Appetizer: Chicken Coconut Skewers

Chicken Coconut Skewers: 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 cups sweetened coconut flakes 5 cups of vegtable oil or canola oil 3-4 cups ...

Crunchy Noodle Salad

This is an Ina Garten Recipe you'll have to try. It is so good and it's the perfect dish for a large group. kosher salt 1/2 lb thin...

Fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls with a Peanut Dipping Sauce

Fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls with a Peanut Dipping Sauce: 1 package of rice sticks (you can find these in the Asian section of your grocery ...

Cream of Mushroom & Ground Turkey Casserole

Cream of Mushroom & Ground Turkey Casserole: 3 cups dried wide egg noodles 1/2 lb ground turkey meat (or beef) 1/2 bag of Hormel Real Ba...

Baked Potato Salad

Baked Potato Salad: In a large serving bowl mix these ingredients together: 5 medium sized red potatoes, cut into bite size pieces (boiled t...

Turkey & Provolone Panini with Cilantro Cream Sauce

Turkey & Provolone Panini with Cilantro Cream Sauce: sourdough bread, sliced 1/2 inch thick olive oil sliced red tomatoes butter spread ...

Appetizer: Apricot Ale Tempura Battered Asparagus with Lemon & Herb Mayo

Apricot Ale Tempura Battered Asparagus: 1 cup flour 2 tbsp cornstarch 1 cup Apricot Pyramid Ale (or any light beer of your choice, or 1 cup ...

White Clam Chowder

White Clam Chowder Spice Mixture: Grind together in a food processor or a mortar; 1/4 tsp dried oregano, 1/4 tsp dried marjoram, 1/4 tsp dri...

Rigatoni Bolognese

Rigatoni Bolognese: 1/2 lb cooked and seasoned ground beef (salt, pepper, and Italian seasonings) 3 carrots, peeled and finely chopped 1 med...

Apricot Glaze for a Ham

This is the perfect glaze to cook over a fully cooked  ham. Most ham you can buy in the meat department is fully cooked but check the packag...

Homemade Biscotti's with Bailey's Irish Cream and Coffee

Homemade Biscotti's: 2 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup softened butter 1 cup pistachios, finely chopped 1 cup dried cherries, finely chopped (or ...

Homemade Limoncello and Lemon-Limoncello Cupcakes

Limoncello (or lemoncello) is an Italian dessert liqueur, produced mainly in Southern Italy. Traditionally it is made from the Sorrento Lemo...

Appetizer: Crostini with Goat Cheese and Fig

Crostini with Goat Cheese and Fig: You will need: 1 sourdough baguette, cut into 1/2 inch slices extra virgin olive oil fig spread Silver Go...

Crab Salad

Crab Salad: 1 cup crab meat (you can find cooked crab meat in a container in the seafood section of your grocery store) 1 cup halved cherry ...

Appetizer: Crab Cakes

Crab cakes: 1   lb crabmeat , picked over for cartilage and shell 1 1/4   cup panco bread crumbs (found in the asian section of your grocer...

Linguine with Steamed Clams in a Lemon Butter Sauce

Linguine with Steamed Clams in a Lemon Butter Sauce: 12 ounces linguine 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped ...

Sauteed Tilapia with Lemon Jasmine Rice

Sauteed Tilapia with Lemon Jasmine Rice: 2 tilapia fillets 1 cup jasmine rice (uncooked) 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley zest of 1 lemon 2 t...

Appetizer: Lemon Glazed Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Lemon Glazed Bacon wrapped Scallops:   2 lb fresh medium sized sea scallops 1 lb sliced bacon (halfway cooked) 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice zes...

Appetizer: Fried Cheese-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Here is a delicious recipe I tweaked a little by Giada De Laurentiis for fried cheese-stuffed zucchini flowers. First, you will need: -6 to ...

Homemade Guacamole

Homemade Guacamole: 3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed (try to find ones that are blemish free and have a slight softness to them) zest...

Grilled Tilapia Tacos with a Chipotle Crema Sauce

Grilled Tilapia Tacos: 2 lbs tilapia 1/4 cup canola oil 1 tbsp chile powder 2 tsp kosher salt 8 small corn tortillas (6 inch) 1/4 head red c...

Apricot Pulled Pork Tortillas

Apricot Pulled Pork Tortillas: 1 -3 1/2 lb boneless  pork shoulder (trim fat) 1 small glass jar of apricot preserves (you can also use orang...

Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad

When making a Cobb salad keep in mind that everything going into the salad should be roughly the same size. You can mix all of the ingredien...

Homemade Garden Burgers

Homemade Garden Burgers: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. In a food processor, combine these ingredients together until everything has been...

Breakfast Burrito Bar

This is a great recipe for someone who is hosting a brunch and feels like serving something a little different than the traditional brunch m...

Fun for the Kids: Play Dough Recipe

Play Dough Recipe (Do not eat): 1 cup flour 1 cup water 1/2 cup salt 2 tsp cream of tarter 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil In a small pot mix these...

White Chocolate Popcorn with Dried Cranberries

White Chocolate Popcorn with Dried Cranberries: 2 bags of popcorn (try Newman's Own Organics Unsalted 94% Fat Free "Pop's Corn...

Champagne Grapefruit Sorbet

Champagne Grapefruit Sorbet 3 cups good quality Champagne 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups water 1 cup pink grapefruit juice, freshly squee...

Lemon - Lime Sorbet

My favorite dessert is Lemon Sorbet. Here is my twist on a delicious treat. Lemon - Lime Sorbet: the zest of 1/2 of a lemon the zest of 1/2 ...

Scalloped Potato Gratin

I love anything with potatoes in it. Here is a really easy recipe to make, by Tyler Florence, you might enjoy: Scalloped Potato Gratin: Ingr...

Appetizer: Grilled Shrimp Skewers

Grilled Shrimp Skewers: Wooden Skewers (soak in water for 1 hour and dry off before using) 2 lbs of raw medium-sized shrimp, peeled, deveine...

Mushroom and Lemon Risotto

Mushroom and Lemon Risotto: 6 cups hot chicken stock a handful of dried porcini mushrooms 1 small yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped 2...

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I love P.F. Chang's . Their food is amazing. I've only been there a handful of times but whenever I do get to go I always order thei...

Crostini with Mushrooms, Prochiutto and Blue Cheese Crumbles

This appetizer is so yummy. It is from Bon Appetit Magazine..recipe by Bonnie Wilkins Metully. Reminds me of the ones my aunt makes. Crostin...

Appetizer: Layered Bean Dip

Preheat your oven to 350. In a 13x8 glass baking dish mix together: 2 16oz cans, nonfat spicy refried beans 1/2 cup chopped scallions (or ch...

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: Crust: 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional flour as needed, up to 1/4 cup 1/2 cup cake flour (Soft As Silk) 3 ...

Barbecue Skewers

Barbecue Skewers: 1/2 pound cubed beef 1/2 pound cubed chicken 1 green bell pepper, (cut to the size of the meat) 1 red bell pepper, (cut to...

Appetizer: Tomato Halves with Spinach and Cheese Crumble

These are so yummy and very easy to make. Tomato Halves with Spinach and Cheese Crumble: 8 roma tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves...

Cinnamon Pecan French Toast

The perfect dish to serve if you are hosting a brunch. Cinnamon French Toast: 1 loaf of egg bread sliced 1/2 inch thick (about 8 pieces) 10 ...