http://www.chezus.com This is our story of what we create in our 20 sq. ft. kitchen nightly. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 37.789228-122.395701Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes The creaminess as well as the tartness of goat cheese rounds out the sweetness that roasting brings to fresh squash, the garlicky tahini dressing is the added bonus. We made this dish a couple weeks ago to serve with our lemon rosemary roasted chicken.  When we were planning this menu we ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULF92f4l88ZMianEMneIJ3S_Ewo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULF92f4l88ZMianEMneIJ3S_Ewo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULF92f4l88ZMianEMneIJ3S_Ewo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULF92f4l88ZMianEMneIJ3S_Ewo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=z6HCNhRjcTk:_rAFYrCbbjU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/z6HCNhRjcTk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/z6HCNhRjcTk/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/11/10/roast-acorn-squash-goats-cheese-tahini-dressing/ Warm cinnamon gelato is a wonderful companion with puffy pillows of fried dough that has been sweetened with orange sugar. Nanette got herself an ice cream maker for her birthday and ever since (it has only been a couple weeks) we have been chatting about ice creams and gelatos.  She made ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VsFTwoNBs2dQ5YrISlJfK0Av6o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VsFTwoNBs2dQ5YrISlJfK0Av6o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VsFTwoNBs2dQ5YrISlJfK0Av6o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VsFTwoNBs2dQ5YrISlJfK0Av6o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=iyqLN_USXxs:8iN6Brh07DA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/iyqLN_USXxs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/iyqLN_USXxs/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/11/03/cinnamon-ice-cream-malasadas/ A simply roasted cage free and organic chicken is roasted with rosemary and lemon to create the perfect comfort food. *photo courtesy of Bryan Alberstat Photography Our friend Bryan was coming over for Sunday night dinner.  I love Sunday night dinner and we have not done one in a very long time.  ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/adlJpId9cK81tg0GWFFZWP0-FE4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/adlJpId9cK81tg0GWFFZWP0-FE4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/adlJpId9cK81tg0GWFFZWP0-FE4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/adlJpId9cK81tg0GWFFZWP0-FE4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=lJXReSZqmdg:eYp2vHcx5Dc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/lJXReSZqmdg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/lJXReSZqmdg/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/11/02/lemon-rosemary-roasted-chicken/ A light but creamy pasta dish heavily seasoned with garlic and pancetta will surely keep the vampires away. *photo was taken by our good friend & dinner guest, photographer extraordinaire Bryan Alberstat I was excited when Jo picked this Donna Hay recipe for this month's HHDD event.  I have been eyeing ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G2LUz9YgXgYJK_Ne2_0KgM7TYB4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G2LUz9YgXgYJK_Ne2_0KgM7TYB4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G2LUz9YgXgYJK_Ne2_0KgM7TYB4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G2LUz9YgXgYJK_Ne2_0KgM7TYB4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=gZItSzKjizo:axdVa8oZnuk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/gZItSzKjizo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/gZItSzKjizo/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/31/hhdd-29-creamy-pancetta-roasted-garlic-pasta-2/ The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S of Baking Without Fear.  She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. I love macarons!  They are one of the first things I eat when I go to ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x5Ck-ZnqIKDoWncGpcqTO-E4x4c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x5Ck-ZnqIKDoWncGpcqTO-E4x4c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x5Ck-ZnqIKDoWncGpcqTO-E4x4c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x5Ck-ZnqIKDoWncGpcqTO-E4x4c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=TYYm1Ep2z5Y:-SVmNOqGb-E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/TYYm1Ep2z5Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/TYYm1Ep2z5Y/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/27/daring-bakers-macarons/ Tart Granny Smith apples and sour quince are lightly sprinkled with raw sugar and finished with a cardamon topping made of oats, sugar and pecans. Lenny loves apple pie.  I, on the other hand, could really care less about it.  In fact, I was never a big apple dessert fan, until ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7E8pfwywEgMZvLN275ZiO1SxUI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7E8pfwywEgMZvLN275ZiO1SxUI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7E8pfwywEgMZvLN275ZiO1SxUI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7E8pfwywEgMZvLN275ZiO1SxUI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=06d7E0iXTIg:OQ7z3m6sR2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/06d7E0iXTIg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/06d7E0iXTIg/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/26/apple-quince-crisp/ This is not your typical can of tomato soup, while it is creamy, it does not have any dairy.  This recipe is pure tomato goodness using only the freshest seasonal tomatoes. I met Allison of Local Lemons at the Blogher Food Conference;  we instantly hit it off!  I was really glad ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UpDzeKW_osbU7LwpXov0j8Y5oeI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UpDzeKW_osbU7LwpXov0j8Y5oeI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UpDzeKW_osbU7LwpXov0j8Y5oeI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UpDzeKW_osbU7LwpXov0j8Y5oeI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=QYLuB4eALr4:CTUNC_KqcfM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/QYLuB4eALr4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/QYLuB4eALr4/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/24/homemade-tomato-soup/ This recipe is a classic pumpkin pie with a twist!  