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Seared Salmon with Quinoa, Corn, Edamame and Carrot with Cucumber-Lime Raita

Salmon or Chicken with savory Quinoa

50 mins Beginner

Small batch Lemon Currant Buttermilk Scones

45 mins Beginner
Dulce de Leche Brownies

Dulce de Leche Brownies

1 hr 5 mins 5
Easy Chicken Pad Thai

Easy Chicken Pad Thai

5
Pasta al Tonno
pescetarian Pescetarian

Pasta al Tonno

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Cakes

Cake failure is not the same as cake wars

October 12, 2025October 10, 2025
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I am a skilled savory chef who can fix any manner of savory food mistakes, create elaborate food, and identify when a recipe will and will not work. But I am not a skilled baker. Nonetheless, over the last few years I have volunteered to bake all sorts of cakes to improve my skills and …

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Seared Salmon with Quinoa, Corn, Edamame and Carrot with Cucumber-Lime Raita

Salmon or Chicken with savory Quinoa

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025
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50 mins Beginner
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Small batch Lemon Currant Buttermilk Scones

March 18, 2025March 9, 2025
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45 mins Beginner
Dulce de Leche Brownies
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Dulce de Leche Brownies

March 13, 2025February 20, 2025
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1 hr 5 mins
Easy Chicken Pad Thai
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Easy Chicken Pad Thai

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025
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Pasta al Tonno
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Pasta al Tonno

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025
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About

Dorothy
Dorothy

I will share lots tips, tricks, and observations learned from over twenty years of professional cooking for clients from actors to tech entrepreneurs to venture capitalists, all with high standards and hazy understanding of what happens behind the scenes to make fabulous meals. Cooking can be a mysterious endeavor. Terrifying some people, enchanting others but sometimes just a necessary chore. There’s a simple reason Blissful Kitchen® launched in 2003; to share delicious food, connect with people through food, and create memories. A simple ethos launched thousands of meals and memories. My training and practical experience will help you become a better home cook. There are stories to share as I have made or witnessed almost every conceivable and inconceivable mistake. Let’s learn, share, and cook!

Dorothy
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  • Seared Salmon with Quinoa, Corn, Edamame and Carrot with Cucumber-Lime Raita
    Salmon or Chicken with savory Quinoa
    50 mins Beginner
  • Small batch Lemon Currant Buttermilk Scones
    45 mins Beginner
  • Dulce de Leche Brownies
    Dulce de Leche Brownies
    1 hr 5 mins
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My bûche survived a storm! Chocolate with raspberry cream, special request from a friend. Working my way towards bûche perfection! #techniquematters #holidaydesserts #chocolatedessert ... See MoreSee Less

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First holiday dinner of the season. Duck rillette with stone ground mustard & tarragon. Escarole, radicchio & romaine salad with toasted hazelnuts, persimmons & Reggiano-Parmigiano. House favorite Blueberry Frangipane galette. Really, any frangipane galette works for me. #holidaycooking #dinnerforfriends #usewhatyouhave ... See MoreSee Less

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Blissful Kitchen is in Jalisco, Mexico.

5 months ago

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Ajijic Wednesday market. So much fresh, delicious, food. The flans are sold in ceramic bowls which is ingenious! Fragrant molés, fresh bread, tortillas, the best chicharrones so light and crispy. #ajijicmarket #freshfood #mexicanmarket ... See MoreSee Less

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Blissful Kitchen is at Mazamitla Pueblo Mágico.

5 months ago

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Traveling with friends who “know”, know about a small shop in Manzamitla that makes carjeta and a rompope which is a Mexican eggnog. They make it in big copper vats and bottle onsite. #manzamitla #rompope #carjeta #travellingwithfriends #techniquematters ... See MoreSee Less

