Happy New Year 2012

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-q_UQYsqGwvIxWPVC89i0KQnB0WWN7A-LoahXgugNK9itTCC5OHsbLv601mU7MswZd2msLQb675ruj-_nDoFiy1V7AVXS7DdMwK_g8Uro_DOQYLfkdSUDbExynG8YvzskjePOlKKWFM/s1600/P1020278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-q_UQYsqGwvIxWPVC89i0KQnB0WWN7A-LoahXgugNK9itTCC5OHsbLv601mU7MswZd2msLQb675ruj-_nDoFiy1V7AVXS7DdMwK_g8Uro_DOQYLfkdSUDbExynG8YvzskjePOlKKWFM/s640/P1020278.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm just going to say it:  I don't love New Year's Eve.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me it's more of a time of reflection than of celebration.   I don't usually review what I've accomplished in the last year; rather, I set goals for the new year.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight, I'm getting together with a few close friends for a casual dinner; in fact, a friend of mine said he will cook since I made Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.  I couldn't allow myself to do nothing so I thought I'd make a baked artichoke dip -- basically chopped artichokes with a bunch of fat -- and some homemade crostini.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgdpX9yM3n111paN8MXdDcThghaWyoD3d-TYlxAy0wE-2DTJ8zc9respS7heRr4CfLCQibSZa4f3je_GU68EtARVXqEi5WGMLwhgBOiQ_ovbO2Lz4H4VkUeU8dLFqVCjcm02hQAIazNU/s1600/P1020296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgdpX9yM3n111paN8MXdDcThghaWyoD3d-TYlxAy0wE-2DTJ8zc9respS7heRr4CfLCQibSZa4f3je_GU68EtARVXqEi5WGMLwhgBOiQ_ovbO2Lz4H4VkUeU8dLFqVCjcm02hQAIazNU/s400/P1020296.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love crostini.  They' so much better than any cracker.  I use a ficelle which is a skinny baguette and slice them on an angle which makes the perfect little shovel to scoop up a dip. I just brush them with olive oil, dust them with salt and bake at 375 degrees...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs22E9JMNfCFukRpK-yF6wLfsoIZ2qGMumwKixo06BLQ0kuo5-Lt1QYIYi3TAbiWswtOXkV-z6udNsm2Ihfgt8YoXWOuRMr5-GOyqn-652kl75MXeMcplmgVqg80-IdCo3JeLdFKn7Hz8/s1600/P1020304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs22E9JMNfCFukRpK-yF6wLfsoIZ2qGMumwKixo06BLQ0kuo5-Lt1QYIYi3TAbiWswtOXkV-z6udNsm2Ihfgt8YoXWOuRMr5-GOyqn-652kl75MXeMcplmgVqg80-IdCo3JeLdFKn7Hz8/s400/P1020304.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...until they're golden brown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You got to watch them like a hawk to get them perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQuhNjo2VDbEsNIehfaY8f2wnAPNb-KWIwW8Y9FkvBYbO0YM4VmKxOfhh5DqOhzzNXXD29gjlqqLXjpC2e0lecY-4ewVUBxqu6ENAHZNLOXeoeYz_lzMW391p6Xbb6vuOynNFDXy1Olo/s1600/P1020305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQuhNjo2VDbEsNIehfaY8f2wnAPNb-KWIwW8Y9FkvBYbO0YM4VmKxOfhh5DqOhzzNXXD29gjlqqLXjpC2e0lecY-4ewVUBxqu6ENAHZNLOXeoeYz_lzMW391p6Xbb6vuOynNFDXy1Olo/s400/P1020305.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/three-cheese-hot-artichoke-dip-recipe/index.html">Hot artichoke dip</a> with homemade crostini will be perfect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a bottle or two of champagne before dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I might even stay in my pajamas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whatever you do this evening, I hope you have a safe and happy time.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Happy New Year 2012

I'm just going to say it:  I don't love New Year's Eve.  I never have.For me it's more of a time of reflection than of celebration.   I don't usually review what I've accomplished in the last year; rather, I set goals for the new year.   Tonight, I'm getting together with a few close friends for a c…

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Homemade Pasta with White Truffle Butter Cream Sauce | Pasta with Truffle Cream

