I’m getting ready to help out a client with another Oscar party for this coming Sunday. She has such a beautiful home and it’s always nice to be there. By request they wanted to serve my cheese stuffed endive with Mandarin oranges & pistachios again, last year they had it and adored every bite. Like…
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Mushroom Marsala & Gruyere Bruschetta
Bruschetta is essential at every party, especially cocktail parties and the combinations that you can put on this toasted cocktail bite are endless. My recipe for this mushroom Marsala & Gruyere bruschetta brings the tangy sweet flavor of Marsala wine with the earthy mushrooms together making a delectable, crunchy appetizer and broiling it with Gruyere…
Baked Enchilada Bean Dip
Mexican food is a very popular cuisine and I think most of us love it, right? Don’t we all line up at the restaurant door on taco Tuesdays? This Mexican inspired vegetarian party dip will fill your cravings for enchiladas that you’ve been having, just dip your tortilla chips in this savory warm gooey dip…
Cherry, Brie & Pepper Jelly Bites with Macadamia Nuts
I’m not working this week and today was the perfect day for testing a recipe; it’s very cloudy and dark with a big winter storm coming tonight. Stuck inside with lots of paperwork, well…I don’t want to do that, how boring is that. I had the house to myself and listening to soft jazz and…
Caprese Salad Bruschetta
Classic tomato bruschetta is a very popular appetizer and I get requests for it all the time but during winter, tomatoes are not the best for this dish. I have a cocktail party coming up whereas my client asked for bruschetta and I mentioned that if she would like that dish for this time of…
S’more Cookie Mix
You don’t have to start a fire and go outside to roast marshmallows to make s’mores when it’s snowing outside. This rich chocolaty brownie based cookie is definitely reminiscent of the campfire classic but without the fuss. I made this cookie mix as one of the assortment of homemade gifts from my kitchen this holiday…
Swiss, Blue & Cream Cheese Ball with Cranberries & Pistachios
Cheese balls were all the rage in the 1970’s, it was the easiest thing to bring to a pot luck party and holds up well on any celebratory buffet table. All sorts of shapes and sizes were developed from the classic ball shape to a yule log or a bell… the inside is what mattered,…
Persimmon, Gruyere & Pancetta Puffs
For a change this Thanksgiving, put a pause on that French onion dip and those pigs in a blanket and serve these beautiful Persimmon puffs, your party guests will want two or maybe three to go along with their cocktail. I love the juxtaposition of sweet and savory together in many recipes and adding bacon…
Quick Pumpkin Sage Drop Biscuits with Pepitas and Chipotle Honey Butter
Another fall day with another pumpkin recipe…you wouldn’t think it was fall being that it was 85 out today and here I am sweating in the kitchen baking! As an artist I suffer so all of you can enjoy my recipes…lol. I wanted to incorporate pumpkin into a savory biscuit so I thought up this…
Herb Roasted Butternut Squash, White Cheddar and Dijon Palmiers
Sadly summer is over but we are still having warm days here in the Bay Area and fall is such a beautiful season as well. I’m still harvesting my beautiful fresh herbs from my garden for my recipes, so I thought I would use them in today’s wonderful recipe with squash. Butternut squash is one…
