Monthly Archives: December 2012

Milky Way Cake

Rich. Chocolate. Cake. I got this spiffy new cake pan for Christmas – well, actually I got two spiffy new cake pans for Christmas, but this is the first one I got, so this is the one I used – … Continue reading

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Parfait! Dirty Martini Cheese Spread

Just in time for New Year’s gatherings; a re-visit to one of my favorite party spreads – Dirty Martini Cheese – cream cheese with olives, olive juice, garlic, and stuff. When first I tried this recipe out, I split the … Continue reading

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Best! Happy Merry!

Freshly sliced carrots, tossed in home made Catalina French salad dressing, then tossed again with chopped fresh parsley just before serving. A good, and pretty-darned good for you, munchie, this is my take on French Carrot Salad, and, I have … Continue reading

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Parfait! Chocolate Pretzel Cookies

OK, I have to be honest… I don’t really care for these cookies. They’re kinda dry, and I think they need some help in overall flavor profile, vis-a-vis salt to chocolate to tasty cookie base. Still, Rich’s mom LIKES ’em, … Continue reading

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Nuts; Salted, Spiced, and Nicely Candied

Everyone, it would seem, has a recipe for seasoned and candied nuts – I have about a dozen in my files, came across a few more this past week, and have a pretty decent recipe already posted – but, it … Continue reading

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Honey Mustard Chicken Calzone

Finally. After teasing and tempting since Friday’s post, here’s my solution to using up extra flatbread dough, roast chicken, and honey mustard. Oh, and it also put a dent in some of the excess grated cheese I’ve had in the … Continue reading

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Best! Honey Mustard

SO. I’d stocked up on all kinds of mustard seeds and mustard powder, and had made a pretty nice – if a little bit, ermmm, zesty – ginger curry mustard, but there were still all these bags o’ seeds in … Continue reading

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Apple and Bourbon Chicken

Rich came home from a trip to Trader Joe’s with our favorite whole chicken; free-range, organic, and almost stoopidly good. I would normally just spatchcock it, toss in a bag with some olive oil, lemons, onion, salt, and rosemary, and … Continue reading

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Parfait! Flatbread Stars

I got the idea for making these kinda cunning little beauties from our friend Ellen, who brings these wonderful little cucumber sammiches to gatherings where she bakes the bread in a star-shaped tube. I don’t have one of those tubes, … Continue reading

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Rice Krispies Chicken

I came across a recipe for oven-fried chicken somewhere that called for mixing crushed cereal squares with panko crumbs that looked kinda tasty. By happy coincidence, I came across a packet of chicken drumsticks and an old packet of Rice … Continue reading

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