Get to know your food: Did you know that salmon is considered anadromous: born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean, and then return to fresh water to reproduce. They maintain one color when living in fresh water, then change color when they are in salt water. Good to know and makes me tired…
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What’s Your Foodie Elf Name?
Yes, this is silly, but quite fun 🙂 Mine is Lollipop Jingly Drawers…what yours? Slightly off the wall, but I bet you can’t resist finding out what your Foodie elf self says about you this Christmas Season. Do you happen to possess Sugar Socks or are you possibly a Snickerdoodle? I’d love to see what…
Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
These luscious, creamy & lightly spicy bars are a fine fusion of apple pie & cheesecake–sure to satisfy your craving for both. Everywhere you turn, foodies everywhere are latching onto the latest craze of making pie cakes. My appley bars simply simplify the process 🙂 YUM 10 Fold! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3…
The Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Mary’s Mini Cinnamon Cookie Rolls
Mini Cinnamon Cookie Rolls These spicy little spirals offer intense cinnamon flavor and are a crispy, buttery cross between a snickerdoodle and a cinnamon roll. These are our friend Mary’s most popular requests for cookie exchanges. Mary says, “Most people say they taste like Christmas!” Grab a mug of steamy coffee or a tall glass of…
Holiday Fare of Film & Song! “Chestnuts” from “The Christmas Song” & for Chocolate Chestnut Truffle Cake
For me, Christmas would not be complete nor begin without listening to Nat King Cole croon his beloved popular “Christmas Song.” As a young girl I eagerly watched mama’s hand place the needle on the round, black vinyl and knew Mr. Cole’s tender, tenor voice would soon begin singing our favorite holiday tune. “Chestnuts…
Barbecue Ranch Chicken: 3 Ways 3 Ingredients
3 Ingredients and 3 different ways to prepare one of the moistest, tenderest, flavorful and easy chicken dishes around! Prep is minimal, but bottled ranch dressing is NOT recommended—it’s not thick enough. In fact, I use a little less milk and more mayonnaise when preparing the dressing. It sticks to the chick better 🙂 A…
Christmas! Eat Drink & Be Merry! Holiday Fare of Film & Song! “Let it Snow!” Popcorn Garland
“Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we’ve got no place to go Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!! Oh, it doesn’t show signs of stopping And I’ve brought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let It Snow! Let It…
Chicken Paillard with Creamy Parmesan Salad
Chicken Paillard with Creamy Parmesan Salad 4 servings Lavender, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme—sounds like a classic oldies Simon & Garfunkel tune. However, they are actually the herbs that accompany this scrumptious, quick and savory chicken salad which offer the delightful marriage of flavors. Several months ago I promised my friend Lady Tea Witch (SnowFox66) a…
Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Maria’s Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cookies The cookies that are served at most weddings and celebrations are known in Mexico as biscochitos. The basic ingredients are nearly identical to Russian teacakes or shortbread: ground nuts, flour, butter, sugar. In Mexico they are rolled into balls or formed into crescent shapes and covered with confectioner’s sugar. Our friend Maria…
Christmas! Eat, Drink & Be Merry! Holiday Fare & Drink of Film & Song “Traditional Wassail”
“Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail too…” This traditional wassail recipe features hard cider, sugar-roasted apples, brandy and sweet spices. It is a simple, old-fashioned recipe made in the tradition of the season. “Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green, Here we come a-wand’ring So fair to be seen. Love…
Once Upon a Spice 