Pizza-making doesn’t have to mean mixing dough from scratch and tossing it out ala Luigi. Try a fresh, crusty French loaf for a twist! This is also an easy option for a fun, small dinner party with friends – people always go wild topping their own, which can be pretty entertaining. I like to brush [...]
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Toasted French Bread Pizzas
Posted in Party food, Quick bites, Recommended Meals, tagged french bread, mozzarella, mushrooms, olives, pizza, red pepper, tomatoes on January 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fresh Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauces
Posted in Asian, Party food, Quick bites, Recipes, tagged chili oil, cilantro, dipping sauce, garlic, lime, mint, peanut, rice paper, Shrimp, spring rolls, Vietnamese on October 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Chewy on the outside and fresh, crisp and crunchy on the inside. Fresh spring rolls are a light and refreshing appetizer packed with flavor. Turns out, they’re pretty easy to make at home! Preparing the rolls’ numerous elements is the hardest part; wrapping and rolling is all the fun. These shrimp spring rolls included cilantro, [...]
Quick Pickles
Posted in Quick bites, Recipes, Tips, tagged pickles, refrigerator pickles, summertime, Vlasic on August 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Among the memories I have of summertime visits to grandma’s house are the mounds of fresh-picked vegetables that would be piled on her kitchen counter. My mom, brother and I never left grandma’s house without a brown paper bag filled with an assortment of her goodies: Cucumbers, squash, green beans, rhubarb, carrots, tomatoes… If we [...]
Chicago-style dogs, Part II
Posted in Quick bites, tagged chicago, hot dogs on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple Saturdays ago, we were at the beach, soaking up the rays, watching the waves roll in, when I started to get a hankering for a Chicago-style hot dog. I’ve never really been a hot dog person, but in the past few years, I’ve come to appreciate the value of the hot dog as [...]
