Random Food Links!

Apparently, there really is a The Grilled Cheese Invitational.

Citrus Angel Food Cake - The Naptime Chef: "My mother-in-law used to serve her plain white cake with a traditional topping of whipped cream and macerated strawberries. And, while I agree this is delicious, I had some wanted to experiment with a new take on flavor and presentation."

Chicken, Roasted Poblano, and Corn Quesadillas: "The grilled corn and roasted poblano combo is one of our favorites. It goes into our favorite rice on Mexican night. And it goes into quesadillas on… um, Mexican night. We have a few of those a week – around here, Mexican has been the new Italian for a while."

Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Balsamic Strawberry & Cream Filling:"I have a special love for layered cakes, and find them charming and whimsical. Some months go by without an anniversary or birthday and ‘no party cake‘ months makes me sad, as April seemed to be! There was a cake I longed to bake, an old fashioned chocolate cake on Barbara’s beautiful blog."

Tarte du Jour - Gateau au chocolat menthe - a.k.a. my chocolate-mint brownie blunder metamorphosis: "I had a jar of 'York Peppermint Patties' and I recalled seeing a post from David Lebovitz, the american blogger in Paris, about baking peppermint patties in brownies? Well, it was too late for that, my brownies were already baked. My only hope was to layer the peppermint patties in the middle of my two baked (but still warm) brownies... to give my pathetically flat dessert some height."

boulevard - gourmet traveller: "A starter of Dungeness Crab Stuffed Artichoke Hearts was lacklustre – the gratinated filling claggy with mornay sauce that swamped the delicate crabmeat, masking its natural sweetness."

Taste Test - The Best Frozen Pizzas - Every Day with Rachael Ray: "We taste-tested dozens of frozen pizzas from the grocery store and online to find our favorites—these top-scoring pies really deliver."

Chocolate Layer Cake, Caramel Frosting, Chocolate Ganache: "I spotted this Chocolate Cake with Caramel-Milk Chocolate Frosting recipe at Bon Appetit. The Caramel-Milk Chocolate Frosting recipe immediately caught my eye. My thoughts instantly turned to one of my all-time favourite childhood treats, Cadbury’s Caramilk."

Pistachio and chocolate chip blondies - jasmine & bergamot: "Yesterday, I was craving something sweet and remembered Mark Bittman’s minimalist approach to blondies. I doubled the original recipe, managed to use a good portion of that 4 lb bag of pistachios (and yes, I had to shell 1 1/2 cups’ worth), and finally finished that bag of chocolate chips leftover from a batch of chocolate chip cookies I’d made last month."

Tsoureki: The Greek Easter Challah Bread: "Call me biased, but when it comes to Easter, there's one country that really knows how to celebrate it, and that's Greece. It's not only a religious holiday, but also a religious festival, a party even."

Additional links:
Sugar Rush: Granola and Soft-Serve at Kyotofu
20 Brilliant Breads To Bake Up For Dinner
Jasmine ice cream
Waffles on the Cob
L’Accord Whisky & Chocolat par Ballantine’s 12 ans
Strawberry & Goat Cheese Green Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Hot Cross Buns Recipe