Appetizers

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

A passed hors d’oeuvres from the past…. Tonight I am catering an event – passed hors d’oeuvres.  I love to serve meatballs, they are easy and a good way to soak up the alcohol. Here is one from Bon Appetit magazine from years ago.  This recipe uses a bottle of Homade® brand chili sauce. I […]

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  November 4, 2011   No comments

Potato Nest Appetizer

Step 1 – Open a bottle of wine…. I have been testing a lot of new hors d’oeuvres lately to get ready for the holiday parties ahead.  This one was a huge hit.  How could potatoes, bacon and sour cream not be a home run?  It did not look like it was going to work while I […]

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  October 26, 2011   1 comment

Buffalo Shrimp

Hey, all you Couch Potatoes, get up and make this! Here is a guilt-free recipe to eat while you park yourself on your sofa to watch some idiotic game….. This is from I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening: Over 150 Ridiculously Easy Recipes for the Super Busy, by Devin Alexander, who wrote The Biggest Loser Cookbooks. Buffalo Shrimp […]

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  October 12, 2011   No comments

Party Food

This is my busy time of year and I do some parties for the same clients every year.  This means I have to constantly come up with new recipes.  Here is another version of meatballs, which is always a “smart” choice for any party, due to the fact that it’s excellent to soak up the […]

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  October 6, 2011   No comments

Cranberry Meatballs

2 lbs ground beef 2 large eggs 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp thyme 16 oz can cranberry sauce 12 oz jar chili sauce 1/4 cup orange marmalade 1/4 cup water 2 Tbs soy sauce 2 Tbs red wine vinegar 1 […]

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  October 6, 2011   No comments

Gorgonzola Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Prosciutto

Brave New World Page 5 Mimic My daughter, Zoe, had an assignment in her English class to mimic page 5 of A Brave New World.  Basically, write a run-on sentence….  This is what she wrote, which was about an event we catered a few weeks ago.  It captures the intense heat of the day.  Recipe follows…. […]

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  September 20, 2011   No comments

Hot Cheese Mushroom & Chorizo Dip

Zap it! Here’s a hot cheesy dip for your favorite game.  It’s a snap to make in microwave (or should I call it a zap?). Hot Cheese Mushroom & Chorizo Dip Makes about 3 cups 12 oz Mexican asadero or Monterey Jack cheese, cut into chunks 6 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 cup Mexican-style chorizo, […]

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  September 16, 2011   1 comment

Steak au Poivre Toasts

Serves 6 Two 6 oz lean, boneless strip steaks (about ¾” thick) 1 tsp vegetable oil Salt 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper 2 Tbs chopped shallots 2 tsp butter ¼ cup cognac ½ cup evaporated skim milk ¼ tsp cornstarch Eighteen ½” thick diagonal slices whole grain baguette, toasted 1 Tbs finely chopped flat-leaf […]

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  September 9, 2011   No comments

Fig and Goat Cheese Wontons

Figalicious! It’s that time of year again. My mother-in-law’s fig tree is about to burst! What to do with all those beautiful, bodasious figs?! Fig and Goat Cheese Wontons 3 oz dried California figs 1/2 cup port wine 1 tsp honey 80 wonton wrappers 3 oz soft, mild goat cheese, at room temperature 1 egg, […]

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  August 19, 2011   No comments