Lobster or shrimp De Jonghe is rich with butter, sherry and garlic. Crispy bread crumbs soak up this delectable sauce and the best part is this special dish can be prepared in under thirty minutes. Lobster or Shrimp de Jonghe, if you’ve never heard of it, is similar to shrimp scampi. In fact I might …
It’s Friday and we are going to make this fast. Friday is my day to be happy and happy hour is almost upon us. For that matter Sunday night is Oscar’s night and that is almost upon us, too! I do enjoy watching the Academy Awards; the primary reason being that I enjoy seeing the …
This bacon jam dip mixed with ricotta and horseradish is one addictive dip! There aren’t many times I find myself frying a pound of bacon at one time, but last Sunday found me catering to the needs of two football crazy guys. Since one was Manservant and the other was China Boy, I was …
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear. This is not a fruit cake. It is a fruit bread. With hazelnuts. And rum. And dried cherries and dried pineapple and even golden raisins. God forbid if this heavenly creation should be called a fruit cake. You might think I’m a fruitcake! I mean really. The fruitcake might …
Need another peach salsa recipe? There are many versions of peach salsa and my guess is if you love peaches you will love them all. These cute little peach appetizer wonton cups are filled with honey goat cheese and a dollop of peach salsa. No tomatoes in this salsa, just lots of fresh ripe peaches! …
It seems I’ve been on a SUPER duper Mexican streak for the last few weeks. Green chilies are a SUPER favorite of mine and I’m always thinking of ways to use them. Whole Foods sells Hatch green chilies which is a SUPER thing, because when I run out of my fresh frozen ones, I will …
“A perfect dessert for Thanksgiving…Maple Pecan Cream Cheese Pound Cake” I made Manservant very happy. Not that I don’t make him happy often, and maybe it was the fact that I’d been gone so long; in any case… he loved this cake. It’s a splurgie kind of cake in the sense that I use real …
Lemon Rose Madeleines are a special treat. Flavored with rosewater and fresh lemon they are a romance waiting to happen! Today everything is coming up roses. I wish I could believe that, but it is nice to look over and see a dozen, deep red roses staring me in the face. As many of you …