Cucina Testa Rossatag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-927242023-03-11T20:47:36-08:00Bonjour! Ciao! Benvenuti a Cucina Testa Rossa, the red head's kitchen.
Please join me on my culinary journey through France. You'll have a front row seat in a French kitchen so fasten your aprons and let's get cooking! Experience the highs and lows, the cuts and burns, the rants and raves, the fish guts and real nuts...
TypePadCheesecake Anne with Passion Fruit Crème Anglaise and Berriestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e202b7519a2857200c2023-03-11T20:47:36-08:002023-03-11T20:47:36-08:00The best cheesecake recipe on the planet! cucina testa rossa13th Annual Most Beautiful Easter Eggs Evertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e202942fa43029200c2022-04-11T17:06:21-07:002022-04-11T17:07:49-07:00I love our Easter Egg tradition and can't believe we've been making them for 13 years! The instructions are here but we've learned a few things over the years. We add 1 cup of distilled white vinegar (not 1/4 cup)...cucina testa rossaSUNDAY SOUL SUPPER IS LIVE!!! 💙👩🍳🙏🍳🧘♀️tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2027880752c81200d2022-04-05T10:21:06-07:002022-04-05T10:21:06-07:00I AM SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THIS! I've wanted to do this for a long time and, well, now is the time! ⏰ Welcome to SUNDAY SOUL SUPPER! A little mindfulness, a minute meditation and a whole lotta' cooking! I've...cucina testa rossaJoin me in My POWER Kitchen to COOK. EAT. HEAL!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e202942f91a8f8200c2022-01-01T21:59:04-08:002022-01-01T22:13:56-08:00please take a moment and click on my picture below to watch a brief video introduction to my new cooking course, The POWER Kitchen! In 2022, I am reclaiming my health! I'm not counting points or south beach keto'ing or...cucina testa rossaJoin the Radical Self Care Revolutiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2027880636ef4200d2021-12-31T00:47:04-08:002021-12-31T00:48:09-08:00Join the Radical Self Care Revolution! Learn how to cook, and more importantly, how to cook easy, fast, delicious, healthy food to nurture and heal yourself and ultimately maintain great health by putting your health first and practicing radical self-care....cucina testa rossaTHE POWER KITCHEN IS LIVE!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e202942f912edc200c2021-12-31T00:40:35-08:002021-12-31T00:49:43-08:00Welcome to my community! Thanks for stopping by and kicking the tires with me. For me, 2022 is the year of radical self-care. A year to cook and eat and heal and do it with no shame, to live with...cucina testa rossaMerry Christmas, Mom! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e202942f908dcf200c2021-12-25T13:09:00-08:002021-12-25T13:09:00-08:00Merry Christmas, Mom! Buon Natale! from me and Chef Pasquale! xocucina testa rossaChampagne & Seaweedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20282e1026b53200b2021-05-16T11:57:17-07:002021-05-16T11:57:17-07:00Yes, you read that right, Champagne and Seaweed! If you think about it, some of the best pairings with champagne are fried, salty, crunchy food. Fried chicken, popcorn, french fries, and now....seaweed. Its salty, crunchy, earthy umami! Jeff Harding, that...cucina testa rossaIt's a QUARANTINE COCKTAIL REUNION! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026bdec27701200c2021-03-07T22:48:35-08:002021-03-07T23:13:18-08:00Welcome to Quarantine Community Cocktail Reunion! QUARANTINE COCKTAIL IS BACK for a REUNION! I can't believe it's been ONE WHOLE YEAR since the world stopped and our lives changed! Let's all check in, raise a glass and see how and...cucina testa rossaCOOK. EAT. DANCE. LOVE! Valentine's Day Dinner and Dancingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263e98c9488200b2021-01-30T23:39:33-08:002021-01-30T23:39:33-08:00Hard to believe that Valetine’s Day is right around the corner! With indoor dining closed, you can still create a romantic, fun evening at home. Grab your galentine, valentine or bestie for a fun evening of sparkling cocktails, delicious dinner, decadent dessert and delightful dancing!cucina testa rossaMerry Christmastag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026bdeb0acae200c2020-12-25T09:37:24-08:002020-12-25T09:37:24-08:00Merry Christmas from my table to yours. May we soon be able to fill our homes with beloved friends, family and delicious food. ~Laura xocucina testa rossaLet's Get Healthy in 2021!