A Brunchypoo for Obama

As you may have heard, a fairly large event took place this week in Washington, DC. Last time around, I left the house at 3 am and slept under the Department of Labor in freezing temperatures to watch B.H.S. on a jumbotron from 15 blocks away.   Not even a little bit interested in doing that a second time, I invited some dear friends over for a little brunchypoo. FatherKef is a big fan of breakfast-making, and especially loves to make a cheesey frittata when there are enough people around to eat the whole thing. He got the recipe from a man named Tyler who is apparently on the Food Network...

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Happy Birthday (observed), MLK

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Public Service Announcement

THIS IS A CHEF KEFI, RN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FAGE IS ON SALE 10/$10 AT GIANT AND STOP AND SHOP LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE!...

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Sweet 'n' Salty Almond Butter Cups

In the words of my dear friend GingerKef, "Wowowowowowowowowowow!"  I've been eyeing all the iterations of homemade Reese's cups out there on the interwebs, but none have been exactly sugar-free--the recipes I've seen have called for some kind sugar for either the nut butter or the chocolate shell. That ends now. I played around with these puppies last night, and was amazed to find how easy they really are.  BF Kef was HUGE fan and promptly enjoyed two of these fancy little treats. They're a little sweet, a little salty, and a delicious replacement for any Reese's lover. You'll...

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Paulatimi's Fabulous Fudge

My mother has been known to bake dozens of Christmas cookies each year.  No--not a few dozen chocolate chip cookies... dozens of KINDS of cookies. Monster cookies, peanut butter surprise cookies, oatmeal raisin, white-chocolate cranberry, Linzer, sugar, gingerbread... the list goes on. Paula's famous party platter--no one goes home with one!Fudge is those tan squares with red/green M&Ms. But none are as good as her famous no-bake M&M fudge. This is definitively NOT sugar free-- in fact, it falls into the same sickly sweet category as my other favorite seasonal...

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Pan Dulce

 I love making bread.  This is a new recipe to the Kef repertoire--a Mexican treat just sweet enough to be considered a sweet bread, which makes it a great addition to any brunch.  I used this recipe for inspiration and added some orange for flavor. Enjoy! Ingredients -- 1/4 c warm water -- 2 1/2 tsp instant yeast (1 Fleishmann's pack) -- 2/3 c warm whole milk -- 4 large eggs -- 2 tsp Grand Marnier (or vanilla extract) -- zest of one orange -- 2 tsp cinnamon -- 3/4 teaspoon salt -- 2/3 cup sugar -- 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour -- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at...

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Not Just Another Corn Casserole

The Extended Family Kef loves a good corn casserole. We have several versions, but this is maybe the best...depending on who you ask. This one is brought to you by ChampagneOnly Kef (mother of CafeKef, dear friend of MamaKef), who has been pioneering the gluten-free life since 1997. Ingredients 1.5 c water 1/2 tsp salt  1.5 c milk 3/4 c stone-ground cornmeal 1.5 TBS butter 2 eggs 1/2 tsp baking powder 2 green onions, finely chopped 1/4 tsp black pepper 1.5 c corn kernels (canned, frozen, fresh...whatever) 3 TBS parmesan cheese, grated Assembly 1. Preheat oven to 400F. Grease casserole...

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