate Pear Jam

Wow—doesn’t this sound delicious (and interesting)?

This was one of the delicious chocolate-themed dishes that Chef Sarah made for us during our recent cooking class at The Canebrake.

I have to say that we were not prepared for a jam.

Truffles? Yes.

Chocolate cups? Yes.

Chocolate dipped strawberries? Yes.

Chocolate jam? No.

This was a . . . → Read More: Chocolate Pear Jam

Chocolate Almond Cups and Marble Dipped Strawberries.

This is the third post in a series of many to document our supremely chocolatey cooking class with Chef Sarah Leavell of The Canebrake.

The chocolate almond cups were the second treat we tasted from Chef Sarah’s kitchen. I really enjoyed these tiny bites more than the truffle (which I didn’t think was possible).

Chef . . . → Read More: Chocolate Almond Cups and Marble Dipped Strawberries.

Classic Chocolate Truffles

How to make perfectly artisinal and decadent chocolate truffles from Chef Sarah of The Canebrake. . . . → Read More: Classic Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate everywhere…

A pre-Valentine’s Day adventure found us at Canebrake in a marathon chocolate cooking class. . . . → Read More: Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate everywhere…

Go West, youngman, Go West

Cowboy cooking used to consist of beans and hardtack with maybe some freshly butchered T-bones thrown in a skillet over a campfire. Then Chef Tim Love introduced contemporary cowboy cuisine at his Lonesome Dove Western Bistro located in the Ft. Worth Stockyards. We have dined at Chef Tim Love’s Lonesome Dove and loved . . . → Read More: Go West, youngman, Go West

A Dilly of a Deli

A great breakfast spot near downtown. BEWARE of runners drinking Bloody Marys! . . . → Read More: A Dilly of a Deli

El Rio Verde: Authentic Mexican Fare

It is really too bad that Guy Fieri established “Drive Ins, Diners, and Dives” or I would have entitled this theme’s posts in that way.

Too bad…I will have to stick with EE’s Revs and Recs (for “reviews” and “recomendations”).

I had been wanting to visit El Rio Verde for a long time, ever since . . . → Read More: El Rio Verde: Authentic Mexican Fare

My new theme: Restaurant Revs and Recs

Restaurant reviews and recommendations. (Yes, we have been eating out a lot.) . . . → Read More: My new theme: Restaurant Revs and Recs

February Secret Recipe Club: More beets

For Secret Recipe Club this month, I found another beet recipe: Roasted Beet Salad with Pear and Goat Cheese . . . → Read More: February Secret Recipe Club: More beets

Cherry Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Dark Sweet Cherry Cupcakes with Amaretto Buttercream . . . → Read More: Cherry Valentine’s Day Cupcakes