Sunday night I treated the hubby to a sweet desert that I could make for just one. I may be strictly off the sugar and on my own healthy path for the New Year, but there is no reason why he can’t have a treat once in a while. So, what better way to make…
I’m not French Creole, but I think a French Creole Christmas menu can be elegantly served for a preemptive holiday season dinner. A traditional French Creole Christmas dinner pays homage to classic French cuisine by including ingredients from southern Louisiana prepared with French flair. It is served with grace accompanied by the finest in libations. …
Mushrooms Bordelaise is a hearty and rustic dish which exudes exemplary accompaniment for warm holiday meals. It is so easy to make that it brings a sense of relief among all the holiday cooking. In French it is called cepes a la Bordelaise and its roots stem back to Bordeaux in France. The garlic is…
Beurre blanc is a simple butter-based emulsified sauce that’s great with fish or seafood. It’s origin is French and in this case I’m making it with shrimp to create a Marinated Shrimp with Beurre Blanc Sauce for a Christmas dinner. The sauce is amazingly easy to make despite it’s fanciful French name and is a…
It’s Hanukkah, so I thought I would deviate from Christmas recipes around the world and make a little Hanukkah treat. Chocolate Rugelach has always been a favorite of mine. I can eat the rich flaky pastry filled with chocolate and cinnamon all year long, as a matter of fact I do. However, I have never…
As promised, I have posted here the recipes from our holiday popcorn swap. I want to thank our contributors for these fun and flavorful recipes to make everyday popcorn more exciting. All three batches of popcorn are packed and ready to ship to our contributors. I have individually packaged them so they are ready for…
The rain in not so sunny California has momentarily stopped. More is on its way for the later part of next week, however in the meantime we are enjoying the sun again. California doesn’t really have a white Christmas unless you go up north and into the mountains, even though we do have a mild…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….time to pour the eggnog…. Try singing the tune, it really does work. Ok, that’s a little corny, but I love that classic song. It’s been a favorite of mine ever since I got to sing it in my 5th grade choir for the Christmas show. So, why…