Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Bites
OMG, these Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Bites are simply the best!! They are the perfect bite with smokey bacon on the outside and chicken slathered with cream cheese and jalapenos on the inside. Make up a batch of these for Super Bowl, game day, or any gathering for that matter. What more outrageously good party bites? Then…
Steak Butters
Steak Butters I came up with this Steak Butters idea because I wanted blue cheese on top of my steak but I know that Ken doesn’t like that very much. So I thought of the butter. You can make so many different flavors the list would be endless. Herb butter, garlic butter, cheese butter (with…
Fig Compote
Fig Compote I love funky jammy spreads with cheese and bread or crackers, it is one of my favorite things!!! So I came up with this Fig Compote. We had the figs already with prosciutto as I showed you yesterday. I had some wonderful cane sugar from Panama thanks to the Cheung’s for bringing that…
Prosciutto Wrapped Figs
Prosciutto Wrapped Figs Figs………….I love them!! This is when they are in season and we always get a flat or two. I like figs fresh with cheese and crackers or wrapped in something yummy like these Prosciutto Wrapped Figs, and grilled or broiled. Stay tuned for tomorrow as I will change it up even more….
Corn and Black Bean Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing
Corn and Black Bean Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing Originally, I got this Corn and Black Bean Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing recipe from my dear friend Nan. I have made this for years. Over the years I have changed it up just slightly from the original recipe. I like more corn than black beans…
Julia Child’s Provencal Tomatoes
Julia Child’s Provencal Tomatoes Here is our final installment this week for the third vegetable we were assigned, it’s Julia Child’s Provencal Tomatoes. Ken is the official tomato stuffer in this household. He makes them in many ways and we have loved them all over the years. I really liked this recipe of Julia’s. It…
Julia Child’s Celery Root Remoulade
Julia Child’s Celery Root Remoulade Here we are with our second installment of this week’s assignment from JC100. Today we have Julia Child’s Celery Root Remoulade. I have cooked with celery root quite a few times, mainly making a salad that my mom used to make which is delicious and I will share it with…
Julia Child’s Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
Julia Child’s Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce We are getting closer and closer to Julia’s birthday which is on August 15 and she would have been 100. Soon 100 restaurants will be joining in. Go to JC100 on Facebook to see who is all participating. We are now in week 12 of our celebration and for…
Watermelon Cucumber Cooler
Watermelon Cucumber Cooler Watermelon is the epitome of summer!! There is nothing like that juice taste of watermelon on a hot summer day. I was thinking of a nice refreshing summer sipper, something that you could enjoy in the shade as you sat and watched the grass grow. After a little while, I came up…
Raspberry, Pecan, Nasturtium, Spinach Salad
Raspberry, Pecan, Nasturtium, Spinach Salad I have grown nasturtiums for eating for the last couple of years. They are show stoppers on so many appetizers and salads. They have a little spicy taste so work great instead of onion. I made up this wonderful Raspberry, Pecan, Nasturtium, Spinach Salad and used the red ones. They…
Basil Ice Cubes
Basil Ice Cubes Too many fresh herbs and you don’t know what to do with them??? How about making these Basil Ice Cubes! Freeze them in an ice cube tray for use later in soups, stews and other dishes. Every year we grow our own fresh herbs on the back deck. It’s so great when…
Orange Pineapple Punch
Orange Pineapple Punch I have made this Orange Pineapple Punch a few times now and it is so easy, so tasty and so summery. I love a light punch that can be so very versatile. One thing I think people make a mistake in doing is not tasting your recipe along the way and then…
Roy’s Las Vegas
Roy’s Las Vegas Here is the final installment to the restaurant series of my trip to Las Vegas. This was our last night and a very memorable one, we were a little more behaved. Anyway, it’s Vegas!! I was excited to try Roy’s Las Vegas as it is touted to be Hawaiian Fusion. European techniques…
