Green Chili Cheese Cornbread Poppers

It’s cold! I mean it’s cold for us San Diegans so we need to take advantage of it while it lasts and make up big pots of soups, stews and chili and don’t forget the cornbread! I love a cornbread muffin with a bowl of soup but I really can’t imagine chili without these muffins. What’s extra fun about these little guys is that you can eat a whole handful of these yummy little rounds of flavor and it will still only add up to about two regular sized muffins. It just seems like a bonus to me! Continue reading →

Ruby Pagoda Tea Mocktail – Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!

Ruby Pagoda Mocktail
 
Out with the Old and In with the New. The New Year, that is. The holidays were a blast but now it’s time to clean up our act a little bit.  So in our typical style of “Let’s Go Big”, my husband and I started our Liver Cleanse today! So far it has been energizing and I am amazed at how fast I started to feel peppy. But then I thought, what to do about a Friday cocktail?

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Do You Go a Caroling?

Carolers
 
One of the things I enjoy most about the Christmas season is the Carols. Old, new, it doesn’t matter. My husband and I begin the season decorating the tree and singing to all of our favorites. My mother and I knew all the words and my husband, like my father, make up their own words.
 

That made me wonder; maybe everyone doesn’t remember the old favorites. How many do you remember? Not to worry if you don’t, the answers are at the bottom!

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Glühwein aka Mulled Wine – Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!

My husband has requested for many years that we have Glühwein at Christmas so this is the year he will get at least one of his Christmas wishes. This takes him back to the years he spent in Germany as a young teenager. He remembers the smells of pine boughs, candles glowing, and his Mom making this for the family to share.

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Santa’s “Special” Cocoa ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!

“Santa Baby, hurry down the chimney tonight…..” I made this for my Santa to warm him with his favorite flavors. To make sure that you get just what you want from your Santa, ask him what he would like for Christmas in his special cocoa and get creative.
 
This hot cocoa is definitely a grown-up version, but you can make it kid-friendly too by omitting the liquor. For a special touch, I like to toast the marshmallow topping under the broiler or you can use a mini torch if you have one. Kids will think it is S’mores in a cup! The pinch of chili powder adds warmth and depth of flavor but not real heat. It’s the mystery ingredient that will make you cocoa extra special. The recipe can be doubled, tripled or more to please your whole family. The more the merrier!

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Pumpkin Pie Martini ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!

Pumpkin pie says Thanksgiving but sometimes you just don’t have room for dessert. Well just like jello, there’s always room for a cocktail! Voila! Pumpkin pie in a glass! Oh so yummy and it is the perfect end to a very festive day.

Make a batch of cocktails ahead of time and rim your glasses so when all the leftovers are put away, all you have to do is pour, put your feet up and relax! Continue reading →

Bayou Slime – Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!

Bayou Slime
 
What makes Halloween so much fun is the creativity you get to unleash during every aspect of inventing the party. Turning your house into a spooky place where each little space holds something clever and creepy for your guests to enjoy. The same idea holds true for the cocktails. They are a part of the atmosphere you are creating. The transformation of an everyday house into an eerie space is like the transformation of the ordinary cocktail into a creepy libation.

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Comfort in a Bowl!

Comfort food takes on many forms and being an Irish girl, for me, it is usually potatoes! But this time it is lentils!
 
The evenings are getting cool even in San Diego and one of the first soups I think to make is a recipe from Ina Garten. It is simple, flavorful and amazingly low fat considering that is not what Ina is known for.  I don’t drizzle the olive oil on at the end and add more red wine. A personal preference. Serve this with crusty bread like Pain Rustic and a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon and this meal will warm the cockles of any chilly heart.

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