[grooveshark width=”250″ height=”40″ id=”35788936″ style=”metal”] Musical pairing – A Face To Call Home by John Mayer Even though summer isn’t officially over until September 21st and warmer temperatures still prevail, fall is in the air. Can you feel it? I do. Darkness comes earlier in the evening, crickets ‘cricket’ and […]
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ZA’ATAR-SPICED BEET DIP
[grooveshark width=”250″ height=”40″ id=”36133273″ style=”metal”] Musical pairing – Multiply by Jamie Lidell There are two kinds of ‘beet’ camp – lover or hater . . . there just doesn’t appear to be an ‘in between’ . . . and we fall squarely in the lover camp. I must admit that […]
CRISPY OLIVE POLENTA STICKS WITH MARINARA
[grooveshark width=”250″ height=”40″ id=15282127 style=grass”] Musical pairing – Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Do you ever look at your life and ask, ‘How did I get so lucky???’ No really, I have moments where I look at my life and suddenly it hits me just how fortunate I am […]
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
[grooveshark width=”250″ height=”40″ id=27578550 style=grass”] Musical pairing – Down on the Corner by Credence Clearwater Revival I have decided that I am a chip and dip girl . . . don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a great cookie or a killer piece of chocolate but if those were on […]
SPICY ASIAN BRITTLE
GOAT CHEESE & PISTACHIO STUFFED DATES
There was a time when I wouldn’t give dates a second look . . . not that kind of date! My mother would bake a date cake occasionally that required the purchase of, I believe, a yellow and red box of diced up date bits, then added to the usual […]
SQUASH & PECORINO FRITTATA
Musical pairing – Time And Tide by Basia Frittata’s are one of those recipes that really doesn’t have to be a recipe – primarily because you can make a frittata with nearly anything in your refrigerator . . . including little bits of leftovers.
VEGETARIAN QUESADILLA WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM
Musical pairing – Pink Houses by John Mellencamp We enjoy a good Mexican dish as much as the next person and, having lived several years in Arizona and having a Hispanic sister-in-law, I think it’s safe to say, I’ve had some pretty stellar Mexican food; so when TortillaLand asked if […]
ASPARAGUS TART
Musical pairing – Celebration by Kool & The Gang Easter came late this year and Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby and Mother’s Day all happen this week . . . oh and add college graduations in there and I’d say we have a very full dance card . . […]
SAUSAGE & FENNEL PIZZA W/CARAMELIZED ONIONS & PEPPADEWS
We are pretty big on pizza here at Smith Bites, who isn’t? And I would have to say that we’re pretty snobbish when it comes to good pizza – make that really good pizza – so most of the time that means we make it at home. About a month […]
DATES STUFFED W/PARMESAN SLIVERS & WALNUTS
Musical pairing – Where Are You Christmas? by Faith Hill A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a single mom of two boys. And as any single parent knows, putting food on the table can be a real challenge but I was very, very fortunate […]