Honey Nut Bars

Honey Nut Bars: 1 cup honey 3 tablespoons light corn syrup 3/4 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup whole almonds, toasted 3/4 cup shelled pistachios 3/4...

Bean, Corn, and Tomato Soup

Bean, Corn and Tomato Soup: (serves 6) 1 cup vegetable broth (or low sodium chicken broth) 1 large sweet onion 2 stalks celery 2 carrots 2 c...

Giada's Baby Strawberry Honey Pies

Giada's Baby Strawberry Honey Pies: You will need: Vegetable cooking spray 2 unroll-and-bake refrigerated 9-inch pie crusts (recommended...

Potato Basil Puree

Potato Basil Puree: (Ina Garten recipe, foodnetwork.com ) 2 cups fresh basil leaves, lightly packed 2 lbs large Yukon Gold or white boiling ...

Cocktail Meatballs

Cocktail Meatballs: (Recipe from Foodandwine.com ) 5   slice packaged white sandwich bread 1   cup milk 3   large eggs , beaten 1   small wh...

Churros

Churros: (Recipe from  doriegreenspan.com . Adapted from a Chef Alain Morville recipe.) Makes about 4 servings Ingredients: Vegetable oil fo...

Alfredo Lasagna Rolls

Alfredo Lasagna Rolls: 4 oz ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese) 2 cups fresh spinach, finely chopped 1 cup white mushrooms, chopped 1/2 cup r...

Endive with Apple, Bacon, and Blue Cheese

Endive with Apple, Bacon and Blue Cheese: 1/4 cup of your favorite blue cheese dressing 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles 1/4 cup walnuts chopped...

Spanakopitas: Ina Garten Recipe (makes 6 strudels) Ingredients: 2 tbsp. olive oil 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion 2 green onions, white and gre...

Tiramisu

Tiramisu: (Recipe from iceteasugarhigh.blogspot.com ) (This recipe makes 6 servings) For the zabaglione: 2 large egg yolks 3 tbsp sugar 1/4 ...

Eclairs

Eclairs: (makes 9 eclairs) Dough: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 cup water 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 eggs Filling: 1 ...

Classic Cherries Jubilee

Classic Cherries Jubilee: (Inspired by a recipe from allrecipes.com ) 1 lb fresh dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitt...

Pickled Green Beans with Lemon

Pickled Green Beans with Lemon: (Found recipe here ) 1 lb very fresh green beans, stem ends trimmed 2 cups rice vinegar 1/4 cup sugar ...

Grapefruit and Avocado Salad with a Lime & Mint Vinaigrette

Grapefruit and Avocado Salad with a Mint Vinaigrette: (Makes 4 servings. Recipe from here ) Salad: 2 ripe avocados 2 large red grapefruits 6...

Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Spears

Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Spears: 1 bunch asparagus (about 20 spears), ends trimmed (about 1-2 inches) 6 ounces of thinly sliced smoked sa...

Homemade Blueberry Liqueur

Homemade Blueberry Liqueur: (3 month process)                                                   Ingredients: 24 ounces (1 1/2 - 16oz bags) o...

Fried Couscous Salad

Fried Couscous Salad: (Inspired by the Giada De Laurentiis recipe. Picture from foodnetwork.com ) Couscous: 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth...

Vegetable Chips with Blue Cheese Dip

Vegetable Chips with Blue Cheese Dip: (Tweaked, Sunny Anderson recipe) Bluecheese Dip: 1/2 cup half & half  1 8-ounce container lite so...

Watercress Soup

Watercress Soup: (recipe found on livestrong.com ) 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 ½ pints of light, low sodium chicken stock or water 2 sma...

Baked Zucchini with Garlic-Lemon Aioli

Baked Zucchini with Garlic-Lemon Aioli: (recipe found here ) 3 medium green zucchini 1/2 cup Flour 1 egg + 2 tbsp water 1 cup panko breadcru...

Rosemary, Thyme & Kalamata Olive Focaccia Bread

Rosemary, Thyme & Kalamata Olive Focaccia Bread: (makes 2 good sized loaves) 1 package dry yeast 1/3 cup warm water, about 100 degrees 2...