Here is a fabulous recipe from one of Kansas City’s very best chefs. Jasper Mirabile Jr. is chef and owner of Jasper’s Ristorante, one of Kansas City’s best Italian restaurants. Recently, he served The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, when she visited Kansas City. She tasted this special dish and loved it. [...]
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Join Host Debbie Kraft and Co-host Shannon Kimball over lunch each Wednesday from Noon to 1:00 pm for great food talk on KCXL 1140 AM Kansas City, MO. Kansas City’s only food radio show dedicated to promoting local food artisans. Lively food talk about food events, new culinary products, recipes, local celebrity chefs and so [...]
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Author, Debbie Kraft’s gourmet confections line, Sweet Dreams, featured at this weekends Lee’s Summit, MO Chocolate Crawl. Order your hand-dipped, hand-decorated berries for your Valentine this year.
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Debbie now joins Darren Smith as co-host of popular new radio show in Kansas City, Missouri. Debbie brings to the show three decades of culianry experience. Debbie is the owner of Cooking Connections www.cookingconnectionsonline.com, author of the Perfect 10 Cookbooks www.perfect10cookbooks.com and BBQ Judge for the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Join Darren and Debbie on [...]
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I attended a craft fair where Debbie Kraft’s sweet mama was handing out samples of her fabulous Perfect 20 Sugar Cookies. My girls and I loved them! So I bought a copy of the Perfect 10 Cookbook for my mom, who is a lover of cookbooks, but no so much a lover of cooking. After [...]
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Yesterday was a beautiful day for a Recipe Hunt! The weather here was a mild 75 degrees with plenty of sunshine, and very little wind, except for a brief breeze that blew the colorful leaves across my path. I gassed up my black convertible Saturn Sky, and with the rag top down, and my GPS on, [...]
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I’ve been on a whirlwind tour promoting my new book, Perfect 10 Cookbooks, Family Secrets. I love talking to people about their culinary interests and food preferences. It seems there is a real resurgence among home cooks to prepare nostalgic recipes with contemporary adaptations. You know, real food, with ingredients that you would have stocked [...]
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Preparing a stunning, savory cheese plate is a cinch. Start by placing a 6-8 ounce wedge, round or block of your favorite cheese in a shallow casserole dish or 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 8-12 minutes or microwave on 50% power for 1 -1 1/2 minutes or until cheese is [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Blog!, Cooking Tips | Tagged baked brie, Camembert, cheese, Gouda, kraft recipes, perfect 10 cookbooks
Bottoms Up! If you’re not using paper liners, it’s important to grease only the bottoms of muffin cups so the muffins release easily after baking. Muffins will rise better and more evenly during baking if you don’t grease the sides. The batter can then cling to the sides as it rises. Grease the bottoms with [...]
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I love summertime! Fresh fruit is now abundant. The color palette in the produce market has become vibrant with the fresh peaches, plums, berries, cherries, melons and exotic fruits. The farmer’s markets have come alive once again as the eager chefs arrive early to single out the choice ingredients that will become their daily specials. On weekends, the families and tourists navigate their way [...]
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