Happy Cinco de Mayo!! Rather than give you yet another dip, enchilada, nacho, or taco recipe I thought to provide you a spicy/salty nibble to help soak up all the celebratory May 5th drinks. For a long while I have been in love with bacon wrapped dates. Something about sweet, tender dates wrapped in crisp, [...]
Monday, December 27, 2010
I find when guests come to visit that a good dip can make the evening. I’m not sure what it is exactly about dip that is so enticing, but I do know that a good dip recipe, or two, can be a life saver. Perhaps it is the communal aspect of dips, the fact that [...]
Thursday, July 22, 2010
When I get a craving for something I want instant satisfaction. Ask anyone who had ever accompanied me to an amusement park, waited with me in line, or sat with me while we waited for a table at a restaurant. Patience is not one of my virtues. In fact, I get down right testy when [...]
Friday, May 29, 2009
If you were to ask me what my favorite flavor of the moment was, I would answer, “Chipotle!” Dried and smoked jalapenos are magic, and they reach super-nova status when incorporated into sweet applications. Like Vern’s Raspberry Chipotle Jelly, which is sweet and spicy. I have used it to fill danish, spread it inside [...]
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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