White Chicken Chili- secret ingredient – Boursin herb and garlic cheese
I love to use Boursin Herb and Garlic cheese in my soup and white chicken chili recipes. It adds just the right amount of herby flavor and creaminess. I like to think of it as my secret ingredient. My white chicken chili recipe is so easy (done in less than 30 minutes) and so flavorful. […]
Dracula Blood Orange Cosmopolitan – secret ingredient blood orange marmalade!
Just in time for Halloween! Blood orange cosmopolitans made with Dracula blood oranges imported from Australia. I found my oranges at Fresh Market. Gushing with lots of juicy red orange juice. And a SECRET ingredient – blood orange marmalade.
Raspberry Strawberry Frozen Daiquiri – Secret Ingredients: Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar and Raspberry Jam
Frozen daiquiris are the MOST REFRESHING cocktail during these hot summer months. My raspberry strawberry frozen daiquiris are made with raspberry balsamic vinegar and seedless raspberry jam (make sure your jam are seedless so you won’t have pesky little raspberry seeds in your cocktail), which makes my daiquiris less cloyingly sweet than many other strawberry […]
Peach Margaritas with Amaretto Drizzle
The secret ingredient in my peach margaritas is peach balsamic vinegar. You know how margaritas can often be sour because of all of the lime juice or cloyingly sweet? The addition of peach balsamic vinegar adds a zing of peach flavor and amaretto tones down the lime flavor just enough to make it the perfect […]
Watermelon Cosmopolitan with Blackberry Spritz
I love Cosmopolitan cocktails! My Watermelon Cosmo is especially tasty with my secret ingredient: fresh watermelon juice! I spritz my cosmo with fresh blackberry juice which adds a alluring sparkle of color to the top of my drink.
All American Cheeseburger Sliders – Secret ingredient: sour cream!
This is my VERY favorite cheeseburger slider recipe. Sour cream makes the sliders tender and juicy. The meatloaf and Tajin seasonings give the sliders such a yummy flavor.
Fresh Raspberry Margarita – secret ingredient seedless raspberry jam
I love to use jams and preserves in my cocktails which enhances the fruity taste and gives the cocktail a little added sweetness.
Southern Sour Cream Dill Potato Salad…secret ingredient – capers!
I remember my mom made the prettiest potato salad…all dressed up with quartered boiled eggs, halved cherry tomatoes, cornichons and dill freshly picked from her herb garden. What was her secret to fabulous potato salad? She added capers! Enjoy my potato salad recipe from my Southern Spoonful recipe column in the Roanoker Magazine:
Secret Ingredient: Raspberry Jam in my Raspberry Viniagrette
During the coldest months of the year, I crave fresh fruits. Raspberries are among my favorite fresh fruits because they are available all year long and they are always plump, juicy and refreshing. One of my favorite ways to serve raspberries in the winter is in a fresh crisp green salad. My Raspberry Mustard Vinaigrette […]
Secret Ingredient – Horseradish – Creamy Horseradish Coleslaw
This is a blue ribbon recipe for coleslaw. Creamy and crunchy with a couple of unexpected twists: sweet with just a touch of vinegar from the bread and butter pickles and a bit of zing from the addition of creamy horseradish. When was the last time you asked for a second helping of coleslaw? This […]
