Swedish Meatballs I love Swedish meatballs and like to make them several times in the winter. They have such a great spice combination with the allspice, ginger and cardamom. I use half ground beef and half ground pork to make … Continue reading
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce This is not the prettiest dessert, but it is delicious with the moist custard soaked raisin bread, and the fall smells that fill your kitchen with the fabulous waft of pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and … Continue reading
Champagne Bar Bloody Mary Bar Baked French Toast with Praline Topping Hash Brown Casserole with Chicken Sausage, Red Peppers and Cheese Hot Chocolate Happy New Year’s everyone! I wish you all the best for a healthy and happy 2014! We … Continue reading
I hope you had a great Christmas! I had a wonderful time with my family with lots of laughs as usual. I really made a departure from the usual glittery silver and gold Christmas table themes I normally do and … Continue reading
Ham Steak with Orange-Ginger Glaze For a really quick week night dinner that serves the 3 of us, I like to sauté a ham steak and make a quick glaze with the pan juices. To get the whole dinner going, … Continue reading
Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto This is a perfect fall side dish and goes well with any meat although the Italians usually serve it as a first course. Risotto is made with a high starch low-amylose short grain white … Continue reading
Indian Butter Chicken I love Indian food and I especially love Butter Chicken. The first part of the recipe starts out with a chicken tandoori marinade with yogurt, ginger, garlic, lemon, garam masala, and turmeric. You can marinate the chicken … Continue reading
Mexican Salsa Cheese Ball Kind of cheesey (no pun intended!) for a fall appetizer but it was fun to make at Thanksgiving. I mixed cream cheese, salsa, cumin, garlic, chili powder, green onion and shredded cheddar cheese and formed it … Continue reading
Roasted Carrots with Dukkah Spice The simple roasted carrot is elevated to a new level by adding dukkah spice half way through roasting. The wonderful flavors of the caramelized carrots and toasted hazelnuts and spices is delicious. Dukkah is an … Continue reading
Cheesey Garlic-Herb Bread This is a really decadent cheesey garlic-cheese bread. You mix mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan cheese together with some mayonnaise (and fresh herbs if you want). Mix some butter and fresh garlic in a bowl and spread it … Continue reading
