A Little Personal History: Grilled Kebabs are a great go to dish whether for BBQ, dinner with friends and family or just for one. This oriental version with wasabi and ginger is one of my favorites., Description: Categories: Meat, Vegetables Servings: 8 Time: – Preparation: 20 minutes – Marinade: 2 hours – Cooking: 15 minutes
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A Little Personal History: I’ve never been that interested in baking breads. However, I love using bread bowls for dips, soups, stews, etc. After doing some research, realized that bread, using beer as a leveling agent, makes for a hard crusted bread. Perfect for bread bowls. Here’s the simple and easy recipe I came up
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A Little Personal History: Every so often I have the urge for a soft pretzel. But why go out when you can make them at home. Here’s my easy to make favorite pretzel. Description: Categories: Snack, bread Servings: 6-8 pretzels Time: – Preparation: 30 minutes – Resting: 1 hour – Cooking: 15 minutes Equipment: large
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A Little Personal History: This is one of my favorite appetizer dishes. It’s quick and easy to prepare, is great whether served at a formal or casual affair. I like serving the dip in a bread bowl, with the bread pieces and chips on the side. Description: Categories: Appetizer Servings: 8 Time: – Preparation:
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A Little Personal History: One of my favorite appetizers is lightly fried spicy calamari. However, sometimes I like my calamari sans the fried. So, here’s how I make the healthier version, grilling rather than frying. Description: Categories: Appetizer, Seafood Servings: 4-6 Time: – Preparation: 15 minutes – Marinade: 2 hours – Cooking:
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A Little Personal History: Adding some fresh avocado to ranch dressing makes a great dip. Here’s my easy to make avacado ranch dip. Description: Categories: Dressing, Dip Servings: 1 ½ cups Time: – Preparation: 5 minutes Equipment: 1 medium mixing bowl, spoon, potato masher or fork, whisk, plastic spatula Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: ½ cup ripe
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A Little Personal History: There are just so many things that go with Ranch dressing; Salads, dips, etc. So much so, I wanted to come up with a powdered mix I could quickly add some milk, mayo or variations of yogurt, sour cream and presto … delicious ranch dressing 🙂 The “secret” to this mix is
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A Little Personal History: As a dipping sauce for most any fried or baked appetizer you can’t go wrong with honey mustard sauce. But that’s not all. Ham, sausage, chicken, pretzels, etc. all go well with this honey mustard sauce. Enjoy. Description: Categories: Sauce Servings: Table Text Time: – Preparation: 10 minutes – Refrigeration: 1
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A Little Personal History: If you like a spicy dipping sauce, even the mild variety, you’ve gotta know how to mix up some up when you need it. Here’s my go to favorite spicy dipping sauce. Description: Categories: Sauce Servings: 3 cups Time: – Preparation: 10 minutes – Refrigeration: 1 hour Equipment: Measuring cups and
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A Little Personal History: I use ketchup so often yet hate the idea of preservatives, artificial flavors, colors, etc. Ergo, it was time to make my own. Here’s the end result and I’ll never go back to store bought again 😉 Description: Ketchup, sometimes known as catsup or, in Australia/New Zealand, tomato sauce. It contains
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