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Mushroom Tart

Years ago, we hosted a holiday party and I made a wild mushroom tart. It was filled with assorted wild mushrooms and it was delicious. I love mushrooms. As a vegetarian, they often make an appearance in many homemade dishes. Nutritional benefits of mushrooms high in antioxidants, selenium, vitamin D, folate. 8oz of grilled portabella mushrooms and 8oz of shiitake mushrooms provide 3 g of fiber to benefit the digestive system reducing risk of heart diseaase. Fiber, potassium and vitamin C for a healthy heart. The mushroom stem is a good source of beta-glucans and chitins (dietary fibers) which can [...]

By Joanne|2017-04-29T17:59:17-04:00April 29, 2017|Food, Health and Nutrition, Party Food|Comments Off

Thank you Chef Dennis: The Best Tiramisu Ever

We hosted a pulled turkey party recently, kind of a last minute thing. As I was snooping around Facebook, something caught my eye. Chef Dennis K Littley posted his legendary tiramisu recipe. It looked easy and OH SO GOOD! For his original recipe, check out his site. Tiramisu recipe here. You will need: 9” square pan Thank you Chef Dennis: The Best Tiramisu Ever Recipe Type: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Author: Joanne Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 10 From Chef Dennis K. Littley, seriously the best, the lightest Tiramisu ever! Easy to [...]

By Joanne|2017-04-23T12:30:02-04:00April 23, 2017|Baking, Party Food|2 Comments

Greek Layered Dip and Kushyfoot

Let’s start with food then move onto feet. An odd progression I know. In fact, maybe I should start with the foot “thing” and move on to the food that way, while preparing this fantastic dip, your feet will feel great. No. We’ll start with the food. Greek Layered Dip – maybe a lot of ingredients but very easy to put together. 10 oz original flavor hummus 1 1/4 cup Greek Style Thick yogurt, fat free or lite *Strain yogurt first. Simply put in cheese cloth and allow to strain liquid in a colander for about 30 minutes. 1 tsp [...]

By Joanne|2015-06-15T06:23:22-04:00June 14, 2015|Party Food|4 Comments

Kentucky Derby Party Food

This fun filled day of hats and horses wouldn’t be the same without some Kentucky Bourbon and mint mixed into to just about everything on the menu. The recipes were based on what I found from Thrillist, tweaked a little by yours truly. *The Derby might be over but The Preakness is coming up. Get ready to party again! The Menu: Bourbon Balls to get the party started. I reduced the amount of bourbon in this recipe by half and it was still very strong. Just a warning. New England Style Mint Julep – these are good to sip while [...]

By Joanne|2015-05-03T12:41:36-04:00May 3, 2015|Party Food|Comments Off