Need some inspiration for a romantic meal this Valentine’s Day (or any old day)? Here are four, simple-to-make dishes along with wine pairings that are sure to show your loved one(s) how much you care. Savory Cheese Tartlets with Blackberries paired with La Marca Di Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco ($12) Cream of Asparagus and Vermont Sharp [...]
I take no credit for this BBQ beyond buying the cookbook and trying it. It’s the legendary BBQ sauce by Joe Beef restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Without exaggerating, I want to bathe in this stuff, it’s that good. Sweet, spicy, full of depth and simple to make. This BBQ sauce would be great over grilled [...]
It is thought the name “Hummingbird Cake” was penned as a result of people ‘humming’ after tasting the scrumptious dessert. This delicious recipe is provided by St Louis guest blogger, Chris Absheer, who is on a quest to provide decadent desserts that are simple enough for the home baker. Cake Ingredients: 3 cups self- rising [...]
Among my circle of friends, I’m typically the one cooking and baking (and loving it). This weekend, my two girlfriends from Florida, Eileen and Gloriann, came to visit me to help celebrate my 40th birthday. To their surprise and my amusement, I put them to work to make me a birthday pie. The recipe below [...]
I came home from a business trip Saturday night to find my guy having planned meals for every night this week. How great is that!!? For dinner last night, he prepared salmon on the grill with this really great glaze on it that was inspired by a recipe by Bobby Flay. He reserved some of [...]
I was making prime rib for a small New Year’s Eve party I was hosting and couldn’t see not serving Yorkshire Puddings. Some past recipes I’d tried failed and I was somewhat intimidated to try again, particularly for a holiday dinner party. I found the following straight-forward recipe that proved both simple to prepare and [...]
When Saveur showcased this dessert (from Brooklyn’s Marlow & Sons) on its cover, I thought I’d go mad. Wow, what a beauty! At a friend’s request, I made it for my New Year’s Eve dinner party and it was as delicious and it is gorgeous. Originally published in Saveur magazine Crust Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 cups [...]
I got this recipe from the fine folks at Driscoll’s® and had to share it as it is perfect for holiday entertaining. Filling Ingredients: 5 oz. rindless goat cheese, at room temperature 3 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 1 tsp. minced fresh thyme ¼ tsp. salt ¼ [...]
It is that time of year when braised meats and stews just sound wonderful. This week, my local grocery store had beautiful cubed veal available, so I created this simple-to-prepare, make-ahead, one-pot stew that is great reheated on a week night but elegant enough to serve at a dinner party. Ingredients: ¼ cup all-purpose flour [...]
Growing up, my Grandma made jelly roll cake all the time. A favorite was the vanilla cake with raspberry jam tucked inside and confectioner’s sugar lightly dusted over. Every Christmas, our family shares a Bûche de Noël, in recent years, it has been purchased because nobody has wanted to tackle making it from scratch. This [...]