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026be42c8320200d2020-12-13T20:19:12-08:002020-12-13T20:19:12-08:00Please join me – I’ll be doing the program along with you! – in this realistic, healthy, long-term approach to revitalize your health with my South Beach Keto Cooking Program! This class will follow Dr. Arthur Agatston’s philosophy, research and book, “The New Keto-Friendly South Beach Diet: Rev Your Metabolism and Improve Your Health with the Latest Science of Weight Loss”.....cucina testa rossaNEED A GIFT? COOKING CLASSES! WINE CLASSES!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026bdeabc151200c2020-12-08T02:02:21-08:002020-12-08T02:02:21-08:00please click on this picture to see all the cooking & wine classes >>cucina testa rossaSalsa y Salsa v5.0 ~ Our Last Holiday Salsatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026be428a73e200d2020-12-01T08:41:58-08:002020-12-18T12:36:29-08:00This is our last Friday of Salsa y Salsa (y Cocktail!) with Laura y Manuel! THIS Friday, Dec 18 @ 5-6pm PT - Salsa y Salsa v5.0: REGISTER Cocktail: Laura's Cranberry Martini Explosion (it's actually Pierre's recipe, more on that...cucina testa rossaSalsa y Salsa v4.0 ~ Vodkas y Latkestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026be428a6de200d2020-12-01T08:13:00-08:002020-12-05T19:19:22-08:00Bienvenidos to our weekly Friday Funday, Salsa y Salsa (y Cocktail!) with Laura y Manuel!! Each week, together we will all make a cocktail, a salsa and learn a new Salsa dance. Ay caramba! This week, though, is a little different. Oy vey, you say?! This week, to celebrate Hanukah, it's Vodkas y Latkes! We'll be drinking Vodka martinis and making Latkes and learning about this tradition and meaning behind it from my new MEA bestie, Lisa Carmel. So please sign up below! cucina testa rossaSalsa y Salsa v3.0 ~ Bourbon Cider Cocktail + Winter Salsatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263e97c2b30200b2020-11-30T17:01:08-08:002020-11-30T21:59:24-08:00We're Back! Every Friday it's Salsa y Salsa (y Cocktail!) with Laura y Manuel! THIS Friday, Dec 4 @ 5-6pm PT - Salsa y Salsa v3.0: REGISTER Cocktail: Bourbon Cider Cocktail Ingredients: bourbon, sugar, bitters, hard cider (dry), maraschino cherry,...cucina testa rossaSalsa y Salsa v2.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026be4270e2b200d2020-11-25T13:52:25-08:002020-11-25T21:09:21-08:00We're Back! Every Friday it's Salsa y Salsa (y Cocktail!) with Laura y Manuel! THIS Friday, Nov 27 @ 5-6pm PT - Salsa y Salsa v2.0: REGISTER Cocktail: Spiced Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned Ingredients: fuyu persimmons, maple syrup, cinnamon stick,...cucina testa rossaBLOOMBERG: Modern Elder Academy Has Revamped Its Programs for Pandemic Timestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026bdea7d1c3200c2020-11-24T15:51:39-08:002020-11-24T15:51:39-08:00“...I’ve learned that my ‘what’s next’ journey involves more than changing a job or a relationship. It’s about transforming fixed mindsets—like thinking ‘I can’t do this’ or ‘I’m too old for that,’ says Pauli ... “This takes time, patience, and the support of others.....”cucina testa rossaSalsa y Salsa v1.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2026bde9f81f8200c2020-10-27T23:36:28-07:002020-11-23T20:09:28-08:00We're Back! Bienvenidos to our new weekly Friday Funday, Salsa y Salsa! Each week, together we will all make a cocktail, a salsa and learn a new Salsa dance. cucina testa rossaThanksgiving ... Covid-styletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263e96fe7e3200b2020-10-20T11:24:56-07:002020-10-20T11:36:15-07:00"...this year will be a much more petite Thanksgiving here in the States where it’s usually all about family, football and food. So how to do that in our new (ab)normal of a Covid world..."cucina testa rossaFORBES: 10 White Wines Perfect For Summer by Aly Walanskytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263ec2b8e09200c2020-08-03T00:02:16-07:002020-08-03T01:00:37-07:00Can every day be White Wine Day? “I was pretty much a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir disciple – we won’t talk about the Franzia Almond wine-in-a-box college staple – until I put my cast iron on the back burner, took off my toque and picked up a wine glass to study for my sommelier exam,” said chef and sommelier Laura Pauli. cucina testa rossaQuarantine Cocktails v12.0 - Rogue Editiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20264e2ec2533200d2020-08-02T23:40:47-07:002020-08-03T01:07:13-07:00Quarantine Cocktails is pulling a Jack Bauer and going ROGUE! It's been way too long since we've raised a glass together and I found this delish margarita recipe and Manuel has new fancy tiktok dances and Nina Storey has new songs and I have another trip around the sun so the planets are aligning on FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH at 5PM PT!
