This makes a nice starter for any dinner~~a combination of sauteed veggies, interesting flavors with the red curry and cumin and sweet brown butter~~now, it’s mandatory that you add some hot crusty French (or Italian, or Greek, warm pita…whatever) with it…you might want to serve on the side some drizzling homemade bleu cheese or Gorgonzola vinaigrette~~this colorful, whimsical and boholicious dish is ... Read More »
Tart, sweet with a hint of heat! Just imagine how you can use this ‘Cognac Cranberries & Tangerines’ sauce~~sandwiches, pound cake, pancakes, crepes, on meat~~the possibilities are endless! You’ll be able to keep for days and the flavors are even more robust and fabulous with time! Makes: About 1 ½ cups What you need: 3 tbl butter 4 cups fresh cranberries 1/3 cup sugar 2 tbl ... Read More »
I’ve been making this cranberry salad for years and years for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s got incredible flavors and texture because everything in it is fresh and uncooked! Another great feature of this dish is that it lasts for several days refrigerated and can be used in so many ways from a side salad or topping for chicken or ... Read More »
Makes: About 1+ cups What you need: 1 tbl lemon zest 4 tbl lemon juice 1/3 cup olive oil 3 tbl mayonnaise 1 tbl Dijon mustard 3 tbl pepper jelly (Uncle Gary’s preferred) ¼ cup chopped gourmet peppers (Uncle Gary’s preferred) ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp coarse ground pepper 1 (red skinned) apple diced 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles What you do: In a medium sized bowl combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, ... Read More »
Boho’d Salads! Hot sultry summer days call for cool refreshing salads with unique twists—new-fangled flavor combinations! And, even if it’s not a summer day, this salad, Refreshing Grape Mint Roma Tomato Salad, will make you think summer in the winter! This salad is a ten plus for refreshing—the juiciness and sweetness of the grape nectar and fresh mint, a powerful antioxidant, ... Read More »
This recipe, Watermelon Grape & Cherry Tomato Salad~~Anthropologie Nibbles, was boho’d from its original version. The original recipe can be found in the cookbook ‘Sweet Paul.’ Why did I choose this recipe, this cookbook and boho it? Ally’s Kitchen teamed up with our local Anthropologie store, and this cookbook is sold there. So, I decided it would be a good one ... Read More »
I sure hope you have a cast iron skillet that makes grilling stripes. If you don’t, think about buying one because it’s one of the most used that I have! And, I think you’ll have as much fun with it as I do. Cast Iron Skillet Grilled Fruit Salad…refreshing, naturally sweet, flavors that merge into a cacophonous symphony (the world of ... Read More »
This is one of those go to everything dressings that you can use in an insane number of creative ways! So, don’t just stay in your ‘salad’ mode with this dressing/sauce. Read More »
Quinoa seems to be one of the hot ‘it’ foods in the culinary world. Me? I mean I like it, but I’m not crazy about it. One good thing about quinoa is that a small amount goes a long way! Another thing about quinoa, in my opinion, is that it takes a lot of other flavors to make quinoa flavorful. So ... Read More »
I’m like Forest Gump on this recipe—all I gotta say about this ‘Spicy Vadouvan Tuna Salad’ is: It’s real good. It’s real spicy. It’s real chunky and rustic. It’s got layers of flavor. It’s easy to make. It’s something that will go fast! And, the big deal is that it’s featured at Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen! Yeeehawww!! Serves: 6 What you need: 4 cans drained albacore tuna 1 cup thawed (previously frozen) ... Read More »
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