Thanksgiving gives us the opportunity to use earthy, rich, spicy flavors in our food and cocktails. Think smokey, honey, cherry, bourbon and a twist of winter citrus in front of a roaring fire. First, the appetizer… Spicy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms With Aged Gouda Cheese Sauce Makes 10 appetizer servings (2 stuffed mushroom caps per serving)…
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Enjoy Special Club Champagne With Chili-Lime Crab Salad
One of my favorite Spring recipes by Sue Zemanick, Food and Wine Magazine (with a few little twists that I enjoy with this salad). I chill appetizer bowls and appetizer forks in the freezer for serving this salad. Chile-Lime Crab Salad With Tomato And Avacado 4 servings 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil…
Crispy Smashed Herbed Potatoes To Celebrate National Potato Lovers Month
February Is National Potato Lovers Month Sometimes it’s just plain fun to play with our food. Smashed potatoes are the perfect example. Make lots because they will disappear fast! Smashed Lemon Herb Crispy Potatoes Fill a large stock pot with lightly salted water. Bring water to a boil. Place small Yukon or Red Skin Potatoes…
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…
Champagne + Truffles = Amazing Evening With Friends
This winter has been extraordinarily cold in Southwest Virginia so a warm fire in a cozy kitchen surrounded by good friends, truffles and champagne was especially welcoming. We toasted the evening with… NV André Clouet Champagne 1911 Only 1911 bottles of this Champagne are made each year. Each bottle is numbered by hand. My bottle number…
Balsamic Vinegar Pearls Bruschetta ~ Flavor Bomb!
Balsamic Vinegar Pearls…Bursting with flavor! Looks like caviar! Available on-line…black, white, lemon (yellow), white truffle and pomegranate balsamic vinegar pearls… Tomato Burrata Bruschetta with Basil and Balsamic Vinegar Pearls Burrata means “buttered” in Italian. I like to describe it as fresh cream and curd (like a fresh ricotta) wrapped in mozzarella cheese and it is…
My Favorite Recipe For Baba Ganoush
My wonderful husband presented a champagne tasting as a surprise for me this week…Champagne Dautel-Cadot Grande Tradition Brut NV and Dautel-Cadot Champagne Cuvee Prestige Brut NV. I love it when I walk in the kitchen and find this sitting on the island which means we are about to commence to tastin’… My favorite was the…
A Toast To Summer…Fresh Green Pea With Radish And Lemon Zest Toast + CAVA
. Fresh Green Pea With Radish And Lemon Zest Toast Bakery fresh baguette slices toasted. Cook fresh green peas until almost mushy. Add butter, sea salt and a dash of fresh cream. Mash peas. Top baguette slices with mashed peas. Top peas with mandoline thin slices of radish, lemon zest and freshly ground black pepper. Serve…
Roasted Red Pepper And Artichoke Tapenade Toast Rounds
I was recently asked to try some Wisconsin Cheese recipes and write a review on the results. The first recipe that caught my eye was a Tapenade recipe that I knew would be perfect for one-bite hors d’oeuvres. The original Recipe for the Roasted Red Pepper and Artichoke Tapenade can be found on the Eat Wisconsin Cheese…
