Category: Recipes
Spicy-Cheesy Black-Eyed Pea Dip
I have been posting black-eyed pea dips and appetizers on New Year’s for quite a few years. Some of these are creamy and served hot and some are cold or at room temperature. Honestly, I was never a black-eyed pea fan growing up, but I am now. I love creating these new recipes that…
Madagascar for December’s Movies & Munchies
I’m pulling a recipe from the archives today and making treats for the Madagascar traveling animals.
A Harvest Salad for The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
Mixed Greens Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Goat Cheese, Apples and Maple Vinaigrette. That’s a mouthful so I just went with the Harvest Salad from the book. The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living is the Oct/Nov selection for Cook the Books.
Sour Cream Apple Pie w/Walnut Streusel for M&M’s film, Mall Cop
While I wasn’t that impressed with Mall Cop, I was totally impressed with this apple pie. The family loved this pie, too. and I think it will become a Thanksgiving tradition.
Marinated Chickpea Salad with Lemon and Kale from Company by Amy Thielen
I’m back to reviewing some of the new and “best” cookbooks of 2023. Today’s review is of Company by Amy Thielen. About the book: One of Food & Wine’s Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023 From beloved writer and cook Amy Thielen comes a year of inventive recipes and twenty menus for the “let’s do it at my house”…
A Halloween-y Post for Movies & Munchies
I wasn’t sure what movie I wanted to watch for the October Movies & Munchies post but I knew what I wanted to make: Boursin Boo.
Egg Salad for The Shape of Water and Movies & Munchies
Our Movies & Munchies film for this month was The Shape of Water. I was inspired by the egg munching monster.
Love & Saffron by Kim Fay and One-Bean Salad
Love & Saffron is the August/September selection for Cook the Books. Read on about this charming novel about friendship, letters and food.
A Difficult Movies & Munchies Post
Some delicious salsa recipes for a very hard subject matter. Movies & Munchies watched The Road for August.
Everyday Grand Review and Spicy Roasted Delicata Squash
What a beautifully photographed cookbook. The recipes are part crazy inventive and part down-home traditional. I found one of the best and most versatile squash recipes within its pages.