Last Saturday I posted my Daring Cooks Challenge dishes with promises that I would post this very manly recipe and another dish this week. For this part of the challenge my mandatory ingredients I selected were: Instant coffee, cauliflower and goat cheese. The goat cheese and cauliflower were a perfect foil for the rich rib […]
I think I may have over done this month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge! Carolyn, a non-blogger participant of The Daring Cooks challenged us this month to “Brave the Braise”. Carolyn shared with us what braising is: Traditional cooking methods may be classed as how heat is conducted through the food. First is moist heat (poaching, simmering, […]
The rumors on the web about me are true! My Secret Club Recipe assignment this month is, Thrifty Veggie Mama. Before I delve into SRC recipe stuff for this month, I have a funny little story involving Thrifty Veggie Mama. One day I was heading home from running errands and my phone did the tada […]
I’ve been making mulled wine for years. It’s one of my favorite cold weather drinks. Mine is a spiced warm version of Sangria. It’s aromatherapy and relaxation in a mug. Sensual and comforting, it’s the queen of all warm boozy drinks. I’ve spent year’s preparing this delectable delight, tweaking the recipe a little here and […]
We’re nuts here, seriously crazy nuts. We are also nuts about nuts. If I put out a bowl of pistachio, before you know it it have a big pile of shells and pistachio skin all over the place. I used to buy shelled peanuts, but lately McGyver had shown a sensitivity to them. He seems […]
