Category: Clubs and Blog Hops

Roasted Clementine Bruschetta for IHCC
Here’s a totally different and unusual (and quick) appetizer to whip up before you watch your own favorite team in upcoming bowl games. We just happen to be watching the Orange Bowl tonight. (Get it?)

A Love Actually Perfect British Holiday Fruit Cake (for IHCC, too)
A dual post for both Food ‘n Flix (for Love Actually) and I Heart Cooking Clubs (for CAKE!).

Ruth’s Kitchen Therapy and Comfort Food: Painless Pasta
I Heart Cooking Clubs’ theme this week is therapeutic comfort food via Ruth Reichl. Here’s a delicious (and quick and easy) pasta dish from My Kitchen Year.

“In My Kitchen” December 2018 (and Smoky Black Bean and Corn Spread)
For December’s “In My Kitchen” we have some citrus, cheese, cookbooks, jalapeno jelly and a great appetizer recipe for the holidays! Also, there’s a preview of things to come for EE’s holiday posts.

December Food ‘n Flix Announcement: Love Actually
It’s December. Time for sentimental and sappy holiday movies. Join me for this round of Food ‘n Flix and Love Actually.

A holiday all-purpose spice mix and The Cooking Gene for Cook the Books
This month’s Cook the Books Club selection is The Cooking Gene, a fascinating and insightful read.

Portuguese Honey Bread for IHCC’s Bread Basket
Bread is the theme of this week’s I Heart Cooking Clubs. I perused through Gourmet Today to find the perfect holiday recipe: Portuguese Honey Bread. It’s full of holiday spice, cranberries and citron.

Cornmeal Cream Cheese Pancakes with Cranberry and Apricot Maple Syrup
I Heart Cooking Club’s theme this week is CRANBERRIES! I found a great recipe in a retro Gourmet to celebrate the season. Serve these pancakes up for a very special Thanksgiving breakfast!

Morning Glory Muffins for IHCC
For I Heart Cooking Clubs’ Morning Glories theme this week, I revisit a muffin recipe that is chockful of apples, carrots, raisins, nuts, and coconut.

Marinated Olives and Tomatoes and a Charcuterie Board for a Curmudgeon
Welcome to the November round of Food ‘n Flix, A Man Called Ove. I created a charcuterie board to celebrate this film with marinated tomatoes, olives, and homemade cheese crackers.