Easy Recipes for Stylish Entertaining | Culinary Thymes
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My intentions for family time this Sunday were well-meaning. We’d play cheese maker and, of course, the experiment would yield several yummy mozzarella balls. I could just taste it — creamy mozz from my own kitchen atop homemade pizza — heaven! Just the ticket for red-carpet watching in the evening. Well, let’s just say the [...]
Cork Pops & Italian Gavi If you’ve never opened a bottle of wine with a screwless Cork Pops wine opener, you are really missing out on some fun. I’ve been using one for years now and really enjoy how easy it makes opening a bottle without damaging the cork. You simply “inject” the cork with the [...]
From marinades and salad dressings to sauces and sandwiches, mustard is really a workhorse in the kitchen. In fact, Colman’s is the dry mustard I use in my Caesar salad dressing. Here’s a a super-easy, kid-friendly weeknight supper recipe featuring chicken courtesy of the folks at Colman’s. To round out this meal in a fast [...]
[Editor's Note: I am thrilled to host spice expert John Gregory-Smith in today's guest post. John is the author of the new Mighty Spice Cookbook, where this recipe is featured. Enjoy his Chinese Pork Dumpling Soup that explodes with the flavors of cilantro, ginger and star anise. -alyce eyster] Delicious Soup and Spices for the [...]
Football season’s in full swing, fall is nearly here are you know what that means… time to tailgate! This is a favorite recipe, and it offers something green for the tailgate menu. I love the crunch of the nuts against the creaminess of the blue cheese all set off by the lemony oil. It’s a [...]
Want to take your dinner party to the next level? Don’t serve that same old salad again. Shake it up by adding some cheese to the salad course. This is a great way to try a new and different cheese, perhaps a local goat cheese or maybe a Spanish blue. And it’s fun to serve [...]
The microwave and I are spending more and more time together lately, thanks to my kitchen renovation. In the old kitchen, I really only used it to reheat. (Here’s a “before” shot of the old kitchen.) But my little friend is capable of so much more! Here are some things the microwave is ideal for: [...]
Last time I checked, half the country was broiling. It’s certainly been a hot, dry summer in Texas, so hot that I’d almost rather drink an icy beverage than eat. The last thing I want to do is chomp into a hot, heavy meal and swig a big cab. (Well if the AC is cranking, then I’ll [...]
Homemade pizza is really quite easy. I’ve published my pizza dough recipe here and the great thing about it is that it makes enough for 4 pizzas and any remaining dough can be frozen. And while it’s easy, it does require some thinking ahead to defrost the dough and to preheat the oven and stone at 500 degrees [...]
Most cooks know that roasting spices is a great way to coax out their full, robust flavors. Great idea in theory, but on a weeknight when I am trying to get dinner on the table and help with homework, not gonna happen. So McCormick recently introduced a line of pre-roasted spices, that takes the [...]
