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This is one recipe that will surprise your guests. The assertive spices together with the cooling Yoghurt Dipping Sauce made this a hit at my party. They look like ordinary meatballs but the flavor is anything but ordinary. Make them really small. If people like them, they go back for more. If the spices are […]
One of my friends does a holiday party every year. She always serves simple appetizers, salami, cheeses and turkey liver pate. Most of her guests are really health conscious, so I am always surprised that the pate totally disappears. I know where she buys the pate and I went and bought some. I made the […]
A Caprese salad is a simple salad made of sliced mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and fresh basil. Even when I make this with the freshest mozzarella cheese and sweetest tomatoes, I find it a little flat in flavor. I long for the saltiness of good olives and a bite of fresh grilled veggies. So I put […]
BLACK BEAN EMPANADITAS EVENT: Apps & Alcohol SERVES: 9 Pieces per Sheet of Dough (36 Pieces) Ingredients 1 can 15-oz. black beans, drained 1 large Russet potato, baked and cooled 3 canned plum tomatoes, crushed 3-4 tablespoons tomato liquid from canned tomatoes 2 pasilla chiles, rehydrated, seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons olive […]
Sometimes I get inspired by tasting something wonderful at a restaurant that I want to duplicate, and sometimes I get inspired by bad food. A few months ago I was at a party with a Latin theme. I love theme parties and Latin inspired food. I had been told that they were serving empanadas. I […]
Many years ago, I had a new acquaintance and we found ourselves talking about — what else? — food. We were amazed to find out that we both were hooked on sesame Ryvita crackers. These are a simple whole grain, healthy cracker that we both loved. We talked about how we like to slather them […]
One of my favorite food writers is Melissa Clark of The New York Times. I love her enthusiasm and sense of adventure, and suspect dinner at her house would be especially tasty. This recipe is adapted from her book In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite (available at my Amazon Affiliate Store). Her recipe is […]
GAME PLAN
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* Mini pasta timballos with smoked mozzarella cheese
Buttermilk cheddar biscuits with pork tenderloin, peach jam and caramelized onions
Spicy turkey mini meatballs with yogurt dipping sauce
White peaches macerated in peach liqueur
Fresh berries
Homemade cookies (sugar cookies, pignoli cookies, almond meringue bites)
* Vegetarian
The idea for this soiree came to me at the Summer Solstice Party. While we were sitting in the garden, having drinks and appetizers, someone said, “These appetizers are so good, we could just make a dinner of appetizers”. I thought, what a great idea, a dinner of all appetizers, drinks and of course […]