Game Dame sent me this recipe for stuffed mushrooms which is going into the cocktail party file, especially when I want to kill my guests by clogging their arteries! 🙂 About 1.5 pint size fresh mushroom caps (small mushrooms are better than large ones), stemmed 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese 8oz of Cream Cheese 1/2 lb of […]
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Ethan’s Egg Recipe
My son Ethan helped me make eggs this morning and this is his recipe: 6 eggs A good 2 second pour of salt 2 teaspoons of pepper 3 teaspoons garlic powder Heat a skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, coat the skillet with a small layer of non-stick cooking spray. Add 6 eggs to […]
Spice Week: File
So I kind of flaked on spice week. I blame the extreme sickness that came and visited me for too long. Because I only posted three recipes, I wanted to follow up with a fourth post on unique spices. For this post, I shall talk about file powder. Pronounced FEE-lay, it is a term for […]
Let’s Talk Turkey: Pumpkin Cheesecake
Okay, the following recipe is not mine…at least not completely. I came across this recipe one day as I was flipping channels and happend to pass by the Food Network. There, in primetime no less, was the lovely Paul Deen staring back at me over a mixing bowl. With her Southern belle smile, she announced […]
Let’s Talk Turkey: Green Bean Casserole
Hi everyone. I am alive and well and only slightly frazzled with everything going on. This is the week of Thanksgiving in America so for the next few days we’re going to be talking about how to make Thanksgiving feasts. And then we’ll follow that up with how to turn Thanksgiving feasts into awesome Thanksgiving leftovers. […]
Spice Week: Saffron
I’m just mad about Saffron…Saffron’s madly expensive… So, back for another edition of Spice Week, the cooking celebration of the reuniting of the Spice Girls. Yesterday, we looked at a way to make a warm herbed goat cheese with herbs de’ Provence which can be enjoyed as is. However, by using another great spice, in this […]
Spice Week: Indian Spices
Due to my illness, I took the week off to recover and try to eat something other than dry pasta. I’ve been partially successful. I did want to get back on track with my calendar so I’m using this week to talk about spices. And why I am so excited about spices? That’s right you […]
Recipe: Soyrizo Taquitos
In a episode of Dinner: Impossible, Chef Robert Irvine was tasked with preparing a cocktail party for a fashion designer in New York. During this challenge, he put together an amazing spread of finger foods including some awesome looking chorizo taquitos (he also did a salmon mousse which inspired the one I blogged on earlier.) A […]
Recipe: Orange Ginger Chicken
This is another recipe I created in my quest for chicken for the next issue of BIAO Magazine. I really liked how it turned out with several different flavors going on at once: the citrus tang of orange with the spiciness of ginger and a little soy and garlic to bring it all home. 4 boneless, […]
Recipe: Plum Chicken
In a recent article for BIAO Magazine, I was asked to put together a healthy cocktail party spread. I decided to make the centerpiece of the spread a chicken dish that would focus on that elusive combination of light and tasty. I tried several different recipes before finding the one that worked best with party concept. You […]