Getting to the Stuffing . . .
Posted on November 30, 2006 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, side dishes | Leave a Comment
As promised, here is the recipe for Apple Bacon Corn Bread stuffing . . . everyone raved about this on Thanksgiving. I know it seems like a lot of ingrediants but the prep goes very quickly and it comes together easily.
Apple Bacon Corn Bread Stuffing
1 recipe corn bread such as my lavender corn bread2 [...]
Read More..>>Getting to the Stuffing . . .
Posted on November 30, 2006 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, side dishes | Leave a Comment
As promised, here is the recipe for Apple Bacon Corn Bread stuffing . . . everyone raved about this on Thanksgiving. I know it seems like a lot of ingrediants but the prep goes very quickly and it comes together easily.
Apple Bacon Corn Bread Stuffing
1 recipe corn bread such as my lavender corn bread2 [...]
Read More..>>Corn bread for stuffing
Posted on November 29, 2006 - Filed Under bread, side dishes | 2 Comments
This corn bread is good for stuffing. Come back tomorrow to see the recipe for apple bacon cornbread stuffing.
Cucina Bella Lavender Corn Bread
2/3 cup all-purpose flour1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal2 tablespoon sugar2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt¼ tsp lavender1 1/4 cups 1% low-fat milk3 large eggs, lightly beaten2 tablespoons butter, melteddash honeyCooking spray
Preheat oven [...]
ARF: Blue Filet Bites
Posted on November 28, 2006 - Filed Under appetizers, beef | Leave a Comment
Hor d’ourves . . . did I mention my hor d’ourves on Thanksgiving? Only about a dozen times probably. That’s only because I thoroughly enjoyed them and so did my guests. And a food enjoyed is always a good thing.
This particular hor d’ourve was born after much testing and sampling. I tried a variety of [...]
Read More..>>Thanksgiving food porn, and anti-porn
Posted on November 27, 2006 - Filed Under Just Photos, Thanksgiving | Leave a Comment
I’ve written bits and pieces about Thanksgiving at my Cucina Bella, but here’s an inside look at the good and bad . . .
This was my table. See the centerpiece? It was born of necessity . . . I wanted something fancy and didn’t have time to actually get all the things necessary for it. [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2006 - Filed Under appetizers, fish/shellfish | 1 Comment
My husband took this photo. There was no cropping necessay, no repositioning. Doesn’t he take a great photo?
So this was my seafood appetizer for Thanksgiving. I played around with a variety of ideas that would have used lobster or smoked salmon or seared tuna, but ended up going with this. It turned out to be [...]
WHB: Portabella and White Bean Soup
Posted on November 25, 2006 - Filed Under dinner, lunch, soup | 6 Comments
It’s the weekend (a rather LOOOOOOOONG weekend for me, yay!) so that means it’s time for Weekend Herb Blogging, the blogging event created by Kalyn from Kalyn’s Kitchen that celebrates herbs and veggies and other yummy things. It’s being hosted by Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once this weekend, so check there on [...]
Read More..>>Sundried tomato pesto spread
Posted on November 24, 2006 - Filed Under spreads/dips | Leave a Comment
Sundried tomato pesto spread
yields about 3/4 cup
½ cup baby spinach, packed½ cup sundried tomatoes3-5 cloves garlic, depending on your taste½ cup walnuts½ cup shredded romano2 tbsp olive oil
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process to a paste.
Cucina Bella Notes:
This spread is thicker than a traditional pesto, so it works well as a sandwich [...]
Spinach pesto sans garlic spread
Posted on November 24, 2006 - Filed Under spreads/dips | Leave a Comment
Spinach pesto sans garlic spread
yields about 1/2 cup
1 cup baby spinach, packed½ cup walnuts½ cup shredded romano2 tbsp olive oil
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process to a paste.
Cucina Bella notes:
This recipe was born out of necessity. My husband tolerates pesto, but hates the garlic in it. I, on the other hand, love [...]
1:15 a.m., Thanksgiving Day
Posted on November 23, 2006 - Filed Under Thanksgiving | Leave a Comment
It’s 1:15 a.m., Thanksgiving Day.
After a delayed start, due to my need to reseason all my cast-iron pans (and I use the term “need” very loosely), the glazed carrots, cranberry apple chutney, roasted parsnips and honey maple glaze are ready. I also made (to my own detriment) walnut turtles — oops, the walnuts were for [...]