This is definitely the best pumpkin pie recipe I have ever had, the secret to this pie is the fresh slow roasted pumpkin, it makes all the difference. You will never go back to canned after eating this! This recipe has ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n75N5zEzDSyYwGOU4QEoJQSqyuA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n75N5zEzDSyYwGOU4QEoJQSqyuA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n75N5zEzDSyYwGOU4QEoJQSqyuA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/n75N5zEzDSyYwGOU4QEoJQSqyuA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=yiZBvCO9od0:hDA38GCMdxI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/yiZBvCO9od0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/yiZBvCO9od0/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/23/pumkin-pie-recipe-gift/ If you are not familiar with Foodbuzz and you are a food blogger, you really need to become familiar with them.  Foodbuzz is an online community of foodies from around the world.  The company provides a platform where one can  grow their community and make money while doing so.  The ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5qQyNh92nztt6t8hI8ACwEx9ETY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5qQyNh92nztt6t8hI8ACwEx9ETY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5qQyNh92nztt6t8hI8ACwEx9ETY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5qQyNh92nztt6t8hI8ACwEx9ETY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=-AVbw_-FSl0:4amFaCK8-oE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/-AVbw_-FSl0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/-AVbw_-FSl0/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/22/foodbuzz-community-dinner-spruce/ This pumpkin bread recipe is the ultimate pumpkin bread recipe.  You cannot go wrong with a creamy layer of maple cheesecake, which is sandwiched between rich, dense and spicy layers of pumpkin bread. I have been thinking about this recipe for literally a year and I am not even kidding you.  ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k4g94EoxS7h8oM9HVVpMTHh9occ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k4g94EoxS7h8oM9HVVpMTHh9occ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k4g94EoxS7h8oM9HVVpMTHh9occ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k4g94EoxS7h8oM9HVVpMTHh9occ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=G88mOB45h5c:-17w54a288g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/G88mOB45h5c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/G88mOB45h5c/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/20/pumpkin-bread-maple-cheesecake-layer/ Hay Hay it's Donna Day and  Jo of Have Fork Will Travel was the winner of last month's HHDD Challenge.  Jo will be our hostess for this month's challenge and she has picked the perfect dish to help keep those Halloween Vampires away, a creamy pasta recipe.  To read more ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgvCrM_0-ekz61owkFp28_JBBsU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgvCrM_0-ekz61owkFp28_JBBsU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgvCrM_0-ekz61owkFp28_JBBsU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LgvCrM_0-ekz61owkFp28_JBBsU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=ypq_pUaL7FI:nixmPc6Bk7A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/ypq_pUaL7FI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/ypq_pUaL7FI/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/19/hhdd-29-creamy-pancetta-roasted-garlic-pasta/ Creamy feta, rustic parmesan and spinach is layered in between delicate pieces of whole wheat filo pastry, to make the easiest spanakopita ever. Our friend, Nanette, posed a recipe for an "easy peasy" Spanakopita a couple weeks ago.  Now, I trust Nanette, but could this really be "easy peasy"?  Ever since ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYlCNOpE02U0PB1kpOJX4vA9zUE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYlCNOpE02U0PB1kpOJX4vA9zUE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYlCNOpE02U0PB1kpOJX4vA9zUE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYlCNOpE02U0PB1kpOJX4vA9zUE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?a=evvt0CUDNvU:Gv6g7xN4BQs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChezUs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/evvt0CUDNvU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/evvt0CUDNvU/ http://www.chezus.com/2009/10/18/easy-spanakopita-recipe/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/VUQOv687f5M/cookiesdessertbakingchocolatesweetsmacaronsparisianmacaronsnoemail@noemail.org (Chez US)Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:03:54 PDT<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/55289437@N00/">Chez US</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55289437@N00/4053690525/" title="Bittersweet Chocolate Ancho Chili Macarons"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/4053690525_eb6b62da05_m.jpg" width="240" height="210" alt="Bittersweet Chocolate Ancho Chili Macarons" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/VUQOv687f5M" height="1" width="1"/>2009-10-24T14:38:22-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/55289437@N00/4053690525/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/wqvu2pH_Fe4/cookiesdessertbakingchocolatesweetsmacaronsparisianmacaronsnoemail@noemail.org (Chez US)Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:03:50 PDT<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/55289437@N00/">Chez US</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55289437@N00/4053690417/" title="Bittersweet Chocolate Ancho Chili Macarons"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/4053690417_1ecc286da8_m.jpg" width="240" height="168" alt="Bittersweet Chocolate Ancho Chili Macarons" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/wqvu2pH_Fe4" height="1" width="1"/>2009-10-24T14:31:33-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/55289437@N00/4053690417/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChezUs/~3/a2WllEcWUyk/cookiesdessertbakingchocolatesweetsmacaronsparisianmacaronsnoemail@noemail.org (Chez US)Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:03:49 PDT<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/55289437@N00/">Chez US</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55289437@N00/4054432598/" title="Bittersweet Chocolate Ancho Chili Macarons"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/4054432598_d3218a7bbc_m.jpg" width="240" height="230" alt="Bittersweet Chocolate Ancho Chili Macarons" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChezUs/~4/a2WllEcWUyk" height="1" width="1"/>2009-10-24T10:59:46-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/55289437@N00/4054432598/