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February 2024

Desserts

Coconut Key Lime Pie Cheesecake

Despite the fact that I am in snowy New England it’s February, here is a little bit of tropical sunshine to warm you up, still on the topic of “Citrus” : Coconut Key Lime Pie Cheesecake, that I made as a birthday present for a friend whilst I am visiting up in the Bangor/Orono, Maine area. I have to say that the result came out phenomenal. It’s light, it’s fluffy, it’s sweet and tart, and has a lovely, clean finish. Almost all cheesecakes are quite a bit of work but the result here was great. I am very pleased.

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17. February 2024
Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Lemon Mini-Heart Cakelettes

Well, a couple of days late and likely a few dollars short for Valentines Day, but here is the next thing for “Citrus week” — Lemon Mini-Heart Cakelettes. I had actually planned to make them with a raspberry swirl in the frosting, but that didn’t work out as planned. The whole reason for these was actually trying out my new “heartlet” plan. I found it at the local ACE hardware, but they are available off Amazon too. I was actually afraid that the little tarts wouldn’t release well from the cast iron, but turned out well. I’ll have to try mini-mini pies next.

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16. February 2024
Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Sweet Snacks

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
with Blueberries and Syrup

Hey! It’s Pancake Day! Why, you ask? Well, it’s the last day of Carnival (Mardi Gras or Pre-Lent, all that) and this day has historically been used (apparently since the 1400s?) to use up sugars, eggs, and fat before Lent. Not being the religious sort myself, it was just an excuse for me to make pancakes. 🙂 And because it is citrus week, I went with my absolute favorite pancake recipe: Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Syrup and Berries. Light, fluffy, just sweet enough but not too tart (lemony) to overpower.

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13. February 2024
Breakfast/Brunch, Sweet Snacks

Lemon Brioche Milleswirlie

Early on a Monday and it’s time to change topics again in the little Ingredient Game that we have going on. Up this week is Citrus Week and the first thing that I made are these delicious Sourdough Lemon Brioche Milleswirlie. Mille means 1000 in Italian so I like to calls these tight breakfast swirls “milleswirlie”. The lemon curd has a nice hit of tartness this morning too. Overall pleased with this recipe. I’ve made blueberry and cinnamon versions of these previously.

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12. February 2024
Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks

2024 Superbowl Snacks

Again, as with so many events and holidays, for me, it’s all about the food, and so, even though for other people, the Superbowl might be about the actual game, or this year about Taylor Swift, I made some snack for this evening — here you go for your 2024 lineup; recipes after the jump:

Clockwise from top left…
St. Louis-style Toasted Ravioli
Bacony Poutine-ish Potato Skins
Nandos-inspired Peri Peri Wings
Baked BBQ Ranch Pulled Pork Taquitos

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11. February 2024