Deviled eggs are always a great snack or side dish for holiday meals. Seems that’s the main time that I think of these petite treats, and they’re usually on my Easter dinner table~~the egg mood time! While the standard recipes for deviled eggs works, finding ways to change them up, add new ingredients, and create more eggilicious delights is part ... Read More »
Sometimes I just have a hankerin’ for something different for breakfast, and since I had these beautiful bunches of fresh kale and chard staring me in the face, plus a bag of fresh cut broccoli, I decided why wait to use this for a lunch or dinner…why not breakfast! Nothing seasons these greens better than bacon drippings, plus the crunch of ... Read More »
How do I even begin to explain my love affair with beans. I have no idea when or where it started…most probably when I was a young girl growing up in the coalfields of Southern West Virginia eating a lot of pintos because they were cheap, filling, and healthy…some kids would have turned up their nose as an adult, my ... Read More »
Wings are the rage, right? Well, I’ve decided wings need a make-over like something that moves them from the traditional kinds we typically see on menus–spicy, hot, BBQ, teriyaki, buffalo, sweet and sour, Korean, crispy, etc. Here’s the Top 10 Chicken Wings according to About.com…go check it out and see if you find these Sechuan Button & Spicy Blueberry Oven Roasted ... Read More »
I’m thinking this can be a meal in and of itself, but would it satisfy you…would it fill you…would it make you finish and know you’ve eaten a hearty meal…for some folks, yes…for others, no way! It’s packed full of great flavors. It’s loaded with nutrition. It’s easy to fix. It’s something that bodes well for a leftover. You ... Read More »
Nothing better than chocolate. Nothing even better than better than spicy chocolate. This ‘Spicy Chocolate Ganache’ is good on lots of things including Cream of Wheat! You can keep it stored in your refrigerator for a couple of weeks. When you want some, just microwave it a few seconds. Try putting it in a squeeze plastic bottle, then you can ... Read More »
If there’s ever something that I could bottle and sell and make so many people happy, it’s this ‘Spicy Hot Olive & Almond Romesco’! This is the second in a series (hummmm, that sounds important, huh?) of Romesco sauce-making for me…who knows what might be next. My first was an Artisan Lettuce Romesco~~Anthropologie Nibbles, and it is scrumptious ..this is similar, but ... Read More »
Cost: Less than $4 bucks. Feeds 4+. Healthy & nutritious. So what’s the big deal, who wouldn’t want this! Livers or liver…most people rarely straddle the fence on this one…you either love it or can leave it! Well, I posted that question on Facebook with both chicken livers and liver and onions, both of which I love, and it was ... 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 »
Bobby Flay is just one of the cutie chefs I love to follow. He seems like a really nice guy, too, <<<aaahhhummmm>>> unlike some of the other guy chefs out there who obviously have their testosterone and egos in overdrive! I like the way Bobby smiles. I like his graciousness. I like his class. I like the way he makes others feel ... Read More »
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