TART CHERRY GIN SLINGS
OUR CHERRY SYRUP 1 lb. sour cherries, stemmed ¾ c. sugar 1 c. water Strips of zest from 1 lime Strips of zest from 1 lemon GIN SLING 2 c. gin 2/3 c. Cointreau 2/3 c. fresh lime juice 2…
ROBUST GREEK-STYLE CHICKEN WRAPS
1 c. grape tomatoes, halved ¼ c. pitted Kalamata olives, rough chop 3 T. crumbled feta cheese 2 T. fresh lemon juice 1 T. chopped fresh oregano 1 T. olive oil Red pepper 1 c. shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken…
ZIPPY BLOODY MARY TOMATO SALAD WITH PICKLED SHRIMP
3 lbs. assorted large tomatoes (Creole, Heirloom, etc.), sliced ½ c. diagonally sliced celery ½ c. firmly packed celery leaves Garnishes: pickled green beans, lemon slices, parsley Easy Pickled Shrimp: 1 lemon, thinly sliced ½ red onion, thinly sliced ¼…
ARTICHOKE NACHO CHEESE DIP
2 (10 ¾-oz.) cans condensed nacho cheese coup, undiluted 1 (14-oz.) can quartered artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped 1 (5-oz.) can evaporated milk 1 c. shredded pepper jack cheese 2 T. chopped fresh chives 1 t. Paprika 1. Combine…
Walking Zombie
WALKING ZOMBIE Ice 1 ½ oz. amber rum ½ oz. dark rum ½ oz. 151-proof rum ¾ oz. fresh pineapple juice ¾ oz. fresh lime juice ½ oz. Velvet Falernum (almond-lime flavored liqueur, which is a key ingredient in…
Fruity Caterpillar
FRUITY CATERPILLAR 1 c. powdered sugar 2 T. milk 1/8 t. almond extract 1 medium apple, sliced 1 t. creamy peanut butter 2 fresh thyme sprigs, garnish 1 small pear, sliced 1 clementine, peeled 2 fresh strawberries, cut in half…
Egg and Avocado Salad Sandwich
EGG AND AVOCADO SALAD SANDWICH 1 lemon ¼ c. Miracle Whip or mayo 1 T. water 5 hard-boiled eggs, peeled Salt, black pepper 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and rough chopped ¼ c. thinly sliced red onion 1 large tomato,…
Bonfanti Gumbo Dip
¼ c. butter 6 green onions, sliced 2 celery ribs, diced 1 c. chopped assorted bell peppers (red, yellow, green, orange) 1 Vidalia onion, chopped ¼ lb. Savoie’s hot sausage, diced 1 T. minced garlic 1 ½ t. Creole seasoning 1…
Favorite Snakewich
FAVORITE SNAKEWICH 2 (1 lb.) frozen dough loaves of bread 3 T. butter, melted 2 T. sesame seeds or poppy seeds ¾ c. roasted sweet red peppers, drained 1 c. Miracle whip or mayo ½ c. finely chopped pepperoncini…
Ride the Witches’ Broom
8 string cheese sticks 24 pretzel sticks Fresh chives or green onions 1. Cut each string cheese stick into thirds. 2. Make lengthwise cuts around the cheese stick to about half way up. 3. In the uncut end of cheese, insert…