A Conscious Feast by Nicole Aloni
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Double Chocolate Granita
This was one of several desserts I prepared for Passover (more recipes to come this week). But I would also serve this to wrap up any meal in style, from Thursday night meatloaf, to Saturday evening rack of lamb. Essentially this is like an intensely chocolate snowcone mellowed with smooth Godiva chocolate liqueur. Lordy!
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Proscuitto-Wrapped Stuffed Pear Recipe
Proscuitto-Wrapped Stuffed Pears
I absolutely love simple desserts, especially if they look and taste as decadent as this one. Start with firmly ripe pears, great ham like proscuitto di Parma from Italy, or Serrano or Iberico ham from Spain. Add your favorite soft cheese, a few minutes in the oven, and you’re ready to end [...] -
Craft Bartender/Bar Chef/Mixologist/Spirit Savant
Call him what you will, Christopher Bollenbacher is on the bleeding edge of cocktail wizardry.
In this age of inspired mixology, crafty bartenders have one hand on their muddler and the other on a chef’s knife. Even adventurous chefs are taking a shot at putting their passion into a cocktail shaker. Remarkable new cocktails are [...] -
Roasted Roots and Seeds Recipe
Roasted Roots and Seeds Recipe
As I’ve become more educated about the sad state of our food supply—especially where animals are concerned—my creativity with vegetable cookery has been called forth.
This recipe is a great example of one simple way to coax ridiculously complex layers of flavor from the humble root vegetable. In fact, root [...] -
Healthy Spinach & Mushroom Lasagna recipe
Think of this as an antidote to all of the holiday-themed recipes being posted right now. And HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
I whipped this up (well, maybe not whipped) as my contribution to an all-girl potluck supper Sunday night. Someone requested that I make a “healthy” mushroom lasagna and I thought, Shoot, I can just throw that together, [...] -
Jamaica Nudge
The traditional flavors of the Caribbean in a warming variation on an Irish coffee.
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Feature Story in Veranda Magazine
This month’s Veranda Magazine includes a beautifully photographed (Colleen Duffley) article focused on a selection of my cocktails from The Backyard Bartender. There’s an interview with me, too. It is sooo gorgeous— Veranda really made me feel like star.
You can download the PDF to read the full story, including 11 of my summer sipper recipes!
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Eat, Play, Cook: A Culinary Tour of Bali with Nicole
Danu Tours presents A Taste of Bali with Guest Chef Nicole Aloni. Join us for this exotic adventure in February 2011!
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Nicole in Chicago for a Satellite Media Tour
Nicole partnered with Debi Lily (Oprah’s event planner) to discuss Cooking Clubs, the collaborative strategy for families to get great meals on the table for less money. More than 16 television stations from around the country tapped the duo for live interviews.
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