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Recently I was contacted by a PR agency asking if I would try out new Pillsbury products. I decided to do it because i had a few ideas on quick and easy appetizers as the holidays get closer. One of the products was their Pillsbury Pizza Crust and I ended up using this with my…
It felt like a fall Saturday, the winds and heat have gone. Here in Southern California we have to take the hints of fall that we can! I decided to make an Apple Oven Pancake. With apples of all types available it is the perfect time. The pancake has a popover like texture, crisp on…
There has been talk of people turning to comfort food in the midst of our economic crisis here in the US. Last Sunday when my friend, who had a crazy week, wanted to come hang out, I thought Italian comfort food…Chicken Parmesan. I had seen Mario Batali’s recipe on a recent magazine cover. The recipe…
Looking through my files I realized I had not shared one of my favorite new recipes that I made this summer. In what appears to be a small recent trend the recipe includes both brown sugar and roasted peaches. At this little cafe near my house they had these cookies one day that my boss…
I love a good mystery and imagine my excitement to find a series of murder mysteries featuring a caterer. Authored by Diane Mott Davidson, the series features Goldy Schultz and each novel is full of recipes from the novel. They are dangerous to read while hungry. On the way to Vegas two weeks ago I…
This week we were teased by cool fall weather here in Southern California. Teased in between 90 degree days. Fall is my favorite time of year. I might have mentioned that I was a picky eater growing up. Soups were not on my menu. Boy, did I miss out. Cooking has opened up the door…
To round out the dessert table I served a Tropical Fruit Kebab. Fruit is a great alternative to sweets. These days so many are gluten free or on a special diet so fruit offers a sweet and juicy addition to the menu. This is a recipe that you could involve your children in helping to…
I have had this itch to make peach ice cream for over a year now. Today, I decided to to do it and did a search for a recipe. This one on a blog site called Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy featuring roasted peaches made me stop and run to the kitchen to start roasting. The…
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.