Rocco and Aimee Hanson own a wonderful and inventive culinary company called Oui Cook in Mendocino, California. Describing them as caterers or even as chefs just does not do them justice. What they really do is create an ambiance for your event or private dinner that includes wonderfully prepared food. I have first hand experience with Oui Cook. Over the last few years, my family has insisted on Rocco and Aimee for any of our private...
Read MorePhyllo Asparagus Spears These are easy to make, but take some practice. I would recommend you make them at least once before you make them for a special occasion. The above photo was taken by Ninette at Big, Bold, Beautiful Food. She made this recipe and made some little changes to it. You can read her take on the recipe here. Be sure to check out her website while you’re there, it’s gorgeous and is...
Read MoreProsciutto-Wrapped Grilled Plums with Gorgonzola and Rosemary by Chef David Lawrence www.chefdavidlawrence.com This year I had a very large July 4th party. It was held outside and the menu consisted of appetizers. We served these plums with a few modifications. The rosemary sprigs were made longer so that people could hold them while standing and visiting. St. Andre cheese is one of my personal favorites so we opted...
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Tagliatelle With Carmelized Onions, Applewood Smoked Bacon and Cremini Mushrooms Ingredients: Sea salt Extra virgin olive oil 1/4 pound good quality applesmoked bacon, cut into thin slices 2 small sweet onions, peeled and halved or quartered (depending upon size) 1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced 4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed Needles from 2 small fresh rosemary sprigs Cracked black pepper 1 pound tagliatelle pasta (or any wide ribbon...
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Homemade Rose Petal Pistachio Ice Cream Chef David Lawrence is a Facebook friend and lately he’s killing me with his recipe posts! His new blog… www.forkingdelicious.blogspot.com is a combination of stunning food photos, humorous writing and interesting culinary creations. He has been gracious to allow me to re-post many of his recipes. So many are wonderfully inventive and decadent that I find myself asking him...
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photo by David Lawrence Ultimate Fried Chicken by Tyler Florence My friend Chef David Lawrence beat me to the punch on posting this one. This fried chicken recipe looks absolutely delectable. I must admit that I’ve never been very good at frying chicken and my kitchen usually needs a power wash to get rid of the oil. David suggested I try this recipe developed by Tyler Florence. This immediately drew me in and I...
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