Category: Recipes

It’s That Time of the Year: What’s for Christmas/Hanukkah Dinner?
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What are we serving for Christmas/Hanukkah dinner? Nigella Lawson’s Butternut & Pasta Soup (modified by CKcurated) INGREDIENTS METHOD Gordon Ramsay’s Beef Wellington (modified by CKcurated) INGREDIENTS For the red wine sauce: METHOD Meanwhile, make the red wine sauce: When you are ready to cook the Beef Wellington: Melissa Clark’s Classic Potato…

Pies, Glorious Pies! Filling-full of Fun in an Informative Cooking Class
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November, my birth month, brings pie season, and my sister Selina surprised me with a pie-making class at Central Milling Flour Company in Petaluma, CA. Chef David Groff taught the 5-hour class, and it inspired me to share the experience here. We dove into creating pâte brisée, a foundational dough for…

A Culinary Journey Through Traditions, Icons, Cookbooks and Authentic Recipes
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November marks the start of the holiday season in many countries, a time when people come together to celebrate life — with plenty of food. At CKcurated, we’ll be part of many feasts this season in San Francisco and New York, with much of what we’ll serve coming from my…

I Scream for Ice Cream! — My All-time Favorite Thing
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I can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t enjoy ice cream. Even those who have to refrain from eating it still want to enjoy it. And for those who can’t indulge in traditional ice cream, there’s always sorbet and other non-dairy, non-sugary options. My love for ice cream began when I was…