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcA1-BaFTKacVV8KlAE1_b5QZBrVjTdmL_IKkftSly4YNwQBpgTptRvN8TwaT0n9VnmZapnNIGbnsH5RU4tiNsHHHqoN_mu6zrFJdRtU08LaqOF9F74NkqthuBnH7l_v8SVFvJSh4V0Zo/s1600/IMG_8570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiIjC2fdpdJ2aGhg4R_nr03ovX0EEqOJTc_xQoCcvhwYrKDtMciryaRsuvhBG7b9FivlLVnMCLV-wkEVwB-Q1C0pfelaNPN0Aarfo1DeMiL55VPfWgrEOZDZPaXpor0coYr-kBCMAQH8/s1600/IMG_8601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiIjC2fdpdJ2aGhg4R_nr03ovX0EEqOJTc_xQoCcvhwYrKDtMciryaRsuvhBG7b9FivlLVnMCLV-wkEVwB-Q1C0pfelaNPN0Aarfo1DeMiL55VPfWgrEOZDZPaXpor0coYr-kBCMAQH8/s640/IMG_8601.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQMAb3yBWZuOpuEcdPEbaXB58jpzFlpjWVP4VAWPhHovOjOQzVkObYERmKvml6bv-YEpOwqJU3V696o36RRdxdlsbytUipibsU352M9YJ_Xlcv-syzoLoZJB32qrwfexmyueQbar1jYs/s1600/IMG_8572.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQMAb3yBWZuOpuEcdPEbaXB58jpzFlpjWVP4VAWPhHovOjOQzVkObYERmKvml6bv-YEpOwqJU3V696o36RRdxdlsbytUipibsU352M9YJ_Xlcv-syzoLoZJB32qrwfexmyueQbar1jYs/s320/IMG_8572.JPG" width="320" /></a> Homemade Pasta is not nearly as daunting as it might seem.  As a person that uses store-bought pie crust and boxed cakes mixes, I'm definitely not an 'everything from scratch' purist - by any stretch.  But when Mike and I went to<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-honeymoon-in-italy-rome.html" target="_blank"> Italy on our honeymoon</a>, we discovered fresh pasta.  When we came back home, the only way we could get the authentic pappardelle and tagliatelle pasta we had had was to make it ourselves.  <br /><br />For most of our special occasions, instead of heading out to a restaurant we spend the evening with a bottle of wine and our pasta rolling machine.  This year for our 1st Anniversary I was 8 months pregnant and we had a snow storm headed our way in New England.  Going out was not an option... not a fun sounding one, anyway.  We stayed in, started a fire, Mike opened a bottle of wine (for himself) and I got out the pasta roller.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LXWdisw2FlmSiALfaVsdedA-tj52PwUdnDu7GfPz2UqnSor7hAwh06B-MjcP3RYk4KvP7dU0kxUVSiJVl0Z2H8cjFZYzidRcSzD08edWrwBnjrrVY2oClaCFvHYuQyEryoFb9hASSog/s1600/IMG_8571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LXWdisw2FlmSiALfaVsdedA-tj52PwUdnDu7GfPz2UqnSor7hAwh06B-MjcP3RYk4KvP7dU0kxUVSiJVl0Z2H8cjFZYzidRcSzD08edWrwBnjrrVY2oClaCFvHYuQyEryoFb9hASSog/s640/IMG_8571.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is our <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000037196652&pubid=21000000000393866" target="_blank">pasta roller machine - it was around $60 from Williams-Sonoma</a>.  It is very simple to use!<br /><br />Sign-up <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join">here</a> for an emailed version of my <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join">Printable Recipes</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Homemade Pasta Recipe</span><br /><i>easier than you think! </i><br /><br />2 cups of flour<br />3 eggs<br /><br />Start with a KitchenAid mixer fitted with the dough hook.  Dump in the flour, then top with the eggs.  Put the mixer on medium and let the ingredients roll together until they form a ball.<br /><br />*You may need to add a little bit (1-3 tablespoons?) of water or flour if the dough is too wet or too dry.  After a ball is formed, let the dough 'knead' on low-medium  in the mixer for 5-7 minutes until the dough is elastic.  Cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit for 20 minutes.<br /><br />When it is finished kneading, turn the dough out onto a floured board and kneed it by hand a couple of times. <br /><br />From this stage, you can roll it out by hand with a rolling pin (or bottle of wine!), or put it through a pasta rolling machine.  Either way is pretty simple.  I've recently invested in <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000037196652&pubid=21000000000393866">this pasta machine</a> that was very inexpensive.  If you plan to make a lot of pasta in the future it can make things a little easier. <br /><br />Separate the dough into 6 pieces.  Flour the machine and dough well to keep it from sticking.  Feed it through the rolling/flattening part of the machine starting on the largest setting and progressing to a smaller setting each time you feed the dough through.  I find that flouring it each time helps to keep it from sticking.  After it has gone through the smallest (or 2nd to the smallest) setting, lay it flat.<br /><br />Attach the tagliatelle (small square cut long pasta, pictured above) cutting attachment.  Feed the long flat sheets through, creating long strands of spaghetti type pasta.  Set aside in a dry area until ready to cook in boiling water.<br /><br />Cook in a large pot of boiling salted water for 30 seconds, until the pasta is light in color and floating.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlogw3Cb3-wo5FKUWywBJV9uVXwqpDmDcyVKd6ui-cKL0EkAHwL1gi6CyW_9VLEIPEfQ5a36E9RTEn3Un_cu8AavTIlQYyGq_lEiWwsJHOTYfgCMOURa9U0QsCyVgBxMIu8iB3oQPuu0/s1600/IMG_8570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlogw3Cb3-wo5FKUWywBJV9uVXwqpDmDcyVKd6ui-cKL0EkAHwL1gi6CyW_9VLEIPEfQ5a36E9RTEn3Un_cu8AavTIlQYyGq_lEiWwsJHOTYfgCMOURa9U0QsCyVgBxMIu8iB3oQPuu0/s640/IMG_8570.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Truffle Cream Sauce</span><br /><i>easy indulgence, serves 6</i><br /><br />2 cups of heavy cream<br />6 ounces of white truffle butter (or 3 oz. truffle oil)<br />black pepper <br /><br />Prepare a large pot of water to cook pasta.  Add salt.   <br /><br />In a saucepan, heat cream for 5 minutes on medium - until slightly bubbling.  When the cream is bubbling, reduce heat to low.  Add truffle butter, stir to melt.<br /><br />Add pasta to the boiling water.  After 30 seconds, remove the pasta from the water (with tongs) and place it immediately into the truffle cream sauce.  Toss and stir to coat.  Add a small amount of black pepper.  Serve immediately!<br /><br />We love a simple, seared steak along side our truffle pasta.  For the step-by-step directions for how to perfectly sear a steak in a skillet, click here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcj-t76Nj2-oGzKja0695BHzt_YlTJtvhNKtknGspobeQUaHNd9N6t7TB3msPZ8_Xq-rN_eDdQKkhCeJf7ohgbNs_0g3xGFmYnmayh9l1p9RRPBgrjtBZ2JVWEP_tdn9f9ihy8zo5vT0/s1600/IMG_8600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcj-t76Nj2-oGzKja0695BHzt_YlTJtvhNKtknGspobeQUaHNd9N6t7TB3msPZ8_Xq-rN_eDdQKkhCeJf7ohgbNs_0g3xGFmYnmayh9l1p9RRPBgrjtBZ2JVWEP_tdn9f9ihy8zo5vT0/s640/IMG_8600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiIjC2fdpdJ2aGhg4R_nr03ovX0EEqOJTc_xQoCcvhwYrKDtMciryaRsuvhBG7b9FivlLVnMCLV-wkEVwB-Q1C0pfelaNPN0Aarfo1DeMiL55VPfWgrEOZDZPaXpor0coYr-kBCMAQH8/s1600/IMG_8601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>

