Eliot's Eats

A life well read and well fed

Category: Recipes

  • Spicy Black-Eyed Pea Dip with Green Chiles for #TripleSBites

    Spicy Black-Eyed Pea Dip with Green Chiles for #TripleSBites

    Welcome to my third post for #TripleSBites, a super sexy, saucy, and spicy group of twenty bloggers sharing recipes for “Valentines and Beyond.” Black-Eyed Pea Dip is a staple for us at any New Year’s Day celebration.   I have seen similar recipes labeled as “Okie Caviar” and “Texas Caviar.”   Whatever it’s called this…

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  • Eggs and Mushrooms in Ham Crisp Cups #TripleSBites

    Eggs and Mushrooms in Ham Crisp Cups #TripleSBites

    #TripleSBites for today is a breakfast dish you could whip up for a romantic brunch (or dinner or brinner).

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  • Singleton Cosmo for Food ‘n Flix

    Singleton Cosmo for Food ‘n Flix

    Care for a blue cocktail? This is especially good while watching a chick flick like “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” the Food ‘n Flix feature for January.

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  • The Easiest Chocolate Chip Cookie EVAH!

    The Easiest Chocolate Chip Cookie EVAH!

    Check out this easy recipe for a chocolate chip cookie for this round of Cook the Books.

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  • Onion-Rosemary Bread

    Onion-Rosemary Bread

    I decided to turn over a new leaf.  (Let’s see how long it will last, shall we?) Over the holiday break, I decided to go through my stash of recipe books, clippings, magazines, etc.  It was quite an undertaking, something that I am still in the process of sorting. I found a couple of local…

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  • Gifting Granola

    Gifting Granola

    Why don’t we give homemade food gifts all year long? I suggest a new trend…starting with this recipe.

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  • Bundles of Insane Apple Goodness

    Bundles of Insane Apple Goodness

    I have three points to make on today’s post. When a favorite blogger quits blogging it is like an old friend moved away to a third world country. Sometimes, I do use a tube of prepared bread-like substance. I refuse to name a recipe “dumplins.” To address my first point… Who else misses Jen at Juanita’s…

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  • Cardamom White Chocolate Panna Cotta for C.L.U.E.

    Cardamom White Chocolate Panna Cotta for C.L.U.E.

    This panna cotta is the creamiest and most decadent dessert and can be topped with any fruit. Read on as I reveal my C.L.U.E. blogger assignment for February.

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  • Green Chili Hummus

    Green Chili Hummus

    After visiting New Mexico, I am so tempted to put green chilis in anything and everything. Case in point—this hummus.   Green Chili Hummus adapted from Dorie Greenspan 1 can (15.5 oz.) chickpeas 2 large garlic cloves, chopped 1/3 c. tahini 2 T. fresh lemon juice (or to taste) 1 can (4.5 oz.) chopped green chilis…

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  • Christmas Fudge

    Christmas Fudge

    Oh, FUDGE!!!!! Today I am posting a classic family fudge recipe in honor of sweet Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” (and for December’s Food ‘n Flix).

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