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I’m so far behind on posts! Sticking with the “cle I’m so far behind on posts! Sticking with the “clean out my freezer theme” I was stuck on the idea of a fish pie. Blame the puff pastry & bechamel!  Beautiful fresh fish from Tokyo Fish in Berkeley in bechamel with leeks, peas, fill, tarragon, parsley with an unconventional dash of Dijon mustard, and Reggiano Parmigiano . Absolutely delicious pie by me and brie crouton salad our host. Dinner with lovely friends! #fishpie #usewhatyouhave #techniquematters #dinnerwithfriends
It’s that time again! I adore hot cross buns, frui It’s that time again! I adore hot cross buns, fruit cake, any baked treat with dried fruit. Used leftover dried peel and currants. They remind me of my grandmother. Still use my favorite recipe by Genevieve Ko. #hotcrossbuns #fruitbuns #usewhatyouhave #techniquematters
I’m on a lemon tart binge. #2 is Lemon Olive Oil t I’m on a lemon tart binge. #2 is Lemon Olive Oil tart. Crispy shell with nice tart filling. Let’s see what my guests think. #testkitchen #usewhatyouhave #lemontart #springdinner
My favorite Chocolate Guinness Cake by @nigellalaw My favorite Chocolate Guinness Cake by @nigellalawson with toasted walnuts for crunch. I adore Ireland! #usewhatyouhave #chocolateguinnesscake #stpaddysday☘️ #ireland
I can take this off my culinary bucket list. Basqu I can take this off my culinary bucket list. Basque cheesecake for food lovers. #techniquematters #usewhatyouhave #authenticbrand #dinnerforfriends
I do adore dumplings 🥟 and feel deprived if I don’ I do adore dumplings 🥟 and feel deprived if I don’t have at least one bag in my freezer. I remember making them for the first time in Chef Rhoda Yee’s class in culinary school along with a pungent sauce. Still use her recipes decades later. #dumplings #techniquematters #usewhatyouhave
Porcini braised beef short ribs, saffron risotto, Porcini braised beef short ribs, saffron risotto, my winter rotation salad (see previous post), and pear blueberry galette. Winter dinner with friends in Sonoma. Vineyard, pool, and lush landscape from so much rain! Gorgeous California💜 #techniquematters #usewhatyouhave #dinnerwithfriends #cookingpassion
Magical, lush, green Sonoma, California. Lots of r Magical, lush, green Sonoma, California. Lots of rain!
Steaming bowl of gumbo & crazy good fried chicken. Steaming bowl of gumbo & crazy good fried chicken. Southern friends know how to say hello to New Year’s day! Happy New Year! #southernfood #gumbo #friendscooking #usewhatyouhave
My winter salad has been on repeat the month of De My winter salad has been on repeat the month of December. Escarole, romaine, radicchio, persimmons, toasted hazelnuts, and shaved Reggiano-Parmigiano with lemon vinaigrette. Beet risotto with Duroc pork chops and preserved lemon salsa verde. Super delicious! #techniquematters #usewhatyouhave #durocpork #wintersalad
My bûche survived a storm! Chocolate with raspberr My bûche survived a storm! Chocolate with raspberry cream, special request from a friend. Working my way towards bûche perfection! #techniquematters #holidaydesserts #chocolatedessert
Fluffy hot cross buns. Enjoy them toasted with but Fluffy hot cross buns. Enjoy them toasted with butter or jam, warm from the oven or defrosted in January. I use the best recipe every year without any BK teaks. #hotcrossbuns #holidaybaking #usewhatyouhave
First holiday dinner of the season. Duck rillette First holiday dinner of the season. Duck rillette with stone ground mustard & tarragon. Escarole, radicchio & romaine salad with toasted hazelnuts, persimmons & Reggiano-Parmigiano. House favorite Blueberry Frangipane galette. Really, any frangipane galette works for me. #holidaycooking #dinnerforfriends #usewhatyouhave
Perfect Jamaican dinner prepared by a dear friend. Perfect Jamaican dinner prepared by a dear friend. Ackee and salt fish stew, dumplings, greens, and plantains. #jamaicanfood
The food I missed. Too full for #loadedhashbrowns The food I missed. Too full for #loadedhashbrowns but will next time, couldn’t wait in 50-person deep line for Beigel Bake, couldn’t carry fresh seafood or bread from my happy place #boroughmarket
Brick Lane grilled cheese vendor I could resist bu Brick Lane grilled cheese vendor I could resist but I was so full I didn’t have room for my next stop! Unfortunately, vendor had no take-away bags so I was stuck with the whole thing.😊#bricklanemarket #bricklane #englishcheese
‘Tis the season! First mulled wine of the holidays ‘Tis the season! First mulled wine of the holidays #holidayseason #london #englishtradition
Breakfast of champions! Maybe a little too much ce Breakfast of champions! Maybe a little too much celebrating or my inability to ignore their rave reviews. Taco Suzy is the bomb! Chorizo and barbacoa tacos. #tacostand #ajijic #ajijictacos #techniquematters
Excellent seafood lunch in Manzamitla. Met lovely Excellent seafood lunch in Manzamitla. Met lovely staff some who returned from years living in the US. Octopus is my favorite seafood but the prawns and whole fried fish were excellent. Also met a cook preparing lasagna for family meal. Homemade pasta! Sorry I would not be there for the two-day marinated pork cook in a fire pit. #elcharco #manzamitla
Traveling with friends who “know”, know about a sm Traveling with friends who “know”, know about a small shop in Manzamitla that makes carjeta and a rompope which is a Mexican eggnog. They make it in big copper vats and bottle onsite. #manzamitla #rompope #carjeta #travellingwithfriends #techniquematters
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