I believe, somewhere in my piles of cookbooks, there lies a cookbook containing a version of this salad. I still think this idea is brilliant! Whenever I eat a salad I always try to get a little bit of whatever is in the salad onto each forkful. Depending on the salad this can really be…
Category: Appetizers
Avocado Panna Cotta with Toasted Pistachios
Did not have pistachios when I snapped the photo. A week, or two, ago I saw a post for Cereal Milk Panna Cotta on the blog The Food in My Beard. It looked and sounded so amazing. I visit this blog at least weekly. The author is so over-the-top creative! Anyway, I have never made Panna…
Granny’s Salsa
My attempt at Granny’s Salsa. I used mostly ripe tomatoes. Nearly all summer, and even last week, Granny has been churning out fresh batches of salsa with ingredients plucked from her and my father’s garden. When I typed the words, “Granny’s Salsa” the thought of them struck me as funny. Grannies are supposed to be…
Hot Chicken “Wing Style” Meatballs
Hot Chicken “Wing Style” Meatballs:Ingredients:-1 lb. Ground Chicken Breast-1/4 c. Panko-1 Egg-1/4 c. Carrots (small dice)-1/4 c. Celery (small dice)-1/2 c. Onion (small dice)-1 tsp. garlic powder-1 tsp. salt-1 tsp. pepper-PAM spray-1/2 to 1 c. Franks Red Hot Sauce-2 Tbsp. Butter-Blue Cheese Dressing (I used the brand “Light House”) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl…
Grilled Shrimp Caprese
From: Wiktionary caprese m. and f. (m and f plural capresi) of, or related to Capri, its people or its culture insalata caprese f. (plural insalate capsalad of mozzarella, sliced tomato and basil ) a simple resi An extremely simple, and simply delicious appetizer: Ingredients: -1 lb. raw shrimp (26-30 count, peeled)-cherry tomatoes-fresh basil (look…
Christmas Eve Apps.
Every year I like to be at home on Christmas Eve. Any and All Family is more than welcome to come over. Kid gifts are opened, and we eat. I like to make an array of appetizers. This year most of my extended family was out of town so I kept the food pretty low key. Stuffed Mushrooms, Garlic and…