How to make Homemade Orangecello! This beautiful liquor makes a fabulous gift when put in a pretty bottle but save some for the cook! Oh pretty little glass of boozy deliciousness! Meet Orangecello …. her BFF is Lemoncello and I love them both equally! I suppose you could ‘cello’ about any fruit? (see how cool I…
Appetizers
We love appies! Hot or cold we got ’em! Twice baked potato bites, cheeseburger dip, baked goat cheese and many many more. We are party girls and appetizers are our specialty!
Find easy and delicious appetizers for all your parties!
Southwest Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Avocado Dip
Who doesn’t love meatballs? They are the perfect snack food and these Southwest Turkey Meatballs are low fat and delicious! Superbowl food! Hawks and Denver will go at it this Sunday and us Seattleites are pumped! Whoot! Whoot! We have been busy planning the food we are going to eat and drink for 2…
How to Make Limoncello
How to Make Limoncello – So easy to make! Our favorite gift to give for the holidays! Here is your official reminder to get your lemons soaking to make a batch of Homemade Limoncello! In as short as a week you will have some glorious boozy gifts! You can soak your vodka lemon mixture…
Marshmallow Vodka
Marshmallow Vodka? Well thats just crazy! Crazy good! Two ingredients. Vodka + Marshmallows! A mason jar, marshmallows, vodka and 24 hours…that’s all you need baby, that’s all…. Put about 10 marshmallows in a mason jar (or as many as you can stuff in there)….pour vodka over it. Seal. Store for 24 hours. STRAIN , chill…
Raspberry Cordial
Nothing says summertime like fresh fruit…like fresh raspberries….like fresh raspberry flavored booze! Like Whoa! I believe it qualifies as a serving of fruit as well…bonus point, sold!…cha-ching! (And yes, I’ve been sampling…what kinda cook doesn’t taste her own wares?) This takes about 2 minutes to throw together but needs to sit for about 1 week and can go as…
Caprese Pops!
Now how cute are these? Easy, no cook, impressive little appetizers. I put them in a pot of plastic grass…I thought it sounded cute…jury is still out on that one. If you don’t have a pot of plastic grass hanging around..you could stick the skewers in just about anything… get me started! Ingredients and Directions…
Crunchy Oven Baked Shrimp with Peachy Dipping Sauce
Crunchy Oven Fried Shrimp with Spicy Peachy sauce! I can’t get enough of them! I will make the peach sauce over and over again, I can already taste it with salmon and turkey burgers and pork chops and chicken and fish and…well you get the point. It’s yummy! The sauce is so simple, it is made out of peach…
Homemade Focaccia Bread with Fresh Rosemary
I tried quite a few recipes for Focaccia before landing on this one. Some were to thin, too dry, too thick…this one is perfect! It could be because you cook it in a small pool of olive oil and who wouldn’t like that? The extra oil in the pan makes a crusty bread and the…
Homemade Garlic Croutons
For my friend Holly who is always looking for new uses for old bread! I used wheat, white and threw in a few stale Sweet, Sexy Dinner Rolls. Made a nice medley! This is one of the few recipes I have that is actually better with garlic powder in lieu of fresh garlic. Fresh garlic tends…
BBQ Chicken Pizza with Smoked Gouda
Homemade pizza can be tricky. I am not sure you can make a perfect one without a brick oven that’s about 550 degrees. I’ve tried a pizza stone, homemade dough and the grill and I’ve banged out some pretty good stuff, but this one comes as close as any to a real pizza place pizza…every time! I…
Asparagus and Gruyere Tart
I have a blog fan…I do, I do, I really really do! His name is Rob and I work with him at the big old coffee shop in Seattle. He is in close second to my mom in regards to how many recipes he tries of mine….and his partner calls me the “Spatula Lady”, which I kinda like 🙂…
Jalapeno Popper Chicken
Oooey gooey, spicy, creamy, tasty yumminess! This is one tasty chicken recipe. You can adjust the heat by adjusting the amount of jalapeno. I used two large ones but I’m a hottie, what can I say? Most of the heat of a pepper is in the seeds and veins, once removed you get a nice…
Artichoke, Gorgonzola and Chive Tarts
My mom is an amazing cook…I know, everyone says that about their mom, but my mom can beat up your mom! She has a remarkable ability to pick out recipes that might go unnoticed by others. She throws lavish parties with tables full of Paella or some other exotic dish. She spends hours in the kitchen perfecting a…
Roasted Carrot ‘Fries’
These are so simple, I debated whether I should post them or not…but when I shared this recipe with my fellow Weight Watcher buddies they thought it was a great snack. Dip in Dijon and you still have zero points. Zero points my friends….zero points. Ahhhhh! Preheat oven to 400 degrees Peel carrots. Slice into julienne…
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These taste almost identical to PF Changs but are half the work and very low calorie. I use Yoshida’s sauce for a lot of the flavor and the water chestnuts are essential to this recipe or you won’t have that wonderful crunch! I know there are some who would turn their little foodie noses up at the…