Homemade Pasta with White Truffle Butter Cream Sauce | Pasta with Truffle Cream

Homemade Pasta is not nearly as daunting as it might seem.  As a person that uses store-bought pie crust and boxed cakes mixes, I'm definitely not an 'everything from scratch' purist - by any stretch.  But when Mike and I went to Italy on our honeymoon, we discovered fresh pasta.  When we came back…

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Filet Mignon | Filet of Beef | Seared Filets at Home

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTisqwCARA5_J-tehR9FcpI9XfUOE_mc01_53KbixWDCajUKnT3Vusvapz2-ni9VQFRdbCJga77WkfQ_2izVC5YAFXD0MKJhaTp2XCJMsPEjUWHLjCLGYVT5sibAMV31_RYy-b7xkUa1Y/s400/IMG_8601.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F12%2Ffilet-mignon-filet-of-beef-seared.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-rBCmy0ADq0c%2FT7-t-pWIOkI%2FAAAAAAAAKWE%2FGu12tprbUD0%2Fs1600%2Fsteaks.jpg&description=The%20Best%20Steaks%20at%20Home%20%3A%20%20How%20to%20sear%20steaks"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pin_it_button.png" /></a><br /><br />When I was catering, seared Filets were one of my favorite entrees to serve.  Why?  Because almost everyone loves a good steak (well everyone except vegetarians... sorry!) and they are so easy to prepare.  My clients and their guests would be so amazed that I was able to cook all of them perfectly - at the same time, in the kitchen!<br /><br />For some reason, most people (men especially...) think you have to cook steaks outside on the grill.  Nope.  I actually prefer a steak crusted in sea salt and cracked pepper, seared in a pan and finished in the oven*.  The searing of the steaks with the salt and pepper creates a brown crust that seals in all of the juices that a grill just can't match. <br /><br />After learning how to prepare seared steaks at home, I rarely order a steak at restaurant (or fix them outside on the grill...) because I'm always disappointed!    I walk you thru the directions below, but for the <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join">Printable Recipe</a> (New!), click <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kIme1hoxt13yImTzd-7CfK95xvptH05zswcRTvtoey6lWaa5nUx4WNZ1gaGvoh8ONn9r5Rl9cgQpn5ArraRdMszXpNIUur9fkwXks0ishR892MNHaOkYiLepR0oRjjN4IhJp-LDZeHU/s1600/IMG_7993.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kIme1hoxt13yImTzd-7CfK95xvptH05zswcRTvtoey6lWaa5nUx4WNZ1gaGvoh8ONn9r5Rl9cgQpn5ArraRdMszXpNIUur9fkwXks0ishR892MNHaOkYiLepR0oRjjN4IhJp-LDZeHU/s640/IMG_7993.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />I buy the thickest filets I can find - 6 to 8 oz. is a good size. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i9k1aZ-9WYM_ntwVLQnz5hrPwBMYuAHNxtVYy_ij_CpqvDayNbautbgOk5mmgBNFrXLO5b243qgV1h_H3vc72Ah46sYAmhpFJuL-yDL53W_0GAE3K9yi_Gxb9wb1qgOrtcpdfELXIsQ/s1600/IMG_7994.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i9k1aZ-9WYM_ntwVLQnz5hrPwBMYuAHNxtVYy_ij_CpqvDayNbautbgOk5mmgBNFrXLO5b243qgV1h_H3vc72Ah46sYAmhpFJuL-yDL53W_0GAE3K9yi_Gxb9wb1qgOrtcpdfELXIsQ/s640/IMG_7994.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Coat all sides of the steaks with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper - you can't put on too much!  It is important to be generous with the seasoning because it is what creates the outside crust. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzvyzbqVylSsrurFy1r4KLxI5iRRPY9fY0dlAUbAwWw3_yIzn8MaZVNa9SY9bG9z19P7kWc6-zB0UlWOSAb2Bdlxb5CpsYmUnDqh5bIKrahmEoSCQ4whkq-pGjdpVwW5X4mPgbT1Wk98/s1600/IMG_8000.