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Roast Chicken Legs with Mushroom Sauce
These photographs of Roast Chicken Legs with Mushroom Sauce were part of the series from my last post featuring Roasted Carrot Soup. I photographed this series for a client and none of the recipes are my own. I cannot share the recipes here, but I thought you might enjoy the photos and a few...
Roasted Carrot Soup
A few weeks ago I photographed this Roasted Carrot Soup recipe for a client and I've been on a pureed vegetable soup kick ever since. Root vegetables like carrots, beets, and squash add a pop of color to the soup bowl that's most welcome during the grey days of winter. Try potato, celery root, or...
Wheat Berry Salad with Roasted Fennel and Red Bell Pepper
Hello there! We're halfway through January, can you believe it? To be honest, the past couple of weeks have been a blur for me. Has it been that way for you too? After taking a little time to relax and enjoy the holidays, I've been completely overwhelmed getting back in the swing of things. It's a...
Winter Salad with Grapefruit and Seared Scallops
I love a fresh start. A clean slate. A chance to begin anew. I don't make resolutions for the New Year, but I do become quieter and more thoughtful. After all the holiday parties and visiting, it's nice to retreat to my nest with the husband. I've been thinking a lot about where I've been and...
Favorite Recipes of 2012
Thank you all for following La Domestique the past year. I'm so excited about 2013 I could burst! Before our fresh start tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some favorite recipes from 2012. Spring Rosé-Steamed Mussels Rhubarb Clafoutis Spring Pea and Herb Salad Summer...
Christmas Cookies
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on our troubles will be out of sight... {words by Ralph Blane} Valentine's Day is marked by chocolate, Easter is sweet bread, the Fourth of July is ice cream, Halloween is candy, Thanksgiving is pie, and Christmas is cookies....
Irish Christmas Cake
Last night we ate our first slice of Irish Christmas Cake. To my Irish-born-and-raised husband, this fruit cake is an essential part of celebrating Christmas. If you ask him about Christmas cake, his eyes gloss over as he recites its virtues, from boozy dried fruit to moist, dark crumb to marzipan...
Dinner with Food52: A Cookbook Review and Giveaway
Food52 sent me their newest cookbook for review, and have graciously provided a copy for this giveaway contest to La Domestique readers. Full contest rules can be found at the end of the review. I pick up the Food52 Cookbook, Volume 2, Seasonal Recipes from Our Kitchens to Yours, and run my...
Winter Radicchio Tart
Last week here at La Domestique, I shared images of produce from the final farmers market of the regular season in Boulder, Colorado in a post titled, The Last Phase is the Most Glorious. Every season, a trip to the market brings the usual staples (carrots, onions, celery, potatoes), seasonal...
The Last Phase is the Most Glorious
The growing season is pretty much over here in Colorado. If you're lucky enough to have a garden there will still be the occasional snow-covered leaves of kale to harvest, or maybe one last head of cabbage to pull from the cold, hard ground. This Saturday the lot where farmers stands piled high...