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  • appetizers + hors d'oeuvres,  dips,  Mexican,  party food + snacks,  salad dressing,  vegetarian

    Creamy Chipotle + Lime Dressing + Dip

    2019-06-14 /

    Here’s a quick and easy recipe for you to make while you are gulping down sipping the drink I hooked you up with on Tuesday. (Remember?  The Spicy Pineapple + Jalapeno Margaritas?) If you don’t remember Tuesday, that means you didn’t read my post (and you really should) OR you have had soooo many of those cocktails that you can’t remember much at all (thank you for reading, and you’re welcome). So here is a perfect weekend dip–something you can throw together in a flash (really, just dump and stir). Put it on your burgers or grilled corn or fries or chips or vegetables or your fingers…(this is a NO…

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    2019-03-11
  • 4th meal,  appetizers + hors d'oeuvres,  breakfast + brunch,  comfort food,  party food + snacks,  sandwiches + roll-ups

    Toast 6+ Ways

    2019-06-09 /

    Toast is one of my ultimate comfort foods. When I was very little, toast was front and center of my morning routine with my father. I was his official self-appointed toast maker. Every morning, as he was shaving, I would prepare his toast. How many times had I under toasted the bread or was overzealous with the butter or the dollop of my mom’s homemade peach preserves? Who knows, because my sweet dad said it was “absolutely perfect!” every.time. Dad and I took turns fixing each others’ toast for many years. Toast was our love language. Toast was our thing. Today’s toast transcends the white bread stereotype. It is no…

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    2019-01-30

    The Man’s Spicy Dragon Wings

    2018-10-29

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    2018-10-11
  • dips,  gluten free,  party food + snacks,  pescetarian,  seafood

    Shrimp + Scallop Ceviche

    2019-05-20 /

    It is already hot as Hades outside. Who in Augusta can fathom turning on the oven for dinner? I.can’t.even. So it was a no-brainer that we would have crisp + cool Shrimp + Scallop Ceviche for dinner. I was much younger when I had my first experience with ceviche. It was on a trip to Chile, and I remember being intrigued when the waiter said the lime juice cooked the fish. What he wanted to say was the fish was denatured by the citric acid, but the easy translation for the gringo he was serving was “cooked.” As you can imagine, the weather in Chile was quite balmy, so eating…

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    Hand-Crafted Gournay

    2019-06-04

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    Tzatziki Sauce + Dip

    2019-02-28
  • party food + snacks,  vegetarian

    Dirty Party Nuts

    2018-12-22 /

    Once you eat these nuts, you may never stop. These nuts will rock your world. Period. This is a fun medley of nuts daubed in a spicy + salty + sweet + herby butter. They are great to have on hand—perfect as a hostess gift, a go-to staple to have around for drop-in holiday guests, or as a little snack perched on your bar. Choose a variety of nuts. Each nut will bring its own personality to this mélange. hazelnuts (filberts) are distinctively sweet, buttery and crunchy cashews have a smooth, creamy taste almonds are chewy and sweet (Marconas? omg) pecans have a creamy, buttery flavor walnuts are oily and…

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    Loaded Baked Potato Dip

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    Lemony Creme + White Chocolate Trifle

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  • 4th meal,  appetizers + hors d'oeuvres,  Greek + Mediterranean,  party food + snacks,  vegetarian

    Chunky Mediterranean Hummus

    2018-10-11 /

    This recipe is one of the reasons I am invited to parties. For years I thought it was my irresistible charm or my clever wit that was so alluring, but no.           “Hey, we’re having a get-together Friday. We hope you can come! Around 7PM?”           “Sounds great!”           “Oh, and can you bring your Chunky Mediterranean Hummus?” My hummus. That’s the caveat. But who can blame anyone for loving this dish? My recipe takes hummus, a Middle Eastern staple, and loads it up with Mediterranean goodness. Hummus is like a beautiful neutral palette that complements anything that…

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