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzvyzbqVylSsrurFy1r4KLxI5iRRPY9fY0dlAUbAwWw3_yIzn8MaZVNa9SY9bG9z19P7kWc6-zB0UlWOSAb2Bdlxb5CpsYmUnDqh5bIKrahmEoSCQ4whkq-pGjdpVwW5X4mPgbT1Wk98/s640/IMG_8000.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Heat the skillet on high until very hot before adding the steaks - about 2-3 minutes.  Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then add steaks immediately.   <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuNrEbKoTsiUi_L3lN7Rc18qQQ-NOUkxAmX6uDBGWhAwAxzcdG3GxDZfeax6PItcI5HNF4eX3ddzuIwO9Xu03e7KlnQhkNG9XjxGQXFp1PD42rJRXPf7og0OyVGvnp8zjf740-mdDBkc/s1600/IMG_8002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuNrEbKoTsiUi_L3lN7Rc18qQQ-NOUkxAmX6uDBGWhAwAxzcdG3GxDZfeax6PItcI5HNF4eX3ddzuIwO9Xu03e7KlnQhkNG9XjxGQXFp1PD42rJRXPf7og0OyVGvnp8zjf740-mdDBkc/s640/IMG_8002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Cook on each side for 2-3 minutes until the steak easily pulls off the pan - this means that they are properly seared.   <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZyiIqpVDd_6hmIEgpkNncaLhzNq1quIsnp_aRYdvu_vmYfyAXPgJ3nPoXzvF2CtEiLETHZo_Vhn-6vGPPHAPSqNVSoUR932C0C_4O9AOWQolnguojTRLio7QLuiwCDmIMOohIvCrNmc/s1600/IMG_8003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZyiIqpVDd_6hmIEgpkNncaLhzNq1quIsnp_aRYdvu_vmYfyAXPgJ3nPoXzvF2CtEiLETHZo_Vhn-6vGPPHAPSqNVSoUR932C0C_4O9AOWQolnguojTRLio7QLuiwCDmIMOohIvCrNmc/s640/IMG_8003.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />After doing the top and the bottom, sear the sides for 2-3 minutes. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Z-eOLXgLMTBMz4r-Dlbm6Ai9lMXNPvOP0RokBlrWvF-YrwXSIhPepYpGtkEEXTv-_tWvZlVb4XzYK09ucMUCokwo24HBVumslKJrIKrCwL3bAv2jIaT3IC5SO4xftUXZ2rSESqvq4hk/s1600/IMG_8004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Z-eOLXgLMTBMz4r-Dlbm6Ai9lMXNPvOP0RokBlrWvF-YrwXSIhPepYpGtkEEXTv-_tWvZlVb4XzYK09ucMUCokwo24HBVumslKJrIKrCwL3bAv2jIaT3IC5SO4xftUXZ2rSESqvq4hk/s640/IMG_8004.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />The steaks will be perfectly medium rare.  If you prefer a more well done steak, put them in a 500 degree oven for 3-5 minutes until they are done how you'd like them.<br /><br />Get the <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join">Printable Recipe</a> <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/118273/join">here</a>.<br /><br />*If you are preparing them for a crowd, I sear the tops and bottoms ahead of time (earlier in the day), then put them on a sheet pan and refrigerate them.  About 10 minutes before dinner, I put them in a 500 degree oven for 5-8 minutes until they are medium rare.  The cooking time will depend on the size and thickness of the steaks.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQyoZrWu55ieg_PUJ6ihBYGfBRmXLT2shufTDaTmgcF1FWVoVfn8pBM0X9VYgUyTD5LCMVj8aS3mDcUlaOspE5zkCBcmocfHLuuLXVoPofkUeHQO6lVuxE_Qh0tENuswJ9IyKz-CFgDo/s1600/IMG_8600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQyoZrWu55ieg_PUJ6ihBYGfBRmXLT2shufTDaTmgcF1FWVoVfn8pBM0X9VYgUyTD5LCMVj8aS3mDcUlaOspE5zkCBcmocfHLuuLXVoPofkUeHQO6lVuxE_Qh0tENuswJ9IyKz-CFgDo/s640/IMG_8600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This photo was from our <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-eve-dinner-for-two-dinner-at.html" target="_blank">Anniversary Dinner</a> - I've sliced the steak along side <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-eve-dinner-for-two-dinner-at.html" target="_blank">Homemade Tagliatelle Pasta with a Truffle Cream Sauce</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Filet Mignon | Filet of Beef | Seared Filets at Home

