I have given you guys a bunch of jam recipes and one might wonder, how much jam can a family really go through? Well, I am going to begin showing you alternative uses for your jam that will not only prove useful but are going to give you little mouth-gasms in the process. There used…
Category: Food
Roasted Corn Crostini With Whipped Feta
I’ve been hearing about “whipped feta” for awhile now. I wanted to do something kind of different from the uses I’ve been seeing. I wasn’t quite sure what direction I would go, when my girlfriend dropped by. She had cleaned out her fridge a bit because her son was heading out to summer break with…
Cold Asparagus Bacon Salad
It’s Father’s Day! I should be writing about sentimental dad stuff, right? Well, I’m going to go be with my family today and gather up all the love fodder I need to get at you with that tomorrow. Today, I am going to share a salad that KILLS. I’m taking it with me to my…
Ginger Peach Jam: Not to be confused with the red headed step child.
Peaches are in! It’s this beautiful window of time when you can walk by the display at the grocery and start salivating from the smell. Man… Peaches, like cherries, taste like summer to me. I decided to jazz this recipe up by adding some fresh ginger. The results were a peach perfect combo. You will…
Fat Tuesday: Bacon Bar Part 2 Spiced Candied Bacon
Next is my sassy twist on candied bacon. It is salty, sweet and muy caliente! This candied bacon is totally legit! It is also multi-function! As easy as it is to eat this on it’s own, it can also be used as a topping for other sweet treats. Crumbled atop cookies or cupcakes or as…
The Crime Scene: Cherry Kumquat Jam
I made this jam and jarred it. Just then, I got a call that my hairdresser could fit me in! The angels were singing as I rushed to the salon with ridiculous roots and straw like ends… Upon my return, freshly coifed and blonde again (at least, that’s the color as of late), I enter…
Rainbow Salad
I just tried this out on my guinea pigs… errr… girlfriends, last night. It totally killed! I wanted to serve some sort of snack but I wanted to start with items that were already in my pantry instead of hitting the store for every single ingredient. My base ingredients were a can of corn, a…
Fat Tuesday: BACON
I thought it would be fun to have a reoccurring thematic post. I got the idea from my friend Jane over at http://www.theheritagecook.com If you don’t know her, you should make a point to do so. She is fantastic and unlike me, is an actual cook/chef/recipe developer extraordinaire. Seriously, go there. Jane does “Chocolate Monday”….
Peach Lavender Jam
I have a vivid childhood memory about jam. I was in the grocery store with my grandma and I asked for some jelly that had Disney characters on it. The marketing totally worked there, Walt. My gramma (That’s how I’ve always spelled it when referring to her) looked at me like I was crazy and…
Pink Eggs & Ham
This is a variation on an appetizer that I had at a wonderful farm to fork style restaurant in Downtown LA called The Blue Cow Kitchen. You will want to make plenty of these as they will go fast! If you are having 8 friends over, I would suggest making the entire dozen (24 halves)….
The Swearing Mom's Guide To Life 