Category Archives: Recipes

Root Beer Floats, Kid and Adult Versions

When was the last time you enjoyed a yummy root beer float? For me, it had been quite a while, so I was so happy to learn that August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day. So were the kids … Continue reading

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Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup with Radish Celery Salsa

I love chilled soups, especially in the heat of the summer. Usually, gazpachos come immediately to mind and that’s what I tend to order or make at home (click here for a tasty recipe I posted last summer.) However, several years … Continue reading

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Stuffed Bell Peppers with Mushrooms, Wild Rice and Habañero Cheese

  Bell peppers are starting to ripen and roll in to the Farmer’s Market, vegetable/fruit stands and local grocery stores. Yaaay! I’ve been experimenting with some recipes that call for a stuffing without meat but don’t sacrifice flavor – perfect … Continue reading

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Drink of the Month, July 2012: Tequila

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor – George Carlin Happy National Tequila Day, y’all! That’s right, July 24 is National Tequila Day, so break out those shot glasses, blenders and/or shakers and mix up a cocktail or shooter to … Continue reading

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Beautiful Beaufort By the Sea

Beaufort is hands-down one of my favorite places in North Carolina. Three hours from Raleigh, the historic district has a great waterfront with some fantastic restaurants and bars, unique shops and great scenery. If you’re lucky, you may see some … Continue reading

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Food of the Month, July 2012: Blueberries

  July is National Blueberry Month, so to celebrate I decided to make a delicious and moist blueberry lemon bundt cake for the kids (okay, for me, too.) I also toasted the month with a refreshing blueberry-cranberry spritzer made from … Continue reading

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Mac-n-Cheese Muffins with Prosciutto Ham

  The first time I ever had macaroni and cheese cups was at my friend Sally’s home. They were absolutely wonderful and inspired me to make some of my own. I came up with this recipe that calls for four different … Continue reading

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Veal Saltimbocca

I recently ran across some nice looking veal scallopini at the Harris Teeter the other day, and decided to buy some since it had been a while since I’ve had veal. I usually make Veal Marsala, but this time I wanted … Continue reading

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Drink of the Month, June 2012: Infused Vodka

 Nowadays you can’t go to your local liquor store without seeing rows of different flavored vodkas – anything from citrus to coconut, green apple to pear, root beer to watermelon. I started wondering how difficult it would be to make my … Continue reading

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Chicken-Que Sandwiches with Creamy, Crunchy Cole Slaw

  Years ago I was trying to figure out what to do with some leftover chicken and came up with this recipe for “chicken-que” that is patterned after pork barbecue. You can cook the chicken all day in the crock … Continue reading

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