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SPANAKOPITA GOLDEN BEET SPIRAL

A delicious mixture of fresh baby spinach, sunset-tinged golden beets, tangy feta and tasty seasonings tucked into a flaky, tender puff pastry spiral. Yum-O! The familiar yumminess of spanakopita was the order of the day. But, then again, I did have some beautiful, bright yellow beets waiting so patiently for... Read more →



STEAK AND BLUE CHEESE CROSTINI

Tender, juicy little morsels of simply seasoned, butter-sizzled steak plunked atop golden, oven toasted, tangy, blue cheese smeared bread. I know. I know this isn't crostini, in the classic sense. I did indeed put the cheese topping on before oven-toasting, rather than afterwards. But if you had an Auntie Alice... Read more →



BROWNIE BITES

Brownie chocolates! So very poppable! Petite, chewy, fudgey brownies cloaked in a velvety chocolate ganache. And just look at those goodies on top. Pop! Pop! Looky, looky, what I made! You know you waaahnt one! Okay, okay, I'll fess up, but no booing and hooing when I tell you I... Read more →



PRETZEL BUNS

Shiny, dark, yeasty, chewy buns of beauty, speckled with sea salt, and promising more enjoyment than any bread should really be allowed to promise. At dinner last night my mom-in-law, Mar, enthusiastically exclaimed, "these are the best damn buns I've ever had!!". Now that's good guest feedback. And let me... Read more →



AVOCADO BEARNAISE

Spring is in the air....the air....the air.......Avocado laced, ridiculously rich, buttery, tarragonaceous bearnaise sauce; steamed, lemon-spritzed asparagus; handfuls of just-picked morels, those rare and elusive, nutty-sweet treasures that hide deep in the forest and exude earthy complexities .....all begging to sidle up to a perfectly BBQ'd, tender-juicy strip loin steak.... Read more →