Category: Clubs and Blog Hops
A Luna Cocktail and Mocktail for This Beautiful Fantastic
Here is a quirky fairy tale of a film that will delight, uplift, and amuse. I created a cocktail and a mocktail to celebrate June’s Food ‘n Flix feature film and the return of a favorite host (and founder), Heather.
Grilled Asparagus with Balsamic and Basil for a TLC Book Tour
For this stop on the TLC Book Tour, I read Valencia and Valentine, a quirky tale of alternating realities. I paired the book with a quick and easy summer dish, grilled asparagus with balsamic and basil.
June 2019 “In My Kitchen”
Summer is here! So are some new books, a beautiful bowl, a big bag ‘o onions, and a useless kitchen gadget. 🙁
A New Old-Fashioned, an appetizer and Buttermilk Graffiti
I’m highlighting Chef Edward Lee today. Buttermilk Graffiti is the featured book for Cook the Books. Here’s a berry delightful and thymely cocktail along with a mushroom “hummus.”
Chopped Greek Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts and Pitas for May’s Food ‘n Flix
Confessions. I thought I would get ahead of the game during the holidays (yes, I’m talking last December). I watch Mamma Mia! and recorded all of the food only to realize the May’s Food ‘n Flix was the sequel. Oops! Well, here we go again. (And, at least I knew the back story!) 🙂 Wendy from…
May 2019 “In My Kitchen”
Welcome to May. I have lots of tomatoes and peppers to put out in the garden (and by the time this posts, I certainly hope they are out of the greenhouse and vegging in the garden! I have lots of Black Cherry tomatoes that I grew from seeds that I saved from last year’s harvest. …
Part Three for FnF: Tri-Berry Pie
Spinning Platesis the April Food ‘n Flix film. Today is the end of my three part series celebrating the film and brings dessert.
Food ‘n Flix: Part Two—Chef Grant’s Best Burgers
This isn’t molecular gastronomy but you must try this Charcuterie Burger with Sauce Gribiche and Apple as soon as you are able. Here’s my entree for the three-part Food ‘n Flix feature this month.
Food ‘n Flix: Part One for Spinning Plates, a simple guacamole
Spinning Plates is the Food ‘n Flix April feature. I decided to do three recipes and three different posts to celebrate. Today’s post is a simple guacamole for a humble family restaurant. (It’s also doing double duty for I Heart Cooking Clubs.
April 2019 “In My Kitchen”
Cocktail mixtures, snack mixes, surprise tomatoes…these are what’s new in my kitchen this month.