Recipe Box, Sweet & Savory Apple Tart with Fennel & Prosciutto
It’s raining leaves at my house But they aren’t the pretty fall leaves you save and wax and put in your centerpieces or pumpkin pots It was 97 degrees, dry as a bone, and I think they’ve simply given up! I had to use faux leaves in my pots because the real leaves were just … Continue reading
Party Panache, Puff Pastry “Cigars”
Save some of your leftover Easter ham to make these savory puff pastry treats They are short stubby little sandwiches, hence the name “cigars” Perfect for parties, brunch, picnics or lunch I used the same spinach spread I used for Garden Tramezzini You can also use any flavored cream cheese spread from the grocery deli, … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Pork & Pineapple Hand Pies
The weekend before Christmas, HHjr came in with a huge pork butt… “Mom! Check this out! The store was running a special, spend $30 and you can buy a pork butt for $5, so I got the biggest one they had!” The men in my family get very excited about pork… and this thing was … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Strawberries and Cream Pastry
This is just a simple, old fashioned recipe to enjoy the last of the sweet summer strawberries Add food coloring to cooked berries to make them more red Enjoy! You might also like Strawberry Margarita Dessert Tacos Creamy Chocolate Strawberry Tart Get your strawberry on!! ___________________________________________ I will be joining the fabulous parties and blogs … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Blueberry Almond Pastries with Coconut Drizzle
Are you craving something sweet fruity and rolled up in a nice flaky pastry dough? Me too! You can have this in the oven in less time than it takes to preheat it~ Lay out a sheet of thawed puff pastry dough and drizzle with Coconut Syrup What? You don’t have any homemade Coconut Syrup? … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Creamy Chive Potato Pie
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! A very important holiday around our house, Happy Birthday CC! We are LUCKY indeed! Okay, now, what could be more appropriate to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than a Potato Pie? This pie is not only full of creamy potatoes and chives, it is baked in a puff pastry crust which gives … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Pesto Pastry Squares with Roasted Red and Green
Here’s another impossibly easy appetizer we enjoyed over the holidays, and with all the football games going on, you might just want to whip this up to enjoy over New Year’s~ Like yesterdays Romaine Spoons with Pear Compote, it is a combo of one of my favorite recipes, Asparagus in a Cloud and several recipes … Continue reading
Recipe Box, BLT Pesto Tartine
I had lots of tomatoes so I thought, “Tomato Pie!” I’ll make a good ole summer tomato pie! All I had was puff pastry, which, because it had been re-frozen, wasn’t too cooperative I couldn’t get it to unfold, it was all stuck together…does that ever happen to you? Seriously, tell me because this stuff … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Easy Anytime dinner
We were having some friends over for a casual evening and some dinner. I planned to make several salads, a chicken casserole, rice and wanted to try a recipe for bread sticks that has been floating around Pinterest lately. The bread sticks caught my eye because they are LONG and look so cool served vertically … Continue reading
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