Filet Mignon Wraps – Appetizer In the world of good beef and steak there is nothing more delicious than filet mignon. There is a reason it is so expensive… it’s worth every penny. When I’m entertaining, I feel it’s important to use quality ingredients. This is even more important when preparing a recipe with only a few ingredients. Even the most elegant appetizers don’t have to be complicated. This...
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Interview and Recipe – The Next Food Network Star, Aarti Sequeira Photo Courtesy of Food Network Scroll down to see three of Aarti’s Recipes from her new show “Aarti Party” on Food Network Like millions of others all over America, I watched The Next Food Network Star to see who was going to win this year’s crown. But I sat on the edge of my chair with increased interest because I had a personal connection to one of...
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Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes Photo and Recipe Re-posted with Permission by: Evil Shenanigans You probably can’t stop staring at the photo of this cupcake. I know I can’t. I’ve been following Kelly’s blog on Twitter for about two years. She uses this photo as her avatar and I’m usually haunted by it and craving chocolate long after I log off of my computer. I finally broke down and asked her for the...
Read MoreSpicy Chicken-Vegetable & Cilantro Sausage Soup Sorry, no photos. I made this yesterday on a whim and wasn’t prepared for it to be this good! It’s really simple and feels more like “assembly” then “cooking.” This recipe is only to share with you what I did…. however you can make your own substitutions and variations depending upon your availability of ingredients. The...
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Fresh Roasted Shrimp with Tarragon-Pistachio Butterby Chef Rima Olvera of “Duet” www.rimaolvera.com Chef Rima Olvera…. a friend of mine from high school who has become one of the finest chef’s in Europe. She recently tortured me by letting me know she would have prepared this beautiful dish at a party I’m throwing this coming summer. The only challenge is she currently lives in Israel and the party...
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In my quest to find the “best” recipes, I’ve been so fortunate to discover incredibly talented professional and home chefs and bloggers. And many of them have been so willing to share their recipes and techniques with me and the readers of this site. Chef Viviane Banquet Farre is even more generous then most. Whenever I visit her website I am captivated with the mouth-watering photos and elegant combination of ingredients....
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