cucina testa rossaFORBES: Here’s How To Plan A Perfect Virtual National Tequila Day Celebration by Aly Walanskytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263e957748b200b2020-07-20T14:13:04-07:002020-08-03T01:04:45-07:00Holy Palomas Batman! Thank you so much Aly Walansky for including my Paloma cocktail & margarita truffle recipes and the stories behind them in your fantástico Forbes article! 😊🍸 Salud! Thank you Manuel Velazquez for introducing me to the Paloma!...cucina testa rossaQuarantine Cocktail Pop-up | Friday Jul 15tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263ec2834c3200c2020-07-15T21:57:43-07:002020-07-15T22:28:16-07:00Hi Everyone! Quarantine Cocktails is back for a quick pop-up. I missed y'all so much that, when I came across this delicious cocktail, I had to get the OG QC posse back together! I called Manuel et voila, one cocktail...cucina testa rossaFORBES: Homemade Limoncello Is A Safe-At-Home Way To Upgrade Summertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263ec274eb4200c2020-07-10T15:41:54-07:002020-07-10T15:41:54-07:00“... I was dining at a small Italian trattoria in San Francisco, as authentic to the Italian countryside as one can get on this side of the pond, when the chef and owner, Bruno Quercini, came by our table after the meal and shared his limoncello with us,” said Pauli. “It was unlike any I'd had in Italy. Chef Bruno's, a pale yellow, creamy and delicious, was more lemon creamsicle than lighter fluid and felt like I was drinking dessert. It took 25 years to get the recipe but it was worth the wait ...”cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v10.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20264e2ddce43200d2020-05-27T01:20:17-07:002020-10-15T10:38:50-07:00QUARANTINE COOKING IS BACK for ONE *LAST* MARATHON WEEKEND as Quarantine Cooking is taking a hiatus! We'll be back later this summer but this weekend we are going to COOK, to COCKTAIL, to CALISTHENIC, to CAVORT and to CRUSH the CORONA! I hope you will join us!
Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Thank you so much for zooming in to our Quarantine Community. In this time of having to be apart, it's more important than ever to come together to connect and support and celebrate each other. I hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend so we can do just that!cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v9.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263ec1b7fce200c2020-05-20T01:48:08-07:002020-05-21T01:02:10-07:00Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Thank you so much for zooming in to our Quarantine Community. In this time of having to be apart, it's more important than ever to come together and support and celebrate each other. I hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend so we can do just that!cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v8.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20264e2da31f7200d2020-05-14T03:39:28-07:002020-05-15T01:15:24-07:00Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Thank you so much for zooming in to our Quarantine Community. In this time of having to be apart, it's more important than ever to come together and support and celebrate each other. I hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend so we can do just that!cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v7.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20263e945b9b0200b2020-05-06T03:56:02-07:002020-05-09T10:48:26-07:00Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Thank you so much for zooming in to our Quarantine Community. In this time of having to be apart, it's more important than ever to come together and support and celebrate each other. I hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend so we can do just that!cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v6.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20240a50083e9200d2020-04-29T04:19:35-07:002020-10-20T10:40:32-07:00Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Thank you so much for zooming in to our Quarantine Community. In this time of having to be apart, it's more important than ever to come together and support and celebrate each other. I hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend so we can do just that!cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v5.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2025d9b492c3a200c2020-04-23T00:57:34-07:002023-03-17T12:07:51-07:00Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Thank you so much for zooming in to our Quarantine Community. In this time of having to be apart, it's more important than ever to come together and support and celebrate each other. I hope to see all your beautiful faces this weekend so we can do just that!cucina testa rossaQuarantine Community Cooking v4.0tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e20240a5210c3c200b2020-04-16T15:09:12-07:002020-04-16T17:54:36-07:00Hello my fellow Quarantiners! Since we can't physically be together, thanks to the wonder of the interwebs we can join together in community, online, with old friends and new, from all walks of life and corners of the world, to see all our beautiful faces and hear our voices in laughter and song, giving us a momentary respite from the world's chaos. A virtual quarantine community with cocktails and cooking and corking and tun'ing and calisthenic'ing, all with proper social distancing of course! Thank you all for this gift of community! cucina testa rossaThe Most Beautiful Easter Eggs in the World - Take 5tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e201a511a09163970c2014-04-15T22:51:44-07:002014-04-15T23:17:11-07:00Five years ago I stumbled on this incredible way to dye Easter eggs and it blows away the ol' PAAS box version. It's not for the faint of heart. It takes a whole day (and prepping the night before - more on that later) and at least one trip to Goodwill or raiding your grandad's closet for old ties but so worth it. Old scarves, boxers, ties, tops, anything 100% silk will work and the brighter and darker the silk, the better the eggs turn out. Here’s how we did it...cucina testa rossaCheese and Cheers!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e2019aff209d91970b2013-09-01T12:25:07-07:002017-08-30T20:34:43-07:00feta, hummus, fromage d'affinois, marcona almonds, grapes, carrots, cherry tomatoes from the garden, olives, mary's gluten free crackers and a 2012 unti rosécucina testa rossaSouthwestern Sunnyside Upstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345343c869e201901efab964970b2013-08-23T22:59:34-07:002017-08-30T20:37:28-07:00So tonight's dinner was more huevos! :) I {heart} eggs ... especially poached or gently fried sunnyside up. Over just about anything. Quinoa, rice, sautéed kale, avocado on toasted corn tortilla, you name it! This time sunny side up over...cucina testa rossa