Campbell’s Simple Sunday Suppers Charity Contest If you have been reading my blog, you know that I enjoy contests for charity. It’s a fun way to get involved with great causes while working with my favorite food bloggers around the country. Recently CampbellsKitchen.com and Goodbite.com teamed up to create another charity contest opportunity. They asked five of the nation’s top food bloggers to come up with a...
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Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Grilled Jalapenos Ingredients: 12 large Jalapenos 2-3 oz of cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup Machego or jack cheese, shredded 1/2 cup very sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 16 slices of bacon *you could also use goat cheese or feta as a variation* Step 1: After washing peppers, cut off the tops and carefully clean out the seeds and ribs. Rinse with water again and dry. Normally when working with chiles I...
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Quaker and Goodbite.com Team Up to Raise Money for Share Your Strength As you probably know, I recently won a contest with Quaker Oats. The prize was the best part… $10,000 was donated to Food For The Poor for the children of Haiti. This was before the earthquake that devastated that region. So, when Quaker and Good Bite asked if I would participate in another contest for charity – I jumped at the...
Read MoreQuinoa Salad With Pecans, Green Herbs and Grilled Salmon by Chef Rima Olvera of “Duet” www.rimaolvera.com My good friend Rima Olvera was kind enough to share one of her recipes with me. She continues to surprise me with her ability to make her food unique and complex with flavors by combining simple and fresh ingredients. For all of us who indulged a little too much over the holidays . . . this dish is an ideal...
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Mini Twice Baked Potato Appetizers Makes 2 dozen Ingredients: 24 baby Yukon Gold or red potatoes (small russets work too – but they are usually too big) 2-3 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp freshly chopped Thyme 4 oz. pancetta or applewood smoked bacon, cooked-crispy and crumbled 5 TBSP chives, finely chopped 1/2 cup creem fraiche or sour cream 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, coarsely grated Sea salt and pepper Preheat oven to...
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Swiss Cheese Fondue Ingredients: 1 lb Gruyere cheese, shredded 3/4 lb Emmenthaler cheese, shredded 1/4 lb Appenzeller cheese, cubed 1 1/2 TBSP cornstarch 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 1 1/2 cups dry white wine 2 tsp fresh meyer lemon juice 2 TBSP Kirsch (eauz-de-vie) cherry liquor Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Pinch of cayenne pepper Method: Step 1: Toss and coat all cheeses with cornstarch in a large bowl. Step 2:...
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