Greek Green Beans

Green Beans featured on upper right side!

Here is the link for the Greek Stewed String Beans. We brought these to dinner on Christmas Eve for the Dumper side of the family. I have never had so many complements on a dish!

Winter Fruit Salad

Pomegranate
Starfruit
Pineapple (fresh preferred, frozen ok)
Ruby Red Grapefruit
Oranges
Apples (optional, toss in lemon-lime soda to keep them from turning brown)

Tortellini Skewers / Salad

This is great to serve on skewers as appetizers, but its also great to just toss together and serve with your easy weeknight meal. Mix and match your favorite ingredients!  

4-6oz pre-made pesto
1 pkg frozen tortellini
1 pkg cherry tomatoes
6 inch skewers
handful klamata olives
fresh mozzarella balls
artichoke hearts

Cook pasta, drain. Toss with pesto.
Add additional olive oil, salt and pepper- only if needed.
Assemble on skewers. Serve at room temp.

Crack Bread

This is a great appetizer to bring to a party. We call it crack bread because someone referred to it as it disappeared at a party, plus you cut a crack in the bread!

8oz swiss cheese, shredded
1pkg creamed spinach, microwave til hot
1pkg cream cheese

1 loaf french bread
Red bell pepper, diced

Combine 1st 3 ingredients until mixed.
Cut a triangle wedge out of the top of the french bread and toss.
Fill with creamy mix.
Wrap entirely with foil.
Bake at 350 for 15 min or until hot
Garnish with red bell pepper.
Slice into pieces.

Not enough chili until you've tried this too!

White Turkey Chili. 'Nuff said.


Just go make it


and eat it


NOW


Why are you still here? Get!


It is that good! There were no leftovers for me to bring to work. THAT good.

Plus it has hominy - which I had never tried before. I'm now a fan. Think corn tortilla flavor with a potato texture in a nugget that looks like a FAT white corn kernel.

So again, White Turkey Chili. 'Nuff said.

A long long time ago, or just last week...

You may remember when I posted a bunch of pictures that I was going to update with the recipes? Yeah, that hasn't happened. What has happened is that I have found all of the recipes that are not-so-greatly pictured below from an awesome must-drink-more-prosecco dinner party in Jan 2011:

Here is the link for the Greek Stewed String Beans... if you were lucky enough to have Indian feast leftovers a few weeks back, then the String Beans were included. They will be making an appearance at a potluck this week too!

Also on that plate is the Orzo Salad from Food Network's Giadia DeLaurentiis


And lastly, the Chicken with Salsa Verde, which is more pesto than salsa, but try it yourself. You will want to cover everything in that sauce :-)

Lesa Vaughn's Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Yum! Lesa was generous enough to share her chocolate chip cookie dough cupcake recipe. Katie made the frosting for one of her boy's birthdays, they were so impressed :-)
http://annies-eats.net/2010/04/01/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-cupcakes/