by Josie | Dec 20, 2021 | Chicken, Dairy, Fermented Foods, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Potatoes, Recipes, Sides, Skillet Cooking
Latkes are traditional potato pancakes. We made them every year for our new year’s brunch and served them with homemade applesauce, caramelized shallots, sour cream and chopped chives. There are so many recipes you could use and it seems that anyone who makes...
by Josie | Oct 21, 2021 | Condiments, Curry, Gluten Free, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Salad Dressing, Salads, Sauces, Sides, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian
In my earlier days, the word hors d’oeuvre was typed in every single catering proposal I wrote. I just flashed back on that as my fingers quickly tapped it out on the keyboard. It’s still in there after all these years. This hors d’oeuvre idea was...
by Josie | Aug 12, 2021 | Cheese, Condiments, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Pesto, Recipes, Sandwiches
Anything goes here. This is a no-brainer for an easy summer brunch or hors d’oeuvre party. Starting with the season’s best vine ripened tomatoes. If you’re not growing your own, hit the farmer’s market and select a variety of slicing tomatoes....
by Josie | Aug 9, 2021 | Cheese, Freezer Friendly, Hors d'oeuvres, Meal Planning, Recipes, Roasting and grilling, Sides, Skillet Cooking, Vegetarian
Damned zucchinis. They made me do this. These were damned good though. This recipe was developed solely out of necessity to use the mega number of zucchini we have these days. It was a cooler day, so I wasn’t concerned about heating up our oven to cook these,...
by Josie | Aug 2, 2021 | Gluten Free, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Sides
I love grilled fruits. Last year our peach tree exploded and we had more peaches than one family should have, so we experimented with some different recipes, including grilling them. We had them as desserts, in chutneys, in salsas — just sooo good. So when we...
by Josie | Jul 30, 2021 | Cheese, Condiments, Cooking, Fermented Foods, Gluten Free, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Vegetarian
This is a simple homemade ricotta recipe from NYT that I just found in my inbox. We just featured a yummy ricotta hors d’oeuvre idea on July 24th (you can find it on our blog page), so I thought I’d toss this into the mix for your consideration. I changed...
