Blog entries from dolcedebbie

In Search of the World’s Greatest Baklava

Debbie Frangipane — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:23:25 +0100

As some of you know, I am frequently a guest on the syndicated show Daytime. While I was taping my infamous Christmas Tree segment, Lindsay asked if I would be interested in coming on and making baklava. Well, of course I didn’t hesitate to say yes, it’s always so much fun hanging out with Lindsay, Cyndi, Dave, Rob, Larry, April and the whole gang.Read More...

It's A Wonderful Life

Debbie Frangipane — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:43:30 +0100

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As much as I hate to see time pass by so quickly, in my mind at least, I am always so excited for the holidays. It always seems to bring out the brighter, more loving side of people…most of us anyway! There always seems to be time to add one more lunRead More...

Win a Chocolate Pear Panettone from Italy!

Debbie Frangipane — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:41:46 +0100

I'm in the Christmas spirit! This Friday, December 18, 2009 I will give away a Chocolate Pear Panettone from Italy to one of the people leaving a comment on this blog between Dec 14th and Dec 18th. These are incredibly good, and nothing like the ones from the grocery store. A friend of mine from Venice brought them to me this week, and I wanRead More...

The Lost Art of Family Dinners

Debbie Frangipane — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:48:48 +0100

Chicken Baked with Sage and Bacon

While recording some of our family favorites for my upcoming cookbook, I’m reminded of the most important ingredients found in all my dishes, love and passion.

I’ve been blessed to have grown up in a generaRead More...

Dinner in Heaven

Debbie Frangipane — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:05:03 +0100

Scallop with Black Caviar

I’ve experienced some of the most delectable meals anyone could wish to experience all over the world and have had the best of the best people presenting these meals to me. While at the Culinary Institute of America to take a self assessmentRead More...

World AIDS Day 2009

Debbie Frangipane — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:06:42 +0100

Debbie with Eric Muscatell of amfAR

December 1, 2009 was World AIDS Day. On that day, I agreed to match any donation made on my donation page ( http://bit.ly/AIDS1 ). Together, we raised over $500 in one day! Thanks to everyone for your help.

Experience of a Lifetime

Debbie Frangipane — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:13:35 +0100

You never know what is waiting for you around the corner. Well, for me it was a chance of a lifetime with More Magazine in New York.

About two months ago I received an email from a freelance writer looking for women between the ages of 40 and 60Read More...

Midlife Road Trip with Chef Dolce Debbie

Debbie Frangipane — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:48:30 +0100

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Recently, the Midlife Road Trip Show came into town. Watch the stars Rick Griffin and Sher Bailey in this fun night we had at the Dolce Debbie Test Kitchen!

Easy, Quick, Elegant, Adult Halloween

Debbie Frangipane — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:46:53 +0100

Dolce Debbie as Sophia Loren

Who doesn’t love a good party? For me, that’s what I live for, and whereas I love to have themed, festive get-togethers, I decided this year it would be fun to add a little of old Hollywood glamour into the Halloween theme. So, needing to keep it a little macabre, I decided toRead More...

Virtual Kitchen II Round 2

Debbie Frangipane — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:15:04 +0100

Pork Stuffed Shrimp with Creamy Polenta and Wrapped Haricots Verts

When I read this week’s ingredients for round 2 of the Virtual Kitchen II contest, I was so excited. I had been anxiously waiting for their arrival all week. When I read gRead More...

Apples, Olives, and Basil?

Debbie Frangipane — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:49:47 +0100

While taking the day off from the kitchen Sunday night, I hear someone jump out of their chair and in a very excited voice tell me I need to enter this. This what? Well, that response ended my day off in the kitchen….not such a bad thing for Deb I mustRead More...

CIA Advanced Boot Camp

Debbie Frangipane — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:33:03 +0100

Well, after surviving the first week at the Culinary Institute of America, I was excited to be returning for the Advanced Boot Camp. This was going to be my challenge week. I have cooked my entire life, so the cooking part for me was, for lack of a better term, kind of a no Read More...

Cooking at the CIA

Debbie Frangipane — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:13:29 +0100

After years, actually 40, of cooking and settling into a career as a chef, I was surprised by my husband with an opportunity to attend the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) for a chef’s boot camp course. So like a kid at Christmastime I went to my computer to cheRead More...

The Itinerant Cookbook Project

Debbie Frangipane — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:48:13 +0100

A couple of month’s ago I was asked by a friend of mine, Chef Gui Alinat to participate in an Itinerant Cookbook Project. Of course I accepted the offer immediately.

So, I received my cookbook, Cooking Know-How, which I was to choose a recipe from. Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love to sit and just read cookbooks, so thisRead More...

Three Chefs and a Wineau

Debbie Frangipane — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:38:08 +0100

On June 27, 2009 the most magical event happened at my house! Three star chefs, a wine expert, and an artisan beef expert converged on my home to produce a fabulous night of unbelievable dishes, great friends, and great wine.

Carrie Oliver from the Oliver Ranch Company flew in from Canada, bringingRead More...

To Bake or To Steam

Debbie Frangipane — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:00:00 +0100

After attending the SOBE Food and Wine Festival back in February and hearing Rocco DiSpirito divulge his secrets to perfect gnocchi, I couldn’t wait to get home and try it for myself. So of course, it took me 3 months to actually “get around to it” and try for myself.

OneRead More...

Ricotta Pear Chocolate Torta

Debbie Frangipane — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:00:00 +0100

As all the i’s get dotted and the t’s get crossed for our upcoming trip to the Amalfi coast, being the food lovers that Barry and I are, we have spent a large amount of time reflecting on the meals we had on ouRead More...

Dolce Debbie on Daytime TV

Debbie Frangipane — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:00:00 +0100

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Thanks to my friend Sandi McKenna introducing me to a friend of hers, April Wilson, I had the fantastic opportunity and pleasure of being on Daytime with hosts Lindsay MacDonald, Dave Nemeth and Cyndi Edwards.

I wasn’t sure what to expect meeting these guys that I have spent years watchiRead More...

Missing Piemonte

Debbie Frangipane — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0100

Well, as this past Friday was getting closer I was still trying to determine how I was going to explain my menu that I had planned to demonstrate for my class that I was teaching at the Rolling Pin. For those of you who know me well, you know it’s a very rare occasion that I am without words, but I was beginning to become somewhat anxRead More...

Twitter Taste Live Wine and Beer Pairing

Debbie Frangipane — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0100

(Click here to see Debbie Frangipane on WTSP TV)

While hosting my second twitter taste live event this past Saturday (reported above by Sandra McKenna for WTSP), I was interviewed by April Wilson, @producergirl, for Daytime on NBC. One of the questions was about what I get out of Twitter. After fumbling with a few statements, I realized whRead More...