February 2010

Have Lettuce… will travel!

by Nancy on February 26, 2010

Potlucks, sick friends and new babies. What do all these have in common? They all generally entail schlepping food – and well, some food “schleps” better than others as I found out after taking some ...

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Gluten Free Apple Crisp

by Nancy on February 24, 2010

Have food… will travel! Like most middle aged, suburban women, I belong to a bookclub – today’s version of the   bridge group.  Like every other female gathering, we catch up on each others lives, swap stories ...

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Chile Corn Custard Cups

by Nancy on February 23, 2010

Ok.. I am apologizing up front. This photo does NOT show off these little gems to their best advantage… but don’t blame them – it is all my fault!! I was working on a bit ...

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Appetizers Part II – Asian BBQ Chicken Skewers

by Nancy on February 19, 2010

Sweet, salty and a little spicy… what’s not to like??? These skewers are easy and downright addictive!! You can make the sauce 2 or 3 days ahead and you can skewer the chicken 1 day ...

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I love cocktail parties… well, maybe not the cocktails so much (I am more of a wine kind of girl) but I LOVE the food! So when I was asked to do a cocktail party ...

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Game Night

by Nancy on February 8, 2010

Fudgy Mocha Toffee Brownies When my kids were younger, we often had Game Nights – a friday night where we would all sit around the kitchen table and play card games or board games. We ...

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A pizza by any other name

by Nancy on February 5, 2010

Lahmajoune. Isn’t that a beautiful name for a pizza? Ah,  but Lahmajoune isn’t just a pretty name. it is a crispy, meaty disk of flatbread that you can put together in less time than it ...

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Crudites Redux

by Nancy on February 3, 2010

I have to admit, I have never been a fan of crudite platters. Maybe it’s because I’ve been to too many parties featuring the supermarket staple – tasteless and colorless specimens of carrots, celery and ...

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