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SHF18: Vanilla Vodka Cheesecake Tartlets with Berries

By mlb, on April 18th, 2006%

tartlets

I decided to just go ahead and post this tonight, as I will be out of town on Friday. It’s a posting-palooza, I tell you!

Thanks to Lick the Spoon for coming up with a fun, creative theme for this month’s Sugar High Friday. Yay for alcohol! This was a very simple yet delicious recipe — I think it’s a keeper. I especially loved the visible vanilla seeds in the cream cheese filling. I made this version with frozen berries from Trader Joe’s, but I imagine that this will be even better in the sumer with fresh fruit.

The original recipe called for plain vodka but I had vanilla on hand, so I used that and cut down a bit on the vanilla extract. If using plain vodka, add 1 tsp vanilla extract to the gelatin mixture. This recipe can also be doubled easily, to make eight . . . → Read More: SHF18: Vanilla Vodka Cheesecake Tartlets with Berries

10 comments   Alcohol, Cheese, Dessert, Food Blogging Event, Fruit

Pork Chops with Maple-Balsamic Sauce & Creamy Herb Polenta

By mlb, on April 18th, 2006%

pork

The sauce on this was amazing and so very simple. I’m still kind of learning my way around the pork chops and the pork loin roasts and all of that but the other white meat is getting more familiar to me. I found this recipe on Food Network and in their meal grouping, it was served with a Pumpkin Polenta. That recipe called for plain canned pumpkin which didn’t seem very appetizing to me (I know! I love pumpkin but…). Recently, though, I saw Giada (lbh) make an herbed polenta that looked pretty tasty. I made something along those lines to go with this dish and it turned out really good!

Pork Chops with Maple-Balsamic Sauce
4 (5-ounce) boneless center-cut pork loin chops
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 tsp fresh, chopped . . . → Read More: Pork Chops with Maple-Balsamic Sauce & Creamy Herb Polenta

Leave a comment   Comfort Food, Pork, Recipes

New Look!

By mlb, on April 18th, 2006%

Finally pushed the new theme last night. Yay! The picture is of a scraped vanilla bean being ready to add to….my Sugar High Friday post. I’ll be able to get a new post up tonight — either Maple & Balsamic Pork Chops with Creamy, Herbed Polenta or Mexican Mac & Cheese and then it’s off to California for the rest of the week.

Hopefully, we won’t . . . → Read More: New Look!

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