Print Granite Spinach Salad Author: Granite Cafe, Austin, TX Recipe Type: salad Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hour 45 mins Total Time: 1 hour 55 mins Serves: 4 Though preparation is lengthy, this is a delicious salad. Ingredients 1 cup walnut halves 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup water ½ lb. apple smoked bacon ½ [...]
June 30, 2011
Recipe: Root Vegetable Bisque
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Print Recipe: Root Vegetable Bisque Author: http://www.culinarythymes.com Recipe Type: soup Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hour 5 mins Serves: 6 Ingredients 2 Tblsp unsalted butter 2 Tblsp olive oil 3 leeks (white part only), sliced 1 Tblsp fresh thyme 1 Tblsp minced garlic 2 ribs celery, chopped 3 carrots, peeled & [...]
June 26, 2011
Baby, It’s 42 Below Outside Cocktail
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Print Baby It’s 42 BELOW Outside Cocktail Author: Recipe & photo courtesy 42 Below Recipe Type: cocktail Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients 1 part 42 BELOW pure vodka 1 part pomegranate juice 1 tsp cranberry or blueberry jelly 4 seedless red grapes dash Falernum or almond syrup 1 orange wedge Instructions [...]
June 26, 2011
Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail
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Print Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients Pomegranate juice Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled 2 cups sugar 1 cup water Instructions Place the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Stir and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 3 minutes. [...]
February 18, 2011
Elegant Smoked Salmon & Caviar Torte
February 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
Entertaining this weekend? Here’s an app that’s as tasty as it is elegant and impressive. This Smoked Salmon & Caviar Torte is rife with the luxurious flavors of caviar and smoked salmon. It’s lovely perched atop an antique cake stand and pairs nicely with a glass of bubbly. And really, it is not difficult to [...]
January 21, 2011
Sunny Orange & Hazelnut Salad
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Winter means citrus season, and what better way to brighten up a meal than with this sunny, herbaceous orange and hazelnut salad. If you’d like to add some seasonal green, consider serving it atop a bed of baby arugula. Yum. Enjoy. -alyce eyster Photo: Fulton Davenport Print Sunny Orange & Hazelnut Salad Author: culinarythymes.com Recipe Type: salad [...]
December 6, 2010
Cardamom Cookies for the Holidays
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Maybe it’s the season, but I’ve had a serious spice craving since Thanksgiving: pumpkin pie, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. I love cardamom and one of my favorite ways to enjoy it is in a Mango Lassi. So I was thrilled to receive this recipe from Ann Clark Ltd, makers of adorable cookie cutters in tin and [...]
November 29, 2010
Meatless Monday: Root Vegetable Ragout
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Don’t know about you, but I am ready for some veggies after pigging out over the holiday. Enjoy! -alyce eyster Print Root Vegetable Ragout Author: culinarythymes.com Recipe Type: entree Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins Serves: 6 A low maintenance dish that is packed with flavor, this hearty ragout [...]
November 22, 2010
Thanksgiving Part III – Cranberry Chutney
November 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
So here’s the menu I’ve posted thus far: Stuffed Turkey Breast with Cornbread & Smoked Sausage Stuffing Sweet Potatoes Au Gratin (This is a recipe I get tons of requests for. It’s so easy and delicious.) Green Beans with Dill & Shallots Today: Cranberry Chutney To see Texas wines suggested by Russ Kane to pair [...]
November 10, 2010
Recipe: Decadent Chocolate Souffle Cakes
November 10, 2010 By 2 Comments
Mmmm. How about some chocolate today? I love pecan pie and gingerbread cookies, but here’s an alternate dessert choice for the season. And for entertaining, this recipe is a terrific choice because the cakes can be made the day before and reheated for 5 minutes in a 350 degree F oven prior to service. Warm Chocolate Souffle Cakes [...]
