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Smoke? Fire? Deviled Eggs.
It’s getting summertime. Let’s head out on the patio. Watch the city roll by with a nice chilly cocktail, maybe a Greyhound. And a little something something to nosh on.
Bacon-Wrapped Roasted Medjool Dates. With song pairing.
Good reaction to last week’s post, bacon fat moves the collective soul. So let’s reprise. How about an appie this time … But something on the DL, a little odd, a tad a
Spicy Smokey Marcona Bar Nuts
What’s better than Marcona almonds. They come salted and lightly fried in sunflower oil. Now I should just leave that alone. Well, maybe we’ll trick out half of them… T
Curried Pumpkin Apple Soup with Maple Cream. Hey now…
Let’s kiss Fall right on the lips. We still got game. And who could possibly resist a hot, spiced pumpkin soup with smooth sweet maple cream. I mean come on now, really.
The Perfect Guac
Here’s a quick little ditty to get your weekend started. The Prep: Double, triple or quadruple as needed. open a bottle of tequila drink the tequila pit and scoop out 2 ripe avoc
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Tapenade Crostini with Goat Cheese Moons
It’s the holidays, people. Time for entertaining, time for appies. Here’s a zippy little number. Pass around to crunch on with your hot toddies. The Prep: Crostini: slice
More Crostini! Pickled Grapes with Rosemary and Gruyere
Pickled grapes? Really? Stay with me on this, people. The Prep: Quarter large grapes, or halve small ones. Mix up colors. Pop into ziploc. Pour in a bit of champagne vinegar
GHT does Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts
Yes, I know everybody and really everybody has done this recipe. It’s like the Kardashians of appetizers. But this is a rare instance where overexposure is warranted. E
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Warm Tuscan White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip
I pick up a cooking class at ICE now and again. One of the chefs mentioned that classes like “The Tuscan Steakhouse” immediately sell out. It’s the word “Tuscan”
Brussels Sprout Crispies
Let’s close the loop on the soup dumpling cliff-hanger from last week: how do they get the soup into the soup dumpling? The hint in the comments was “celebrity lips” . . .