AMAZING Cornbread, Winter Chili & Apple Pie … plus spinach goat cheese dip This weekend, try this make-ahead menu so you have time to spend with friends… Check it out! The chili has a great depth of flavor due to the addition of a little (not too much) semisweet chocolate, …
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Homemade antipasto to greet your guests. When you eat out often, like I do, you’ve got to watch what you eat, right? Who knows how much hidden carbs, etc. are in any given dish? Well, here’s a way to ensure you know exactly what you are getting. This type of …
Read More »Christmas Goose with Morel/Herb “stuffing” & Blood Orange Gastrique
Christmas Goose with Morel/Herb “stuffing” & Blood Orange Gastrique – We challenged readers and listeners to come up with the best Christmas menu this year. Isn’t that more fun than telling you what to make? This goose was the very epitome of savory and the stuffing (made as dressing, separately) …
Read More »Christmas Dinner – Succulent Prime Rib
Christmas Dinner – Succulent Prime Rib I’m not sure why I forgot about this great dish and its simplicity. There is no basting. There is no trussing. It roasts beautifully every time. Prime Rib Roast – Christmas Dinner – Succulent Prime Rib Ingredients 1 butcher prepped 6-7 lb Prime Rib …
Read More »Edible Christmas Presents Make Tasty and Affordable Gifts
Edible Christmas Presents Make Tasty and Affordable Gifts – In this digital age we live in, now more than ever people appreciate the time taken to make a gift and the tastier the better. I put together some ideas to make friends and family smile over the holidays. If you …
Read More »What’s REALLY In Your Orange Juice?
What’s REALLY In Your Orange Juice? – Many Americans wake up each day looking forward to an ice-cold glass of orange juice with breakfast each morning. An easy way to get your vitamin C, this breakfast drink has become a staple in U.S. households. Food And Travel Nation talked to …
Read More »Don’t Stress Over the Gravy/Sauce!
Don’t Stress Over the Gravy/Sauce! – I know how it is, believe me. You spend all week (maybe weeks) planning a holiday menu. Your guests arrive, intoxicating smells of roast turkey, prime rib, beef tenderloin or other succulent specialties fill the air. All that’s left is to make the gravy …
Read More »Original Lasagne Bolognese Video
Whenever I made this Original Lasagne Bolognese Video , people asked me for the recipe. The truth is, until now it was never written down. Like everything else I make, it was a compilation of other recipes and my own heritage. It is not your traditional American lasagna, but I …
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