Posted in events, food to share, turkey on Nov 16th, 2010 4 Comments »
Thanksgiving is truly one of my favorite holidays. I love the food, the break from school or work, and the true opening night to the holiday season. I love a party, and when are there more parties to attend than the holidays? Nearly all of my Thanksgiving repertoire can be found on my website in [...]
Posted in appetizers, dressing, events, food to share, frying, salad, sauce, seafood on Oct 20th, 2010 2 Comments »
I’ve made batches and batches of crab cakes in my life, yet somehow they’ve just never been quite perfect. I’ve tried recipes from Ina Garten and Paula Deen and numerous others as well as just winging it on my own. Somehow the perfect crab cake has eluded me until now. I started a post called [...]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share, turkey, vacation on Oct 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Brrrr… It’s cold out there! Well Texas cold anyway. As I break out the long sleeves and track down the jackets, I remind myself. The only good part about winter is the holidays! DinnerandConversation will have you ready to prepare the perfect holiday feast. This year I’m offering cooking classes to help you feel at [...]
Posted in dessert, events, food to share, make and store recipes on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ve decide to eat cheesecake for lunch today. I made mini cheesecakes last week for my china and jeans dinner party, but didn’t manage to photograph them that night. So I’ve made more and photographed them today. Then I realized I didn’t eat them at the dinner party either, as I was entirely too full [...]
Posted in appetizers, events, food to share, mushrooms, seafood, wine on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
Last Wednesday I threw a china and jeans impromptu dinner party. Against my natural instincts, I prepared the party as my next entry to Project Food Blog 2010, before I knew whether I’d advanced to the next round or not. I am amongst the world’s most superstitious people. And of course, I jinxed myself and [...]
Posted in appetizers, citrus, events, food to share on Sep 26th, 2010 32 Comments »
It started with a hummus sandwich. Austin’s local sub shop chain, Thundercloud Subs really began my voyage into Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. As a child I was hardly an adventurous eater, a habit that only slowly began to change in my early 20′s. For my entry to challenge #2 for Project Food Blog 2010, [...]
Posted in events, weekly menu on Sep 20th, 2010 No Comments »
I’m an official contestant in Project Food Blog, a series of 10 blogging challenges and ultimately a cash prize, fame, notoriety, and stardom. After that, I think they might offer me the presidency. Seriously though, I’m hoping to stay in the running at least awhile, since the challenges sound straight up my alley. I mean, [...]
Posted in events, olives, pasta, weekly menu on Aug 22nd, 2010 3 Comments »
That is a picture of half of what I’d like for Christmas. Hopefully Santa’s elves can swing that for me. Kidding. Foodbuzz sent me on a commercial kitchen tour and cooking demonstration last weekend at Carrabba’s in Plano. It was a fantastic event. I loved their kitchen setup and was impressed by the quality of [...]
Posted in cheap meals, easy meals, events, food to share, leftovers, pork, sauce, Spices on Jul 12th, 2010 No Comments »
This Seared Pork Recipe came as part of the recipe suggestions from Williams-Sonoma in the Easy and Elegant Dinner Party I hosted for LE’s Fifth Birthday. I was floored by how much I liked it. The flavors were really bight and summery, but not overpowering at all. We served it with my Herb Sauce for [...]
Posted in appetizers, chicken, citrus, dessert, events, food to share, herbs, sauce, sides, spinach on Jul 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
The title may be a tad bit misleading, as I’d guess most people wouldn’t call this party an “easy” menu for a child’s 5th birthday party, but I’d say it was certainly elegant. Since I’m just rolling from one party straight into the next, LE’s Fifth birthday party was a combination of two events in [...]
