Food On A Stick: Kobe Beef Lollipops & Chicken Lollipops

[1] Not another pig-in-a-blanket: Kobe/wagyu beef hot dog lollipops (photos #1 and #5 © Elegant Affairs Caterers). [2] Puff pastry is a great asset if you want to turn out elegant appetizers and desserts (photo © Our Harvest). [3] “American Kobe, a.k.a. wagyu beef hot dogs from Snake River Farms (photo © Snake River Farms).…
Continue reading “Food On A Stick: Kobe Beef Lollipops & Chicken Lollipops”

TIP OF THE DAY: Tomatoes With Flavored Sea Salt

Here’s an easy hors d’oeuvre or snack that’s delicious and different: cherry tomatoes with a choice of flavored sea salts. Simply set out toothpicks and let family and guests enjoy a succulent cherry or grape tomato with a dip of flavorful salt. Choose salts with contrasting colors, flavors and textures (crunchier coarse salt versus fine…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Tomatoes With Flavored Sea Salt”

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Savory Verrines

Yesterday we introduced dessert verrines, dishes layered in small glasses. They can be either sweet or savory; the goal is to create a visually-stunning and sophisticated small bite. Today, we take on savory verrines, popular as appetizers or cocktail food. You can also serve them as sides with a main course. Think of three to…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make Savory Verrines”

TIP OF THE DAY: For Fun & Excitement, Make Verrine Recipes

Berries, pistachio sour cream and sweetened Greek yogurt. Photo courtesy Wallmonkey.   Looking for some appetizer or dessert excitement? Make verrines (vair-REEN, in French). Verre is the French word for glass; verrine, which means “protective glass,” is an assortment of ingredients layered “artfully” in a small glass. Verrines can be sweet or savory: The idea…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: For Fun & Excitement, Make Verrine Recipes”

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Tapenade With This Easy Tapenade Recipe

[1] Tapenade-topped crostini with a garnish of fresh tomato (photo © Kelly Cline | iStock Photo).   Here’s an easy tapenade recipe, but first a little story. Back in our college days, a fashionable new restaurant opened in midtown Manhattan. It had a menu that was very exciting for the time. For starters, instead of…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make Tapenade With This Easy Tapenade Recipe”