When I was catering, seared Filets were one of my favorite entrees to serve.  Why?  Because almost everyone loves a good steak (well everyone except vegetarians... sorry!) and they are so easy to prepare.  My clients and their guests would be so amazed that I was able to cook all of them perfectly -…

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Tiramisu for Two | Simple Tiramisu Recipe

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzwRlEPprq6QsolFQaTUQHEl853ZGGyA9JjJGs-O3-63ZvD9EaoZZ_yyZSPs_gJlo3HHvkWfX-wAMAGQul7BXmdTGCp6XV69C6soVDGygtfzA2Ldp9yMymN953BNt5HLsRBj5htDfopo/s1600/IMG_8580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzwRlEPprq6QsolFQaTUQHEl853ZGGyA9JjJGs-O3-63ZvD9EaoZZ_yyZSPs_gJlo3HHvkWfX-wAMAGQul7BXmdTGCp6XV69C6soVDGygtfzA2Ldp9yMymN953BNt5HLsRBj5htDfopo/s640/IMG_8580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7kaEUwpsTjwP6XKPMZR_VSjC7FPdmkWYdyMj-Y_uphbdjKk9yeDuy9HORxvpEjxpyTKFkpd8gy9qQo9AEwxInmtQr_OaTnk2J9KTT9qGpu00_8itaW_HoOidqZqjOQ7uo5gFK7kfAcY/s1600/IMG_8579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7kaEUwpsTjwP6XKPMZR_VSjC7FPdmkWYdyMj-Y_uphbdjKk9yeDuy9HORxvpEjxpyTKFkpd8gy9qQo9AEwxInmtQr_OaTnk2J9KTT9qGpu00_8itaW_HoOidqZqjOQ7uo5gFK7kfAcY/s320/IMG_8579.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mike LOVES Tiramisu.  If it is on the menu, we're ordering it.  If we're fixing an Italian dinner at home, it is a must.  Some recipes require a cooked custard that needs to chill for hours, then assembled, only to be chilled for more time until it is ready.  Well, I'm just not that organized - especially for dinners that are just for the two of us.<br /><br />Here is my solution to an easy, no cook Tiramisu that you can fix in a hurry just for the two... of you.  (rhyme = yikes)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Tiramisu for Two </span><br /><i>makes two parfait glass servings</i><br /><br />1/2 cup of whipping cream<br />2 tablespoons of sugar<br /><br />1 teaspoon of vanilla<br />4 ounces of mascarpone cheese<br /><br />8 lady fingers<br />1/3 cup of strong coffee or espresso<br />1 tablespoon of sugar<br /><br />1 small chocolate bar<br /><br /><br />To make the cream filling, whip the whipping cream until thickened - about 3 minutes.  Add sugar and vanilla and whip together until stiff.  Incorporate in mascarpone cheese slowly until well combined.  Set aside.<br /><br />In a small bowl, mix together coffee and sugar.  In two parfait glasses or other sort of individual serving bowls, put two lady fingers in the bottom of each.  Pour 1/4 of the coffee mixture on top of the lady fingers in each glass.  Spoon in 1/4 of mascarpone cheese and whipped cream mixture into each.  Top with two more lady fingers and coffee mixture.  Top with the remaining cream mixture.<br /><br />To finish, make chocolate shavings with a vegetable peeler on a bar of chocolate.  Refrigerate up to 2 days. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfOIr8vA513nX-fUI5ySusE2eEP5-AWlyiBMhPC1mscexXejPizoCNZrU0LOHlglxiv5-KFHkGQETeiIEcEwvyOf1Nq4QCBd567Kx5eWsGvLg_N8eiOwJD27VOIdwgYTToNW9VUYezBI/s1600/IMG_8576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_05bgh3CuLj1BiLRQuJOV8Op1wWk_ATrKBTzYB8Q0yjIFStfpPgMay57IyV56J7SCAjOfaQn-KjZ4d8j_W1tl8yOR5ajwzi5K-ujYTyQc940BFRCL9G6xf4jozyCoiWDM8JB_Nq45598/s1600/IMG_8581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_05bgh3CuLj1BiLRQuJOV8Op1wWk_ATrKBTzYB8Q0yjIFStfpPgMay57IyV56J7SCAjOfaQn-KjZ4d8j_W1tl8yOR5ajwzi5K-ujYTyQc940BFRCL9G6xf4jozyCoiWDM8JB_Nq45598/s640/IMG_8581.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Creamy, coffee goodness! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4HBdSiCtsOLuQfaGZsoEmR1BNpqB_uyfZRwhY4JVMeRSdhUyH33LzXAHqEplVgcTgnnmelb0nUywItKQYDlE1quaMd68kLE6ZS7xyaA3poIGBCeFurGULTzhHjecpJF6W3IL3WZbw2c/s1600/IMG_8600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4HBdSiCtsOLuQfaGZsoEmR1BNpqB_uyfZRwhY4JVMeRSdhUyH33LzXAHqEplVgcTgnnmelb0nUywItKQYDlE1quaMd68kLE6ZS7xyaA3poIGBCeFurGULTzhHjecpJF6W3IL3WZbw2c/s640/IMG_8600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Tiramisu for Two goes great with my<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-eve-dinner-for-two-dinner-at.html" target="_blank"> Intimate Dinner for Two Menu</a>... a great option for New Years Eve if you are staying in, like us!

Tiramisu for Two | Simple Tiramisu Recipe

Mike LOVES Tiramisu.  If it is on the menu, we're ordering it.  If we're fixing an Italian dinner at home, it is a must.  Some recipes require a cooked custard that needs to chill for hours, then assembled, only to be chilled for more time until it is ready.  Well, I'm just not that organized - e…

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New Years Eve Dinner for Two | Dinner at Home for New Years

