Bec’s Pimiento Cheese – Secret Ingredient Mascarpone Cheese
As a southern gal, I love pimiento cheese. I like my pimiento cheese to be creamy with just a hint of spicy. I add whipped cream and mascarpone cheese to Havarti and sharp cheddar to make my spread super creamy, then I add nanami togarashi (Japanese 7 spice – red chili pepper, sansho Japanese pepper, […]
Texas Grande Margarita
This is my favorite margarita to order at our local Mexican restaurant. The secret ingredient is Grand Marnier that infuses it with lovely orange flavor.
Christmas Pomegranate Spritz – secret ingredient apricot jam!
This lovely Christmas spritz cocktail – compliments of @bee.the.love – has a secret ingredient – apricot jam! Bubbly and fruity, you will love serving this cocktail at your Christmas soirée. Cheers!
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 […]
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 an 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 […]
