photo source: Jenny It’s Guest Chef Week (or weeks) at Once Upon a Spice and I wanted to start with some of the most popular recipes from our blog. It’s been difficult to streamline all of our incredible offerings, so in the end I had to resort to counting likes. 🙂 Once again, many thanks to…
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Grilled Peaches with Lemon Vanilla Bean Mascarpone & Salted Caramel Bourbon Sauce
We end “Fire Up the Grill” week with a quiet beckoning from the Sweet Tooth. What I like about this recipe, adapted from Steel House Kitchen, is it’s simple yet, full of complex flavors. Layers of sweet, salty, creamy, and citrus join together in an explosion of tastes that are incredibly pleasing to the palate. These…
Easy Pacific Northwest Glazed Smoked Salmon & a little info
Glazed Smoked Salmon at its Finest! 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…
Magic Dust aka Steak Rub & Herb Butter-Rare, Medium or Well?
I call the incredible concoction encrusted on this gorgeous steak “Magic Dust” It’s an exceptionally delicious and simple steak rub that tastes like your local steakhouse’s—maybe even better! This pleasingly powerful powder has the ability to turn a naked steak into a culinary masterpiece! Rib eye is my choice, but most any marbleized cut will suffice. Also,…
Quick, Fast, Easy & Foolproof 30 Minute Pizza Dough
Super Quick Pizza Dough Since we’re in Pizza week here at Once Upon a Spice I wanted to share a very tasty Pizzaria style dough that’s ready to top in about 30 minutes! This soft pillowy base works wonderfully for Quick, Fast, Easy and Delicious pizza, stuffed breads, calzones and stromboli. So easy to put…
Quattro Formaggi Pizza Margherita
It’s Pizza Week here at Once Upon a Spice and I wanted to begin by sharing the simple, but amazingly impressive Pizza Margherita. PLEASE NOTE: This pie is no slouch! The intense flavors of this remarkable, straightforward, herb-filled, cheesy, molten, pie of love can stand up to any meat-packed version. The marriage of the essence of these…
Luscious Lemon Blueberry Scones
This is a simple, quick and easy recipe to make on lazy weekend mornings alone or with the kids. This will produce consistent flaky, buttery, soft-centered, bakery quality scones time and again. Mix and match dried fruits, different citrus zests and even some chocolate morsels; white or dark. Perfect plain or topped with butter, preserves,…
Oaxacan Breakfast Casserole
This is a wonderful, slightly spicy morning casserole or bake filled with traditional Oaxacan ingredients and flavors. I found it very easy to put together– reminiscent of preparing lasagna, but without the noodle boil, or complicated pasta sauce prep. I chopped a few veggies, opened a few cans, beat a few eggs, opened a couple…
Breakfast Pizza: Greens Eggs & Ham-Paleo & Traditional Recipes
Paleo is the ultimate “go to” way of eating these days. So, I’ve decided to convert as many of my recipes into Paleo versions as possible. However, I will also add the traditional recipes as well for the “non-Paleo crowd. 2 in 1! My promise to you: These Paleo recipes will not be slight…
Cottage Style Hash Browns
Cottage Style Hash Browns, Eggs Over Easy, Turkey Sausage & Pan di Mie with Fresh Organic Kerrygold Butter…Mmmm It’s Breakfast Week! Does your busy schedule keep you from making hearty breakfasts? This scrumptious four-part feast will fit its way into your evening repertoire in a flash! Today’s recipe is for “Cottage Style Hash Browns” and…
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