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUFIee3EQJI-MTjOdtnzccVd-iYpPM5-9IUSRZNi7cTYzsm_Q4qqb9-x3Ee6dUUfaUVDxyeC3hiG8xqxU3hRtHC4muDLhuRjjX9BqUlQnN8-OCuL8JA2K3mYaNDKTRIOyahvBNfTHpf0/s1600/JMH_0693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUFIee3EQJI-MTjOdtnzccVd-iYpPM5-9IUSRZNi7cTYzsm_Q4qqb9-x3Ee6dUUfaUVDxyeC3hiG8xqxU3hRtHC4muDLhuRjjX9BqUlQnN8-OCuL8JA2K3mYaNDKTRIOyahvBNfTHpf0/s640/JMH_0693.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />You might be thinking that this doesn't look like a New Years Eve photo.  Nope.  This photo is from <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html" target="_blank">Our Wedding</a> 1 year and 2 months ago.  I've been saving this post for a couple of months - I knew I would need some posts during the first few weeks of Emma's life until we get the hang of everything.<br /><br />This post about an Intimate Dinner for Two was actually our 1st anniversary dinner back in October, but I think it is a great menu for New Years Eve.  If you're like us, you'll be staying in this year - maybe you're having a small intimate dinner party, or maybe it will be just the two of you.  Either way, this menu is simple and special - it is our favorite meal to prepare at home.  Wait... I mean, it is our favorite meal at home or anywhere else!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqxowAeR7qQnFOBDNh5TOYU-DQDnLqjAaiD_MBKlc__LWLYyf-2CIOZwo-BcsfdYKJA6ZpKnfsn5qgMWtj_LwfGcMN_ASaDEfJDx3T1sJSZnlCK9MlfxkEV5mlpfqO_upRAy9iH5U3I/s1600/IMG_8588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqxowAeR7qQnFOBDNh5TOYU-DQDnLqjAaiD_MBKlc__LWLYyf-2CIOZwo-BcsfdYKJA6ZpKnfsn5qgMWtj_LwfGcMN_ASaDEfJDx3T1sJSZnlCK9MlfxkEV5mlpfqO_upRAy9iH5U3I/s640/IMG_8588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f5ziwnUtJoTi8MkepOnE3MyltSy-yrfCAUk_Gi8CVzYmvnd2Qyp8U3Y3BVvK-hAxvlSukhhgO4-ewzB_EG98xG35YFnfeVURsAf2mFxCv71E2J0DZv8zutmbGXlLJbnstyLoHP0jGK0/s1600/IMG_8592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f5ziwnUtJoTi8MkepOnE3MyltSy-yrfCAUk_Gi8CVzYmvnd2Qyp8U3Y3BVvK-hAxvlSukhhgO4-ewzB_EG98xG35YFnfeVURsAf2mFxCv71E2J0DZv8zutmbGXlLJbnstyLoHP0jGK0/s320/IMG_8592.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mike is so thoughtful - he had a florist in Concord (<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.winstonflowers.com%2F&ei=QED6TpH5Kofi0QGs1KXAAg&usg=AFQjCNGleyTpFAO1HZBTISkW0erWP_bwog&sig2=bFxLH81hUp0DJ3auxrwLfA" target="_blank">Winston Flowers</a>) create a bouquet in our wedding colors... pale powder blue, white and cream.  Smelling the garden roses brought me right back to that <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html" target="_blank">day in Seaside</a>.     <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tprp2Ppkwd_vV1VirBmarUqJIqQd7Kpni6vKgSrCEkt6gc0orUFEy4sRLCjkuCYML28HV6Jc44ML10WWGSbOgEF401JvIcYK40agAsQ2TUlwAeGrpDJ_InKCJtDzPaMjHD-IlA0t-h0/s1600/IMG_8600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tprp2Ppkwd_vV1VirBmarUqJIqQd7Kpni6vKgSrCEkt6gc0orUFEy4sRLCjkuCYML28HV6Jc44ML10WWGSbOgEF401JvIcYK40agAsQ2TUlwAeGrpDJ_InKCJtDzPaMjHD-IlA0t-h0/s640/IMG_8600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkl89WKeCr892no4h5pVS1gO5FW8pxz0zVCZJIdTGgPPIh2lMRNEK45kkoKTehdSiOVjPuogJrQOY_c-3Vfz9WfdOhrlPHjX3lyDL_idGGL7M1rEC2yeruADNcPNePhwL4W2fOkTDi14/s1600/IMG_8602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkl89WKeCr892no4h5pVS1gO5FW8pxz0zVCZJIdTGgPPIh2lMRNEK45kkoKTehdSiOVjPuogJrQOY_c-3Vfz9WfdOhrlPHjX3lyDL_idGGL7M1rEC2yeruADNcPNePhwL4W2fOkTDi14/s320/IMG_8602.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/filet-mignon-filet-of-beef-seared.html" target="_blank">Seared Filet of Beef</a><br /><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/homemade-pasta-is-not-nearly-as.html" target="_blank">Homemade Tagliatelle Pasta with White Truffle Cream Sauce</a><br /><br />I served our dinner on our powder blue Anna Weatherly wedding china - I wanted to stick with the wedding color scheme that Mike started.<br /><br />As I've said time and time again, homemade pasta is so simple.  If you've never had it - there is really nothing like fresh pasta.  We made homemade tagliatelle pasta in a light cream sauce with truffle butter.  <br /><br />Some folks are scared to prepare steaks at home - especially indoors.  <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/filet-mignon-filet-of-beef-seared.html" target="_blank">Searing steaks</a> in a pan is my favorite way to prepare them.  In fact, I've stopped ordering steaks at restaurants because I'm always disappointed... they're never as good as the ones we fix at home.  It is so simple.  If you can make a grilled cheese, then you can make a perfectly seared steak.<br /><br />Here is the recipe and my tips for <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/filet-mignon-filet-of-beef-seared.html" target="_blank">searing steaks at home</a>!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnf3G4XB1KDZx_40rhQp7KcM88UFkQizvvIBrS2_3aseqOTT1N7WYxZm6KX6KYY1yAaXrm8x_wKtb0ZoT3xms0pY77MnLmlA8ueQghULox1CfM75MkhyExL4ZuNe9jAjad2tBWUWd8Cs/s1600/IMG_8579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnf3G4XB1KDZx_40rhQp7KcM88UFkQizvvIBrS2_3aseqOTT1N7WYxZm6KX6KYY1yAaXrm8x_wKtb0ZoT3xms0pY77MnLmlA8ueQghULox1CfM75MkhyExL4ZuNe9jAjad2tBWUWd8Cs/s640/IMG_8579.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATcKjSwag5aYFJKl5lrccXXoYS7f1Aks4M-6w70BMKihczcLDooGpENemLgYXEPI3CpXRrtIaZLzIr_Ihyphenhyphennz29xoQgaKnQgXRGo3Tk9xD-qbQWJSKluxTVeIGNDh873qz9Tu-p1ZJb-0/s1600/IMG_8580.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATcKjSwag5aYFJKl5lrccXXoYS7f1Aks4M-6w70BMKihczcLDooGpENemLgYXEPI3CpXRrtIaZLzIr_Ihyphenhyphennz29xoQgaKnQgXRGo3Tk9xD-qbQWJSKluxTVeIGNDh873qz9Tu-p1ZJb-0/s320/IMG_8580.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/tiramisu-for-two-simple-tiramisu-recipe.html" target="_blank">Tiramisu for Two </a><br /><br />Tiramisu is Mike's favorite dessert - right up there with chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cake (from a box....).  I make a really simple and quick version for us - all you need to be able to do is make whipped cream.  No cooking involved!<br /><br /><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/tiramisu-for-two-simple-tiramisu-recipe.html" target="_blank">Tiramisu Recipe, click here! </a><br /><br />Stay tuned in the next couple of days for the recipes and step-by-step instructions for this menu!

