I think that the best gifts to give are homemade and with today’s busy lives, I find it rare to receive a homemade gift. The homemade gift represents the main thing that goes into it and that is time, many of us don’t have the time in our lives for such luxuries. You can certainly…
snacks
S’more Popcorn
The most exciting part of what I do is putting smiles on faces of people with my food and the element of surprise always helps. I’m surprising a client this Saturday with two treats I made for her daughters’ sweet sixteen birthday party. This amazing S’more Popcorn and another treat I made earlier this week…
Sesame Tempura Beer Battered Green Beans with Sriracha Honey Mustard
Now this party appetizer is delicious, but anything battered and fried is, right? You could probably throw a spare tire in batter and fry it up and it would be edible…ha, ha. These green “French fries” are quite tasty, especially when dipped into the spicy and sweet mustard. I made the big mistake of making…
Spicy Chipotle Lime Peanuts
Spicy Chipotle Lime Peanuts –Joseph Sciascia Yield: 3 cups Serves: about 6 I love spiced nuts of all kinds and I love chipotle, I make many recipes with it. These spicy chipotle lime peanuts are delicious and with a nice amount of heat. Nuts are perfect at all parties, why go all plain Jane when…
Mini Corn Dog Muffins
I made this recipe for an event that I catered earlier in the year as a kid’s option at a party…well I think the adults at the party ate more of them! Who doesn’t like a corn dog? These are a bit healthier since they are not deep fried. This recipe could not be any…
Coconut, Almond & Chocolate Chip Granola
Coconut, Almond & Chocolate Chip Granola-Joseph Sciascia I made this granola to pair with my other recipe of Jamaican Jerk Rub as a party giveaway treat bag for the party guests for a sit down dinner that I’m catering tomorrow night. The theme is “Gilligan’s Island” so I thought these two gifts would be a…