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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Cocktail Hour'
Aug 02
Are you in a place where you have access to the most amazing, fresh and affordable peaches this summer? You can’t miss. You shouldn’t miss. You should definitely make this… Sangria recipe this summer: Carolina Peach Sangria. (read full article)
carolina peach sangria, Cocktail Hour, It's Party Time!, peach sangria, summer sangria recipes
Jul 07
If you have leftover watermelon from your cookouts this summer, use up a few chunks of it to make some Watermelon Salsa. Here’s what you’ll need… Use it as a refreshing change from “regular old” Mexican salsa. Thin (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, leftover watermelon recipes, Watchin' the Weight, watermelon salsa
Jun 24
If you don’t have any kids around, or if you have a good place to put these where the kids won’t get to them and want to grab a slice to munch on, then this is a good recipe for you to make for a 4th of July (or other summery) party: Tequ (read full article)
4th of July Recipes, Cocktail Hour, It's Party Time!, summer recipes, watermelon recipes
Jun 17
Every year around the end of May, I begin looking at the San Diego County Fair’s website to see what sorts of events they’re offering that center around the topics of food and cooking. They always offer recipe contests in various categori (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, guacamole recipes, san diego county fair
May 26
On my trip to Italy with Sam’s Club cheese buyers, we visited four cheese producing factories. One of the factories we toured was IGOR- makers of Gorgonzola. For 3 generations, the Leonardi family have run the Gorgonzola business. This was by f (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, Get-Aways, gorgonzola cheese, Italy, News from the Girl
Apr 15
Our neighborhood’s Gourmet Group had another one of our dinner parties last weekend. The theme: Gourmet Argentine Asado, which is an outdoor beef barbecue. All of the food at the party was excellent (be sure to see my next post for all of th (read full article)
Argentine Recipes, Cocktail Hour, how to make empanadas, It's Party Time!
Mar 25
Deviled Eggs have always been a favorite appetizer of mine. Mom made them with just mayonnaise and a little celery salt and always sprinkled them with paprika. As simple as they were, they disappeared from their platter with ease. I still make Mom (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, gourmet deviled eggs recipe
Mar 15
Irish or not, I hope you’ll be making yourself some corned beef & cabbage this week to pay homage to St. Patrick’s Day. And should you have any corned beef left over, do yourself a favor and make these Corned Beef & Cabbage Turnov (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, leftover corned beef recipes
Jan 26
I live in the land of year-round, ripe and affordable avocados (Southern California). I don’t think I ever even had avocados as a kid, but in my house now they’re pretty much daily eats. We slice them up in the morning and top our omelett (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, guacamole, healthy superbowl party recipes, It's Party Time!
Dec 28
If you’re searching for a festive appetizer for New Year’s Eve, here’s one you can prepare ahead (and still impress your guests): Spinach, Feta & Sundried Tomato Triangles. This is a jazzed up version of the typical Greek P (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, how to make greek triangles
Dec 06
If you’re planning holiday parties this season, I have some festive ideas to share- along with three appetizer cookbooks very worthy of purchase for your ever-growing cookbook collections! The first recipe comes from New Flavors for Appetizer (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, holiday appetizer recipes, It's Party Time!, new flavors for appetizers, sips and apps
Dec 03
You still have time to enter the Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Recipe Contest. Combine your favorite ingredients with Puff Pastry to come up with something new… and you may win an all-expense paid trip to New York City for you and a friend! Det (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, holiday appetizer recipes, It's Party Time!, Puff Pastry recipes
Aug 27
Figs. I really hated them as a child. My lovely Swedish grandmother often baked fig-filled cookies that were frankly just plain icky, and as a result, I grew up with a severe dislike for figs. I’ve been slightly more adventurous as an adult. (read full article)
Cocktail Hour, Figs, grilled appetizers