This creation was for the Ile de France Holiday Contest…since I love brie cheese, I decided to combine my inlet living shrimping with some brie cheese…now, granted some culinary ‘experts’ may say seafood and cheese don’t go together, but in my world of food, whatever makes your tastebuds happy, works! That’s what adventurous ‘Bohemian Bold’ thinking, fooding and living is ... Read More »
The ‘Wisconsin Cheese ‘Grilled Cheese Academy‘ describes my award-winning sammich this way: This magical concoction features fresh blackberries, peppery greens, crispy fried bacon, and lusciously molten Wisconsin Provolone and Gouda. ’The Bewitching’ grilled cheese was selected by Chef Tory Miller, the James Beard Midwest Chef of the Year 2012, as the Gold winner in the 2012 Grilled Cheese Academy competition! ‘The Bewitching’ is featured ... Read More »
The challenge? Make an award-winning grilled cheese sammich! What do I do? Put my Boho thinking cap on and start breaking down the expected for grilled cheese sandwiches and venturing into the wonderland of the unconventional—grilled cheese is ‘boho’d’! So, it’s Saturday mornign. My main taste-tester, hubby Ben, is in the kitchen with me sitting on the little red stool (oh, ... Read More »
What’s making ganache and a fairy tale have to do with each other. The short version is that I’ve always wanted to be up close and personal watching a professional chef cook. I got this chance by winning the Campo Viejo ‘Color Me Uncorked’ contest for my recipe entry. To bring you up to speed on this adventure–I entered a contest ... Read More »
Remember the movie ‘Pretty Woman?’ Remember, Vivian’s line (Julia Roberts) when she looked at Richard Gere and said, ‘I want the fairy tale.’ Well, I GOT the fairy tale–that is for a rabid foodie who’s never been formally trained and who always has dreamed of learning from a real chef. That was my fairy tale. How do you document a ... Read More »
I’m documenting this while my brain’s still groggy, foggy and operating on slow motion mode after only a few hours of sleep recently. It’s hard to capture the magic of what happened in the past couple of days in words and here on paper. To bring you up to speed on this adventure–I entered a contest sponsored through Campo Viejo ... Read More »
I know, it sounds pretty ‘impressive’ to add the word ‘famous’ to something. I mean famous is reserved for names, things, and places like Abe Lincoln, the Grand Canyon, the Titanic, Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, Clark Gable, Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Picasso’s artwork, Simon Cowell, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Gordon Ramsay…but a recipe…famous…come on, Ally, get ... Read More »
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