New Years Eve Dinner for Two | Dinner at Home for New Years

You might be thinking that this doesn't look like a New Years Eve photo.  Nope.  This photo is from Our Wedding 1 year and 2 months ago.  I've been saving this post for a couple of months - I knew I would need some posts during the first few weeks of Emma's life until we get the hang of everything.T…

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Helen Frankenthaler

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4VbAQwazBCXSIXNUyyPuAOvckmptUWQYufmTJJSmq0B9swB8zNprJ1QhTehZKEW-T3t7bgmT9rQnGRL7oAjQRuKSK60EAO34wTtpuKGkpNLfXvOLDQwdUKTu8FrdxNQSD7PvhpQUqUo/s1600/0ad0e67a38229634_large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4VbAQwazBCXSIXNUyyPuAOvckmptUWQYufmTJJSmq0B9swB8zNprJ1QhTehZKEW-T3t7bgmT9rQnGRL7oAjQRuKSK60EAO34wTtpuKGkpNLfXvOLDQwdUKTu8FrdxNQSD7PvhpQUqUo/s640/0ad0e67a38229634_large.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helen Frankenthaler in Life Magazine, 1956</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I went to MOMA a few years ago, there were a few artists' work that stopped me in my tracks.  Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Willem De Kooning and Helen Frankenthaler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you've never heard of her, or seen any of her work, I wanted you to see a little bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAnV4Ig27gkt414T1pUmZT4RS5PxBHH0PLMFIMdjdwbsudFbvKitYNq_KwwOc0qEMTvJzbZ3FTc9AQ0dA6XcLxLIhixcY48vJVxIL8STiWBOshhKkouVE8BK4xS6mJN7J57wlraUt3v0/s1600/mountains+and+sea+1952.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAnV4Ig27gkt414T1pUmZT4RS5PxBHH0PLMFIMdjdwbsudFbvKitYNq_KwwOc0qEMTvJzbZ3FTc9AQ0dA6XcLxLIhixcY48vJVxIL8STiWBOshhKkouVE8BK4xS6mJN7J57wlraUt3v0/s640/mountains+and+sea+1952.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mountains and Sea, 1952</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oWxeHCqwqGwMhheXDiVQnvoo0rKz_RTn8LsWH0vYrEgLfTdddBr9E_6jEOJKcYyxiycCpSFn_5A1e1Z5iEESv6wApwzWS9HcvTiqlbX2mFMkZ6ZRXcrWBK6WZuIy-bYTCsWm7rDXBTg/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oWxeHCqwqGwMhheXDiVQnvoo0rKz_RTn8LsWH0vYrEgLfTdddBr9E_6jEOJKcYyxiycCpSFn_5A1e1Z5iEESv6wApwzWS9HcvTiqlbX2mFMkZ6ZRXcrWBK6WZuIy-bYTCsWm7rDXBTg/s640/Picture+4.png" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Frankenthaler worked much like Jackson Pollack in the way she poured paint onto the surface of the canvas.  She was, however, unique in her use of thinned paint that soaked in and became part of the canvas rather than sit on top of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6IoGMxhYb34dwpW5rJjGqo4EdjelUqq_3DoB5HqlaEknYqLZuaKLEAozNlS2LbJ1zxvFZXHKVLJa8YSf0AN0oG9qZ0akX59TV_rkojDfvBnAjHKvW9COCS5TxcwSKN4CImVuDn3nMok/s1600/jacobs+ladder+1957.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6IoGMxhYb34dwpW5rJjGqo4EdjelUqq_3DoB5HqlaEknYqLZuaKLEAozNlS2LbJ1zxvFZXHKVLJa8YSf0AN0oG9qZ0akX59TV_rkojDfvBnAjHKvW9COCS5TxcwSKN4CImVuDn3nMok/s640/jacobs+ladder+1957.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob's Ladder, 1957</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbU7SmqB31ZcoA79xXA8O0-spPSUrTLedSx3I2DxBcswRGtf_82wa_H_FF6CTkfIMjYBBffSx3pxXfRqPSBgXAt2OB5V-mG6xm2MbsjGbmFa12yDzCudfDGTKJvFYaSbJSGYZvbBba73g/s1600/frankenthaler10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbU7SmqB31ZcoA79xXA8O0-spPSUrTLedSx3I2DxBcswRGtf_82wa_H_FF6CTkfIMjYBBffSx3pxXfRqPSBgXAt2OB5V-mG6xm2MbsjGbmFa12yDzCudfDGTKJvFYaSbJSGYZvbBba73g/s400/frankenthaler10.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2sqVwM0Pe8-y4BsJppDmku41UTCWtBnXBzBm-3nOXh2AkpKMv4D9q_My4IHHuTbek4IWQxE-6U4MDhaD0gsqwYdLZq3_QGZUBowsX61y2iF-ZSNtVKnj2vaCuQOQmkbyKWpKIkt5lx0/s1600/mauve+district+1966.