This Baba Ghanoush Roasted Eggplant Dip is healthy, delicious and addictive! Baba Ghanoush is a Middle Eastern dip for serving with fresh veggies and pita bread. Or use as a flavorful spread in wraps or sandwiches. I grew up eating fairly tame but delicious American food. You’ll notice that most recipes I post here are English or…
Triple Berry Vanilla Bean Yogurt Parfait w/Maple Syrup
Here’s a fast, easy and colorful protein-packed addition to breakfast or brunch: Triple Berry Vanilla Bean Yogurt Parfait w/Maple Syrup. I was recently visiting a friend out of state and had an early morning flight back home. I was just going to grab a quick smoothie or yogurt at the airport. But I sniffed my way out to…
Best Game Day Appetizers
Hello friends, I know there are more than a few die hard football fans out there. But for some of us, it’s more about the menu, the good company and the newest commercials. Ha. There. I said it. (Out loud.) 🙂 Today I’m sharing my Best Game Day Appetizers. Don’t know what you do on big…
Hot Feta Artichoke & Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
Got a great new addictive appetizer you’re gonna love today: Hot Feta Artichoke & Sun-Dried Tomato Dip. Perfect accompaniment to bagel chips, tortilla chips or plain crackers. I love traveling, do you? Fun to meet new people, sample new cuisine, see new things. Last week I spent some time in the south. My girlfriend there was telling…
Chipotle Queso Fundido Skillet
I’m so excited to share this Chipotle Queso Fundido Skillet recipe with you today. Up here in the Northeast we’re finally hunkered down for winter. Prior to this week, it’s been pretty mild around here, but Old Man winter is baring his teeth just a bit with subzero temps, bone-chilling wind chills and the threat…
Arroz Caldo
Arroz Caldo is chicken rice soup, a staple in the Philippines. (And our house too.) The key to the excellent flavor of this Arroz Caldo is fresh ginger. Hi friends, I hope you’re doing well today! I was planning to bake for the blog today. But I’ve got this Arroz Caldo on my mind instead and I’ll tell…
Basil Pesto Mayonnaise
Hi friends, I’ve got a delicious spread today for all your BLT, deli and sub sandwiches: Basil Pesto Mayonnaise. An easy way to jazz up lunch, inspired by a gourmet BLT sandwich at Stonewall Kitchen in York, ME. A few months ago I went on a wonderful field trip to Stonewall Kitchen . It’s only an hour’s drive…
Gourmet Edible Gifts
Hi friends, it’s just a few days before Christmas now. Chances are you have some last minute shopping and gifts to buy or make. I’m spending my morning putting together just a few more Gourmet Edible Gifts for Christmas presents and gift baskets. Hoping to pass on a little inspiration. One of my all time favorite Gourmet Edible Gifts…
Caprese Salad Tomatoes
The gorgeous tomatoes in this Caprese Salad Tomatoes platter came from the prolific garden of a nearby friend. She walked into church last Sunday bearing this platter of beauties and it nearly took my breath away. (And I was not the only one.) If you’re a tomato lover, there’s nothing more appetizing than freshly-picked tomatoes straight…
Blistered Tomato BLT Avocado Flatbread
Disclosure: Stonefire Authentic Flatbreads provided me with product samples for this recipe post. All opinions are my own. So let’s talk Blistered Tomato BLT Avocado Flatbread today. I know the calendar says “almost fall” and lots of folk have already transitioned to all things apple, pumpkin and all that jazz. I love fall, apples and pumpkins….
