appetizers

Black Pepper and Parmesan Frico

February 21, 2012

What do you do when you are given a five pound bag of shredded Parmesan cheese? You make Frico!  Frico is the European version of fried cheese made into a thin and crispy wafer. A few weeks ago, one of our friends who works for a special event catering company gave me a huge five [...]

Read the full article →

Blue Cheese Mushroom Pâté and a Wasa Giveaway

February 10, 2012

CONTEST CLOSED.  CONGRATS TO LAURA ANDERSON! Years ago, my husband and I had a really bad Valentines dinner experience. My daughter was a toddler at the time and having a babysitter was an occasional treat.  We made our dinner reservations at 8pm thinking we could get to the restaurant early and have a drink at [...]

Read the full article →

It’s Superbowl Recipe Time!

February 1, 2012

Who is having a Super Bowl party? I am happy to say not me. Why?  Because I am attending the Taste of the NFL in Indianapolis the night before the Super Bowl. Thanks to Red Gold Tomatoes, I am headed to Indy for the weekend with six other bloggers to get a tour of the [...]

Read the full article →

Eggplant and Halloumi Cheese with Honey Harissa Sauce

January 31, 2012

This weekend I was back in my kitchen experimenting with flavors from McCormick’s 2012 Flavor Forecast.  I was sent a whole box of goodies by McCormick including spices and ingredients with lots of global flavor.  It was like being a kid in a candy shop or better yet, a kid in a candy shop that [...]

Read the full article →

Eggplant and Tomato Relish

December 8, 2011

If you’ve read my blog even a few times, you probably know I love tomatoes.  While I have proclaimed my love for juicy Jersey tomatoes, I have a dirty little secret to reveal. Since NJ is a climate that only  produces tomatoes for a few select summer months, I use lots of canned tomatoes for [...]

Read the full article →

Easy Guacamole

December 3, 2011

I was never a picky eater however there were certain things I didn’t eat until I was a young adult. Things such as blue cheese, sushi and avocados were way too sophisticated for my taste buds back then. When I was about 20 years old and working in a Mexican restaurant, I took the plunge. The [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Read the full article →

← Previous Entries