by messienessie_62pahm | Mar 18, 2012 | Cocktails & Appetizers, Holiday Fare, Live
Welcome friends! Here let me take your coats, hats and pocketbooks. Please go on in, there’s plenty to eat and Don will whip you up a Martini or an Old Fashioned — you know how Mr. Draper is. Oh, and I brought the tastiest shredded pork and shrimp egg...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jan 13, 2012 | Comfort Food, Healthful Eats, Live, Luscious Desserts
I have an affinity for the layered, exotic flavors intrinsic in Indian food — heady mixes of Garam Masala or curry, the darkly- scented lushness of cardamom, coriander and caraway and the vibrant colors of turmeric, saffron and red chilis — these warm me,...
by messienessie_62pahm | Nov 21, 2011 | Fall & Winter Recipes, Live
As a food blogger (and 1/12 of The Virtual Potluck (VP)) I get to try out new foods, cookbooks and appliances from time to time for free — for a foodie like me, this is some kind of perk! Sometimes those perks are a little better than others and sometimes...
by messienessie_62pahm | Nov 12, 2011 | Comfort Food, Fall & Winter Recipes, Live, Quick and Easy Meals, Soups and Stews
Growing up, I was never much into squash of any kind. My mom seemed to favor zucchini and occasionally, yellow crookneck squash. She was passionate about fried zucchini (as was my middle sister) but I hated it! I didn’t mind the breading but when I got to the...
