For reasons I don’t quite understand, fresh washed, bagged baby spinach costs an arm and a leg in Berlin. I guess it hasn’t caught on in trendy circles yet. If only the hipsters with painted on jeans and hideous shaved haircuts had an inkling of the green deliciousness they’re missing. Anyway. Here’s a simple recipe [...]
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Shortcut Spinach Potato Cream Soup
Posted in Recipes, tagged appetizer, creamed spinach, easy, main, potato soup, quick, spinach potato cream soup, spinach soup, starter, vegetarian on 01/05/2010 | 4 Comments »
Liptauer (Savory Paprika Cream Cheese Spread)
Posted in Foodstuff, Ingredients, Recipes, tagged appetizer, Austrian, Brot Aufstrich, Brotzeit, dip, finger food, Heuriger, Hungarian, Körözött, Liptauer, Obatzda, paprika dip, party food, pimento cheese, savory spread, snack, spread on 12/08/2009 | 2 Comments »
Years ago (more than I care to admit), I was an exchange student in Vienna, Austria. It was there I had my first kiss, my first martini, and my first taste of Liptauer. It’s hard to say which of these made the biggest impression on me. Needless to say, I spent many a balmy night [...]
Caviar Crème Fraîche Dip with Chives
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged appetizer, caviar, chips and dip, Christmas, decadent, easy, holiday food, hours d'ouvres, starter, Thanksgiving on 11/16/2009 | 1 Comment »
Sounds fancy, right? But this dip is a cinch to put together and makes a nice hors d’oeuvres with some champagne or prosecco before a holiday dinner. It plays off the classic combination of caviar and crème fraîche, swapping out the traditional blini base for root vegetable chips. Salty, creamy, slightly decadent…what’s not to like? Although [...]
Football Food: Spinach Artichoke Dip
Posted in Recipes, tagged appetizer, baked, cheesy, dips, football food, guest blogger, snacks, tailgating, tortilla chips, vegetarian on 11/11/2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m excited to introduce a new guest blogger, Chris Ferrera, whom I’ve known since we were gangly teenagers wearing braces and carrying ugly purses (me, at least). We’ve been best buds since the time when a big night out was meeting at the mall to gossip over virgin piña coladas and spinach dip. Ah…the days before [...]
Belgian Endive Boats with Clementine & Goat Cheese
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged appetizer, balsamic reduction, Belgian endive, clementines, goat cheese, honey, Jaleo, pecans, somethingdifferent, starter, tapas, Valentines Day, vegetable on 02/04/2009 | 2 Comments »
The poor Belgian endive gets little love. You know it, right? Crunchy, crispy, slightly bitter? Vaguely overpriced? Yeah, thought so. Anyway, this appetizer was inspired by a tapa I had at Jaleo. Crunchy, creamy, toasty, sweet, and tart—it’s a wonderful contradiction of flavors worth a little splurge. Not too heavy, and eaten with the hands, this [...]
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