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Almond Legend Cake
A New Year’s Tradition Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year’s Eve for a fun tradition at your house. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year! Almond Legend Cake Serves 20 […]
Continue ReadingMashed Potato Patties
Leftover mash One of my favorite things to do with leftover mashed potatoes is to make them into patties. My mother used to make these. You can add Parmesan cheese to the bread crumbs, herbs, spices, etc. Mashed Potato Patties Serves 4 2 cups mashed potatoes, cooked and chilled 1 egg, beaten ½ cup bread […]
Continue ReadingPepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread
Game Day Snack on Steroids This is the perfect game day snack! LOVE this idea. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 4 Tbs butter 2 lbs pizza dough (I used 2 balls of Trader Joe’s fresh dough) 6 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes (about 48 pieces) 48 slices pepperoni 2-3 […]
Continue ReadingChewy Chocolate Raisin Cookies
These are absolutely the best cookies! My friend, Jeanne, made these cookies recently and I am now addicted. They are absolutely the best cookies I have tasted. They aren’t really very chocolate-y at all, more just sweet molasses-y tasting, even though there is no molasses in them. Chewy Chocolate Raisin Cookies Makes 2 Dozen 1 […]
Continue ReadingLeek & Gruyère Bread Pudding
A wonderful addition to you holiday buffet This is a wonderful addition to you holiday breakfast / brunch buffet. This recipe can be (should be) made a day ahead and refrigerated; reheat before serving. Leek & Gruyère Bread Pudding Serves 10 – 12 3 Tbs unsalted butter, plus more for baking dish 1 bunch leeks […]
Continue ReadingBacon & Cheese Stuffing Bites
I vote for making this in the first place! Why is it that people only make stuffing during the holidays (including me!)? To me, it’s the best part of a holiday meal. Here is a way to use up some of the leftover stuffing, though I vote for making this in the first place! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:353]
Continue ReadingCanneles from Bordeaux
Canneles are the new cupcakes! One of my favorite things to do around this time of year is look at the food trends for this year and the new trends for the upcoming new year. Here are a few – “Mini Size Me!” (yay!) , Less Salt, More Flavor, Molecular Techniques in Cooking (I hate that!), Grilled cheese is […]
Continue ReadingTeeny Tiny Potatoes
I love buying the Teeny Tiny Potatoes potatoes at Trader Joe’s (you can also find these is some supermarkets for all you Trader Joeless people out there!). I roast them with some olive oil, sea salt and rosemary. The nice thing is that they don’t take long to cook. Preheat oven to 425º Put in […]
Continue ReadingSalmon with Tomatoes, Shallots & Lemon
The low down on salmon I recently made this salmon for a luncheon I catered. It could not be easier. Basically, you can put any concoction on top of the salmon, encase it in parchment paper, bake at 500˚ for 20 minutes – not 19 minutes – 20 minutes. It works every time. Salmon with Tomatoes, […]
Continue ReadingSwiss Steak
The process of “Swissing”! Yesterday, it was my mother-in-law’s birthday. I wanted to make her something that she used to make. I searched through the Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cook Book and found a recipe for Swiss Steak. Why on earth is it called swiss steak??? Swiss steak is a method of preparing meat, usually beef, by […]
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