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Spinach Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
A Stunning Salad I catered a luncheon yesterday and made a beautiful spinach salad. Spinach is a really good green to use when you are doing a buffet because it doesn’t wilt as easily. The colors in this salad are stunning. You can substitute any kind of crumbly cheese, also I might add some toasted, […]
Continue ReadingFrench Toast Waffles
I love waffles and I love french toast! This is a marriage that will last. French Toast Waffles – brilliant! PS I also like to make grilled cheese sandwiches in a waffle iron…. The possibilities are endless… French Toast Waffles Serves 4 (4 waffles each) Cooking Spray 1 cup fat-free milk 1 […]
Continue ReadingHam Balls
It’s retro-ly appealing! Sorry, my kosher friends, but I love ham. This is something really retro-ly (yes, I know this is not a word, but it should be…) appealing about this recipe. Ham Balls 1 lb ham (diced) 1 lb ground pork 2 cups breadcrumbs (fine dry) 1 cup milk 2 large eggs (beaten) ¾ […]
Continue ReadingChocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Yum! My daughter, Zoe, loves Almond Joys. So, I think she will like these…. Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons 14 oz sweetened shredded coconut 14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature 1/4 tsp kosher salt 8 oz chocolate, for dipping (optional) Preheat the oven to 325 degrees […]
Continue ReadingChestnut and Sharp Cheddar Crostini
It’s rather sophisticated… I love chestnuts roasting on an open fire. We actually have a chestnut roasting pan next to the fireplace. I first started eating these in Italy years ago. Anyway, I have only ever eaten them right out of the fire, but I came across this recipe for crostini that looked intriguing and […]
Continue ReadingIrish Nachos
I’ve been living under the Blarney Stone…. I’ve been living under the Blarney Stone, because I have never heard of this recipe! Irish Nachos is associated with Ireland in name only but was invented in one of the Emerald Isle’s colonies, Chicago, Illinois at a pub called McGee’s at 950 West Webster Street. Instead of […]
Continue ReadingPeanut Butter Chews
This cookie-ish thing I went to San Marino High School in San Marino, California the ’70s. I hated high school. I moved to California my freshman year and was always an outsider. I still feel like an outsider, anyway, nothing that years of therapy won’t solve….. I digress…. One high point in my time there was […]
Continue ReadingHarissa Marinated Top Sirloin Tips
The Ketchup of North Africa My friend, Jessica, found this recipe on Epicurious. It got 24 rave reviews and 100% of the reviewers would make this recipe again! I, of course, had to give it a go. Harissa is a Tunisian hot chili sauce commonly eaten in North Africa whose main ingredients are piri piri […]
Continue ReadingOFFICIAL Rice Chex Candy
One of the most delicious things on EARTH! My sister-in-law, Rhonda, makes this rice Chex candy, which is one of the most delicious things on EARTH! I lost her recipe and asked her to re-send. At the bottom of the recipe she said, “Sounds to me like you might need to make more than this.” You’re damn right sister!!! […]
Continue ReadingBetty Crocker Classic Fluffy Meatloaf
The Good Old Days…. My husband, Eric, bought everything to make meatloaf for dinner. Every family has their version. I talked to my mother-in-law about her recipe, which is in her head – she never used a recipe. I dug through her cupboards and found the Betty Crocker New Picture Cookbook from 1961, the year of my birth. I […]
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