Tag: food network magazine

Puff Pastry Pesto Shamrocks!

Have your shamrocks and eat them too with this three-ingredient appetizer for St. Patrick’s Day. It’s said that everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! These Puff Pastry Shamrocks are a fun little appetizer to help you celebrate. The method for making these Puff Pastry Pesto Shamrocks was in the March issue…

Pigskin Playoffs and Potato Skins!

Are you looking for some pigskin playoff food or gearing up for the Super Bowl? I’m always looking for an excuse to celebrate anything with a potato and Food Network Magazine (FNM) came up with 32 potato skins toppings to match each NFL team which makes watching football a little more palatable for me! We noshed on…

South of the Border Flavor

I’m sharing a little South of the Border flavor for Cinco de Mayo and a Fiesta of Food and Flowers in celebration! From the 2011 archives, this post has a couple of recipes worth a second helping or a segundo plato :) for a summer soirée. . . Inspired from a trip to the Farmers Market and a Bobby Flay Cook-Along. For a…

Veggie Medley Deviled Eggs

I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Beatrix Potter (and Easter) Week! Since bunnies mean veggies and Easter means eggs, I hunted up a recipe for Veggie Deviled Eggs! The real-life Benjamin Bunny was a tame rabbit of Beatrix Potter’s whom she sketched constantly, and whose exploits continually amused her: “He is an abject coward, but…

Touchdown: Buffalo Meatballs!

Score a touchdown on game day with these Buffalo Meatballs! Make ahead and reheat in Buffalo sauce for a crowd-pleasing kick off or a half time snack. Buffalo Meatballs are the perfect appetizer in your line up of game day or Super Bowl party snacks! We enjoyed these meatballs this past Sunday while watching the…

Pecan Pie Muffins

The flavor of Pecan Pie in delicious muffin, no corn syrup required! I saw these muffins on Trisha’s Southern Kitchen on Food Network.  I tweaked the recipe a bit after reading the reviews, reducing the butter, adding vanilla, salt and baking soda. These muffins got rave reviews at my husband’s office! The recipe makes 9…

Corn and Bacon Guacam-Olé!

Put the Olé in guacamole with the addition of sweet roasted corn and smoky bacon! No Cinco de Mayo celebration is complete without guacamole! This Corn and Bacon Guacamole has the flavorful char of corn and the addition of smoky bacon! If you’re ever had Chili’s Fire-Grilled Corn Guacamole, this is one step better with the…