Recipes

Cranberry Cocktails 3 Ways

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintCranberry Cocktails Three Ways – How can you go wrong with a festive cranberry cocktail for holiday entertaining? I make this Cranberry Ginger Syrup and Steve has three different cocktails to make.We have no order of preference but with this syrup he can make a Cranberry Martini, a Cranberry Mimosa,…

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Coquito

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintIf you like Coconut like I do you must have Coquito on hand all year.  I know – it’s a Holiday thing in Puerto Rico but I fell in love with the first taste and refused to give it up.  It may small but it’s rich and flavorful, the perfect…

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Homemade Sriracha

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintA few years ago I came up with this Homemade Sriracha Sauce to deal with a surplus of peppers in the garden.  Steven, my Step Son, loves it so now I make sure to plant enough peppers to make a few batches. He tends to drink the stuff so by…

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Grilled Duck with a Red Wine Marinade

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintNow that fall is here we are using the outdoor kitchen more than ever.  The cool evenings are perfect to use the outdoor kitchen for “slow food” like this Grilled Duck with Red Wine Marinade. Duck can be intimidating but let me assure you, this recipe is so impressive, easy…

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Tamale Pie

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintNo matter who you are there is always dishes you adored in childhood and this Tamale Pie is one of my go to favorites.   We really didn’t have a name for it until I saw an article in Bon Appetit a few years back. I could have written that article…

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BBQ Pork Ribs

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintI have found the best way to make ribs is to roast them in the oven until tender then take them outside and finish them with your favorite BBQ Sauce on the grill.  How impressive is that? Click Here for the full Labor Day Menu 5 from 3 votes Print…

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