Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day & Month with the Most Epic Grilled Cheese Sandwich Ever! The Grilled Cheese Sandwich is so epic it has a special National Day (April 12) and a whole month! (April is National Grilled Cheese Month!) To help you celebrate, I'm sharing with tips on how to create the most epic grilled cheese sandwich ever, learned from a local Orlando cheese … [Read more...]
Widowmaker Pizza and Wine – Easy Entertaining on Game Night
Pizza and Wine Pairings with CK Mondavi perfect for Game Night Easy Entertaining at home doesn’t get any better than pizza and wine. It’s even easier than you think with this recipe for my gorgeous Widowmaker Pizza and wine pairings with CK Mondavi Wines. Take out pizza is usually the go-to when friends come over. Even though, I ambitiously (optimistically) bought … [Read more...]
Pickled Strawberry Pepper Feta Salad
Learn how to pickle strawberries and prepare an easy elegant Pickled Strawberry Pepper Feta Salad Do you have a cooking bucket list? A list of dishes and culinary techniques you would like to master (or at least attempt) someday? I do. I call it my “someday list”. Pickling was on that list. Here’s the story of how I crossed this preserving technique off my list to … [Read more...]
Cuban Garlic Mojo Potato Salad
5 Tips for Easy Entertaining on Game Day and Spectacular Idaho® Potatoes Salad Bar Recipe It’s time for the big game and that means one thing: a Big Game Party! But, don’t stress out about party planning and preparations because I’m sharing with you five tips from my winning playbook for easy entertaining on game day. Plus, I’m excited for you to try my Cuban Garlic Mojo … [Read more...]
My Big Lean Beef Greek Wrap
Perfect Lean Beef Recipe for Healthy Meals and Entertaining a Crowd Did I ever tell you about the time I visited Gainesville, Florida and the surrounding areas, home of some of the most prominent cattle ranches in the state? I hung out with Brahma bulls, went back to college, learned about different grades of beef, saw “beefalo” on the side of the road, tasted sushi made of … [Read more...]
Epic Fig Glazed Candied Bacon
Ever wondered how to take bacon to the next level of foodie nirvana? This is it! Candied Bacon & Wine. Fig Glazed Candied Bacon. Bacon! If you love it, you know what I'm talking about. Bacon lovers have an almost insatiable appetite for the indulgent pork product and go crazy for anything that even mentions it. It's no surprise it has been a top food trend for years … [Read more...]
Four Seasons Orlando Vieux Carre Cocktail
Cocktail Quarterly Initiative by Four Seasons wows with New Orlean's inspired favorite! Are you a brown spirits fan? I can tell you that I certainly wasn't. That is, until I realized there was so much more to brown spirits than just a straight shot! Brown spirits, like bourbon and whiskey, have become favorites of the craft cocktail scene because they add so much character … [Read more...]
Presidential Cocktails For Election Night
W Hotels “All The President’s Cocktails” Fun Coloring Book and Presidential Cocktails Recipes After this crazy election season, one thing is certain, I bet you could use a drink about now. Regardless of which political party you favor, or even which country you live in, we can all agree that the U.S. presidential elections have put everyone on edge. To ease our … [Read more...]
The Rusty Spoon Red Deviled Eggs Recipe
Celebrate National Deviled Egg Day at The Rusty Spoon Orlando or At Home with This Red Deviled Eggs Recipe We are celebrating National Deviled Egg Day with my favorite deviled eggs recipe by award-winning chef Kathleen Blake of The Rusty Spoon. I first sampled these devilishly delicious party bites at a 'Magical Dining' dinner at the downtown Orlando restaurant this year. … [Read more...]
Irish Halloween Spooky Cocktail at Raglan Road
Celebrate Halloween in Orlando - the Irish way - with ‘Druids Samhain Potion’ at Raglan Road Irish Pub Oct. 24-31 Did you know Halloween originated with the Celts in Ireland thousands of years ago? If you’re looking to celebrate Halloween in Orlando like the Irish do, then Raglan Road Irish Pub is the place to be. Their inventive mixologists conjured spirits of the ancient … [Read more...]
