Dessert, Dinner, French, Lunch, My Recipe, Place at the Table

Mousse au chocolat et à l’orange

This chocolate mousse will dazzle your dinner guests with a hint of orange imparted from Grand Marnier and orange zest. Continue reading Mousse au chocolat et à l’orange

jonathantnDecember 15, 20242 Comments

Borrowed Recipe, Breakfast, Dessert, Entrée, Recipe Review, Vegetarian

Cherry Almond Granola

This adaptation include tart, dried cherries and crunchy slivered almonds. Enjoy with milk or a tangy Greek yogurt. Continue reading Cherry Almond Granola

jonathantnJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021Leave a comment

Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Middle Eastern, My Recipe, Persian, Turkish

Strawberry Rosewater Smoothie with Pistachios

A little splash of rose water goes a long way in this strawberry smoothie. Continue reading Strawberry Rosewater Smoothie with Pistachios

jonathantnJune 8, 2021June 9, 2021Leave a comment

Borrowed Recipe, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch

Strawberry Cake Remembrance

I am grateful to my cousin Clare Butler for allowing me to share this loving memory of her mother Mary Alma Parker and her recipe for Strawberry Cake during her time in COVID-19 quarantine. Continue reading Strawberry Cake Remembrance

jonathantnMarch 23, 2020Leave a comment

Asian, Chinese, Dessert, Dinner, Entrée, Food Memories, Hors d'oeuvre, Pasta, Restaurant Review, Side Dish, Snacks and Appetizers, Soup, Wine

A Review of Peking Garden in Hong Kong

We chose Peking Garden, one of Maxim’s Chinese Cuisine’s longest-standing among its many provincial themed restaurants that serves authentic Peking cuisine Continue reading A Review of Peking Garden in Hong Kong

jonathantnFebruary 9, 2019February 13, 2019Leave a comment

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Bastille Day Dinner Celebration

To set the mood for our Bastille Day dinner we decorated our home with bleu-blanc-rouge flags and relied on Elizabeth David’s French Provincial Cooking for recipe inspiration. Continue reading Bastille Day Dinner Celebration

jonathantnJuly 15, 2018July 22, 20181 Comment

Cocktail, Dessert, Dinner, Entrée, Food Memories, French, Hors d'oeuvre, Japanese, New American, Restaurant Review, Side Dish, Snacks and Appetizers, Soup, Spirits, Vegetarian, Wine

Beginning something new with Alinea

Dining at Alinea stimulates all of the senses (taste, touch, scent, sight, and sound) and explores elements of earth, wind, water and fire. Continue reading Beginning something new with Alinea

jonathantnApril 16, 2018April 18, 2018Leave a comment

African, Borrowed Recipe, Carribean, Creole, Dessert, Dinner, Entrée, French, Hors d'oeuvre, Italian, My Recipe, Place at the Table, Salad, Side Dish, Snacks and Appetizers, Soup, Spirits, Vegetarian, Wine

New Orleans inspired dinner with wine pairings for a cause

The uniquely American cuisine of Creole and Cajun food in Louisiana influenced by French, Spanish, West African, Amerindian, Haitian, German, Italian, British and Irish influences made sense for this year’s dinner. Continue reading New Orleans inspired dinner with wine pairings for a cause

jonathantnJanuary 14, 2018January 14, 20181 Comment

Dessert, My Recipe

Greet the Holidays with Red, Green and Gold Chocolate Bark

My first attempt at white chocolate bark proved tasty with beautiful red, green and gold colors, so I am sharing the recipe. Continue reading Greet the Holidays with Red, Green and Gold Chocolate Bark

jonathantnDecember 3, 2017Leave a comment