Kabobs are the perfect summer food. Fun food on a stick that can be grilled, fried or baked, served with flavorful sauces. I am particularly fond of the Italian version of kabobs – Spiedini. Spiedini is a dish of meat rolled around a filling or minced and formed into balls then usually batter-dipped and cooked…
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Cinco de Mayo ~ Recipes
Salpicón means “hodgepodge” or “medley” in Spanish. These shredded beef tostadas are just like the delicious ones served in Mexican restaurants. Easy to prepare all of the components of this dish ahead and then quickly assemble when your guests arrive or serve buffet style for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. Salpicón ~ Shredded Beef Tostadas…
Simple Syrups ~ The Essential Cocktail Ingredient
I love to have a variety of simple syrups in my refrigerator to make cocktails. Delicious and so easy to prepare! Today I have a Strawberry Moscato Simple Syrup in the fridge because I bought a bottle of Strawberry Moscato and it was much too sweet for my taste. My rule is before I through…
Guinness Black Lager Corned Beef Hash ~ Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I’ll be cooking my favorite Corned Beef Hash this weekend…reminiscing about sitting in my favorite pub with my guy enjoying our hearty breakfast! Guinness Black Lager Corned Beef Hash Makes 6 hearty servings Place raw corned beef brisket (approximately 2 pounds) in a slow cooker. Cover with Guinness Black Lager (2 – 3 bottles) and sprinkle with…
French Potato Salad
Spring is only 11 days away and warm weather always means “Potato Salad Season” to me. Love, love, love it!!! I was so happy to find this French Potato Salad recipe in our local Roanoke Valley Home Magazine. Thank you Marsha Gale for sharing your recipe! It has a lovely Dijon mustard, sweet and sour…
GUINNESS HAM CHEDDAR CHEESE CROQUETTES WITH HORSERADISH AOILI
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day ~ this is a fabulous pairing ~ Guinness Ham Cheddar Cheese Croquettes with Horseradish Aoili and Guinness Blonde. Even if you are not a regular beer drinker, you will LOVE this pairing. To make this even more delightful, you and make the croquette batter today and fry them…
Champagne And Pizza!
Jean Vesselle Oeil de Perdrix Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne. A lovely sparkly to begin our weekend before we delved into the serious business of eating pizza. Just a kiss of pink color in this rosé bubbly. Notes of tangerine and red berry fruits. $47 range. National Pizza Day was on Friday, February 9, 2018 so that…
Fun Recipe Contest ~ Applesauce + Champagne
I was writing an e-mail this morning (entering a recipe contest) and our landline phone rang, so I got up to answer it in the other room. When I returned to the computer this is what I found on the screen: eeeeeeeeeeeeeee521111111111111111111111111111110pppppppppppppppppppppppppppp——————————————————————–jmn And this is what was sitting on my computer chair: Apparently Ziggy the…
Holiday Appetizer Recipes + Fried Deviled Eggs!
Last week my bubbly friend and I attended a spectacular cooking class at the Shenandoah Club in Roanoke, Virginia. Chef Roger Light shared his favorite holiday appetizer recipes with us. Crawfish Cornbread This cornbread is a fabulous appetizer and would also be a delicious stuffing to serve beside your Thanksgiving turkey. 1 onion, diced…
Chilled Jumbo Lump Crab And Corn Bisque Paired With Uriondo Txakoli Bizkaiko Txakolina
Jumbo Lumb Crab and Corn Bisque 6 servings Place shallow soup bowls and soup spoons in freezer to chill. 3 tablespoons butter 1 small shallot, chopped 2 tablespoons Italian parsley 1 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 ears of corn, cooked and kernels removed from the cob (save kernels from…
