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We are taking a break from the party recipes to share this yummy cake I made last week. The brown sugar cake topped with caramel frosting is so good you should plan on immediately giving it away so you will not be tempted to eat the whole thing. Luckily I had a place to bring…
A few days before the party I decided the meal needed something more to round it out and so I chose this salad. It is tasty and very colorful. This dish highlights all the tasty tomotoes in season right now. When topped with the tangy Maui Onion Dressing this salad will perk up your party…
The party continues…For the main portion of the appetizers I served beef and chicken skewers. The beef marinade was a yummy mix of brown sugar, thai red curry paste, honey and soy. A sweet and spicy sauce that plays off the beef and pineapple. It would be great on chicken too! I decided on this…
Here are the bars shown in the last post. They combine the tastes of chocolate chips cookies and macademia nuts over shortbread. These were easy to mix up and were gobbled up at the party. They can be made up two days before the event. Just store in an airtight container.
I think I fell in love today. No, not my future, but with a new way to use lime in cooking. Have you had those meltaway cookies covered in powdered sugar? They look so appealing from afar but then you take a bite and the cookies are a bit hard. They do not live up…
When my friend Ann asked me to cater her husband’s birthday bash she mentioned Poke that she recently had at a local restaurant. We built the menu around this dish. I had one recipe I had used a few years back but decided to research other recipes a bit more. Many of the dishes on…
The first recipe I will share from the party is the Herb Coated Goat Cheese. It is so flavorful coated with rosemary, thyme, lemon zest and parsley. It has a fresh taste with the tang of lemon. Serve it with toasted crostini or crackers. Herb Coated Goat Cheese Adapted from Giada De Laurentis – Everyday…
I was pulled out of catering retirement by a dear friend looking to plan a surprise party for her husband’s birthday. I thought I’d share for you how I plan out a party and give you a few tips to make yours a bit easier. Planning First you need to determine a few things: How…
This weekend I was up in Napa Valley for business. It’s hard to even type that with a straight face, but I did work! For lunch the first day we went to the Rutherford Grill. It was clearly a local favorite. We sat at the bar and had a blast talking to the bartender, a…
Being a self confessed Food Network junkie I have watched Bobby Flay for year and made a few of his dishes. Last fall I visited Mesa Grill while on a trip to NYC and was blown away by the flavor in all of the dishes. When I came home I bought his Mesa Grill Cookbook,…
What a day! I have been wanting to make this cake for awhile now. Recently I have fallen in love with the simple tastes of Italian cake. Each time I have gone to make this I am missing some ingredient and have to postpone it. Finally, I have everything and I am ready. I drop…
These Special K cookies are crisp, buttery and filled with Special K cereal. Special K cookies were part of my early adventures in the kitchen. I remember both my mom and my grandmother making them and getting to help. It is a comfort cookie bringing back memories of my childhood. Over the years we tried…