Easy Recipes for Stylish Entertaining | Culinary Thymes
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One of my favorite holiday traditions is baking Christmas cookies and decorating them with my kids. I love a good gingerbread cookie and this recipe from Marian Tindall is a favorite. I don’t know about you but I could really use a break from the shopping and wrapping for some fun downtime with the kids. [...]
The kitchen renovation project wrapped up just in time for Thanksgiving. Here are some pics of the final product, and some of my favorite features: ->Enjoying all the new counter space to the right and left of the range. ->At Thanksgiving, there was plenty of space to have 5-6 people prepping on the island at [...]
By now you’ve made your Christmas list and might be pondering what homemade food gifts to give this year. Will it be a chutney, granola, nuts or cookies? (Click these links for more tasty holiday food gift recipes!) My beef with cookies is that they tend to dry out, which is why I love biscotti so [...]
Here’s a spiced nut recipe I experimented with lately. I like a spicy and slightly sweet nut and I love cardamom, and this recipe reflects those flavors. These are great to garnish a cheese course or in a salad or just by themselves. Enjoy! -alyce eyster Cardamom Spiced Nuts Print Recipe Type: nuts Author: culinarythymes.com [...]
Gotta run this a.m., but here’s a great, hearty bean recipe. Now’s the time to use those parm rinds you’ve been squirreling away. I like my beans creamy, but I think you could serve this as a soup too. Happy weekend, well almost. Enjoy. -alyce eyster Photo: Fulton Davenport Tuscan White Beans Print Recipe Type: side [...]
Finally! Some chilly weather here in Texas. I think last night it even dipped into the upper 30s. You know what that means — soup. Enjoy these seasonal flavors and stay warm! -alyce eyster Photo: Fulton Davenport Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup with Chipotle Crema Print Recipe Type: soup Author: http://www.culinarythymes.com Prep Time: 15 mins Cook [...]
It’s been a busy week. Even though the kitchen renovation is not 100% complete, it’s far enough along that I could move most of my tools and wares into their new home. And we’ve been able to cook now for about 2 weeks. What a relief! I’ve been wanting to do more hands-on cooking with [...]
I love gougeres, those yummy, cheesy puffs rife with gruyere. Don’t be fooled, these savory bites are easy to make. And they pair swimmingly with your favorite wine as a precursor to a meal. As the recipe says, they can be stuffed with sauteed mushrooms or chicken salad, for a heartier snack. Enjoy! -alyce eyster [...]
Now that we’ve finally gotten some cooler weather, I’m craving fall-ish spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and my favorite, cardamom. And since I’ve been 3.5 months without a full-fledged kitchen until about a week ago, it’s time to get baking again. So yesterday I unpacked a few boxes and tested a recipe for zucchini muffins. I [...]
Not done yet, but close. Why is it that the hardest part of a race is when you see the finish line? Perhaps some folks are motivated by the finish line, but I am finding it quite challenging and downright exhausting to dig down deep for endurance. The “race” I’ve been running since July is a [...]