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2sqVwM0Pe8-y4BsJppDmku41UTCWtBnXBzBm-3nOXh2AkpKMv4D9q_My4IHHuTbek4IWQxE-6U4MDhaD0gsqwYdLZq3_QGZUBowsX61y2iF-ZSNtVKnj2vaCuQOQmkbyKWpKIkt5lx0/s400/mauve+district+1966.png" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mauve District, 1966</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmU7n-qMvgOnOUYNUMQyvHPEFiEUISuwlM74pgjbBpvI7xuLDye-TACS7DyuHvXa786VqmVw2BIecvADKkTnTJnhHAUprS0MQXErvfQmOwQAt9zurRC-zD7jb85rZ_eGPhFuSNnzdsVc/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmU7n-qMvgOnOUYNUMQyvHPEFiEUISuwlM74pgjbBpvI7xuLDye-TACS7DyuHvXa786VqmVw2BIecvADKkTnTJnhHAUprS0MQXErvfQmOwQAt9zurRC-zD7jb85rZ_eGPhFuSNnzdsVc/s400/Picture+2.png" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Robert Motherwell and Helen Frankenthaler in Provincetown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaay30TzNw5qFtpXo0PYPsNNjiCQolxcZucSG-tEEWhln0xkjxDQDv-DIs10IBqWxvMAo8g5P86vnDGpXkxgI5e1WN5C-leWazHXzTjXK1wGmi779_R0pq0Vbn4sso1IQEQfU1FcYIXQ/s1600/savage+breeze+1974.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaay30TzNw5qFtpXo0PYPsNNjiCQolxcZucSG-tEEWhln0xkjxDQDv-DIs10IBqWxvMAo8g5P86vnDGpXkxgI5e1WN5C-leWazHXzTjXK1wGmi779_R0pq0Vbn4sso1IQEQfU1FcYIXQ/s640/savage+breeze+1974.png" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Savage Breeze, woodcut, 1974</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tCALHiyARaoNWr-k4fB-MXqek137-WL1lVWBBivr3PieQ2FH_wBOloBJb4eSD5j1smSpJeltu6fPcxYbKLofF7X_mSWMHcUKoyHHErAPPwLzjQreEnDeHyzCMH-XcvZRSOe2dklzRk0/s1600/Picture+15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tCALHiyARaoNWr-k4fB-MXqek137-WL1lVWBBivr3PieQ2FH_wBOloBJb4eSD5j1smSpJeltu6fPcxYbKLofF7X_mSWMHcUKoyHHErAPPwLzjQreEnDeHyzCMH-XcvZRSOe2dklzRk0/s400/Picture+15.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdXhPxC_KXGeMAwaWA8PMlMw682D9_Rzdmb0XvCG79YgvPH1SIOefMc7Ce1kW25_C56W-aQvmxUwF0hPp5T3bVTTOgIOhbcz6rEhjahfHFqmXZPs4uFrTY-vr3FGMROfeU1UMPHejC7A/s1600/Green+Thought+in+a+Green+Shade+1981.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdXhPxC_KXGeMAwaWA8PMlMw682D9_Rzdmb0XvCG79YgvPH1SIOefMc7Ce1kW25_C56W-aQvmxUwF0hPp5T3bVTTOgIOhbcz6rEhjahfHFqmXZPs4uFrTY-vr3FGMROfeU1UMPHejC7A/s640/Green+Thought+in+a+Green+Shade+1981.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green Thought in a Green Shade, 1981</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQeVQZ-Rysx1oKaU75fZIjF9lUyackMEG1wD0lngA2TxBcD6aXABcxjE8XrSRcir8qgrGw7ya9LHdwzl69HTXSus98rIy6DVNR1JShPGAyPopiBSLgiX0Y1YiPfYhJvWoHJNvTCK_MBM/s1600/snow+pines+34-color+Ukiyo-e+woodcit%252C+printed+with+16+woodblocks+2004.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQeVQZ-Rysx1oKaU75fZIjF9lUyackMEG1wD0lngA2TxBcD6aXABcxjE8XrSRcir8qgrGw7ya9LHdwzl69HTXSus98rIy6DVNR1JShPGAyPopiBSLgiX0Y1YiPfYhJvWoHJNvTCK_MBM/s640/snow+pines+34-color+Ukiyo-e+woodcit%252C+printed+with+16+woodblocks+2004.png" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helen Frankenthaler passed away today at the age of 83.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was a true American gem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- - - - - - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12/28/2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found more images of her and her work in real home settings so I thought I would add them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2qn8oT87jVDz2-RMn7_H-xFW9roCayvN_uAmfzp0wM49yhrbo7mqB1imwJM35Em-Nw2-CLllrOfZDVAsfkxfEvQCAnTV944Ce2lxnt8NGHkllZnu8asqfuWOyHeVLe8nI5kHyFwbDBA/s400/129393.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This triptych is called Madame Butterfly from 2000.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjivaBZb0qTASdvD8YqwdibxLRlPbxIOAUzcDGt9woEfkx-7f3ykxWFIymfBi4Y_wWvpd2uwxpJbIKDRNfAMiAHXtREOalpYuLdmcM0lL2oxUY1dUT0SICwPs_9iSHscORO2YU1Bl_0E/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-18+at+10.21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjivaBZb0qTASdvD8YqwdibxLRlPbxIOAUzcDGt9woEfkx-7f3ykxWFIymfBi4Y_wWvpd2uwxpJbIKDRNfAMiAHXtREOalpYuLdmcM0lL2oxUY1dUT0SICwPs_9iSHscORO2YU1Bl_0E/s400/Screen+shot+2011-06-18+at+10.21.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler in Life Magazine, 1956When I went to MOMA a few years ago, there were a few artists' work that stopped me in my tracks.  Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Willem De Kooning and Helen Frankenthaler.In case you've never heard of her, or seen any of her work, I wanted you to see a li…

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