Another year winding down, another reason to gather with friends and family and to enjoy tasty treats together! I joined Meteorologist Amanda Thibault on the Morning Brew, Fox Local 44 News to share ideas for savory appetizers and a special sweet treat! They are all perfect bites for your New Year’s Eve party and festivities. […]
Sweet Spicy Meatballs
There is something about a meatball that says, “Party!” Except of course if it rolls off the table and out through the door (after a particularly powerful nasal episode.) And sometimes hearing “meatballs” means it’s cloudy out and about to storm in a very unusual but tasty way. (I never saw the Bill Murray movie […]
Shiny New Year Chocolate Covered Strawberries
This post may contain affiliate links. If you happen to be familiar with the Rankin-Bass holiday special titled ‘Rudolph’s Shiny New Year’… well, pretend for a moment that you are not. Pretend you have never, ever heard of it. I don’t want thoughts of that ridiculous, vintage children’s special to tarnish your impression of these […]
Pesto & Bacon Layered Cheese Appetizer
A step up from a simple tray of sliced cheese with crackers, this layered cheese torta includes smoky bacon and savory pesto layered between a cream cheese-Parmesan blend. I have seen similar appetizers many times at parties and I always marvel at how pretty and delicious they are. This is an easy dish to put […]
Gougères
This post may contain affiliate links. Oh brother, are these tasty! Gougères (pronounced “goo-ZHAIRS”) are puffy, savory, and very hard to stop eating, especially when they are warm from the oven. They are an excellent appetizer, not just because of the tastiness but because they are quick to put together. The traditional gougère is made […]
New Year’s Eve Appetizers Roundup!
As New Year’s Eve approaches, you may be wondering what delicious treats you can put out at your cocktail party, or you need an appetizer to bring to a gathering! Here are 5 ideas for New Year’s Eve appetizers: some savory and some sweet. They are unique, sumptuous and all but one can be picked […]
Chocolate Sabayon with Strawberries
This dish feels like it should be an every-Friday-night dessert: chocolate, strawberries, and a splash of Moscato. Why have them separately when you can combine them into this rich mousse? Zabaglione is a traditional Italian dessert custard, and “sabayon” is the French translation. My sabayon is made with egg yolks and pink Moscato, and then […]
Gingersnap Rolled Chocolate Truffles
This is another one of those miraculous recipes borne of the luck of having things on hand and sudden inspiration. On hand in this case was half a box of gingersnap cookies and most of a bag of dark chocolate chips. While trying to think of a simple, sumptuous dessert to make for New Year’s […]
New Year’s Eve Champagne Cocktails: A Very Merry Holiday Cocktail Roundup
This cocktails round-up is sparkling and brimming with New Year’s Eve Champagne Cocktails! These drinks are elegant, festive, and mostly fruity. Though I tried to steer clear of orange juice cocktails, as those seem more brunch-y to me, I did include one cocktail made with blood oranges. ‘Blood orange’ sounds so exotic and sultry! 1) […]
Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Week 3: Candy Bar Cocktails
It’s Week 3 of Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Time to get treacley sweet, with this round-up of Candy Bar Cocktails, aka Sweet Tooth Sippers. (Christian and I couldn’t decide between the two names, so I’m using both.) The first drink like this that I ever had was named “The Candy Bar.” It was hot cocoa, butterscotch schnapps […]
Who Hash: A Cinematic Christmas Feast
This is a Cinematic Christmas Feast with your hosts The Mind of Schmid and Hungry Enough To Eat Six! This is our first co-blog event, dedicated to famous foods from our favorite Christmas specials. One Christmas parody song refers to these holiday programs as “stale TV specials.” But come on, Christmas movies and TV specials […]
Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Week 2: Fruity Cocktails
Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Week 2: Fruity Cocktails Here is Week 2 of Very Merry Holiday Cocktails, and this week’s round-up is of fruity libations. If we here in Vermont can’t be on the beach enjoying a Corona with lime, or a Strawberry Daiquiri at a swim-up bar we can instead get our “fruity” on with […]