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The Jermyn Street Irregular Cocktail

The Jermyn Street Irregular Cocktail

  There is a classic construct for the perfect cocktail—some citrus for acidity and sourness, a liqueur for sweetness and flavor and a spirit for the body of the drink. This works perfectly for drinks like the Margarita (lime juice, triple sec and tequila) and the Sidecar (lemon juice, Cointreau and brandy). You can ramp […]

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  December 1, 2016   No comments

TalktoChef

I recently joined TalkToChef, which is a website designed for chefs and foodies to share their expertise with others.  Whether your questions concern a recipe, techniques, tips, meal planning, food budgeting, food health issues or any other culinary question that you might have. I am very excited about this amazing opportunity to share my passion for teaching and […]

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  May 9, 2015   No comments
101 Hamburger Ideas!

101 Hamburger Ideas!

What are you going to grill this weekend? Here are a few ideas! 101 Hamburger Ideas! 1. Pepperoni Pizza Burger: grilled burger covered with pepperoni, Mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce. 2. Verde Burger: grilled ground beef mixed with seasoned garlic, topped with piquant Italian Verde sauce made with parsley, onions and capers. 3. Classic Burger: […]

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  May 23, 2014   No comments

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 58,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 21 sold-out performances for that many […]

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  December 31, 2013   2 comments

My 4th Year Blogiversary…

As of today, I have writing this food blog for four years.  I have posted 5 days a week, without missing a single day.  That’s 1,062 days.  I do have to thank a whole slew of friends that have jumped in and helped me in the past several months during my surgery and chemo.  There […]

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  July 16, 2013   10 comments

S’mores

Last night, my husband and I went to this new pizza place in town. They have excellent pizza. The only dessert offering is a domed plate of S’mores. I happen to love S’mores. Anyway, instead of using graham crackers, they use English digestive biscuits (McVities to be exact).  They can be made ahead and piled […]

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  November 6, 2012   4 comments

Lemon Drop Jello Shots

Can I see some ID? Keep your kids away from these vodka laced jello shots!  Your guests (or maybe you just want to make these for yourself?) will love these.  You can use limes with lime jello and oranges with orange jello or limes with watermelon jello, etc. Lemon Drop Jello Shots 8 large lemons […]

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  July 25, 2012   2 comments