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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” . . .