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Grilled Marinated Vietnamese Chicken

Grilled Marinated Vietnamese Chicken

Grilled chicken on the bone and/or a medley of vegetables in an easy zingy lime, fish sauce, and black pepper marinade make for a grilling treat outside the normal barbecue box.

Hummus Bi Tahini: Lebanese-Syrian Recipe

Hummus Bi Tahini: Lebanese-Syrian Recipe

My version of our family recipe for hummus, a creamy flavorful Middle Eastern dip made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. Perfect with pita and fresh vegetables.

Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Raspberry Coulis

Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Raspberry Coulis

Often requested, easy to whip up light citrusy lemon cheesecake with a cream cheese mascarpone filling, buttery shortbread crust and a bright raspberry Grand Marnier sauce.

Ultimate Sweet-N-Salty Bacon Caramel Popcorn Recipe

Ultimate Sweet-N-Salty Bacon Caramel Popcorn Recipe

The ultimate sweet, salty, crunchy chewy, buttery, bacon caramel popcorn recipe.

Video Demonstration – Nonnie’s Biscotti

Video Demonstration – Nonnie’s Biscotti

Video series: Biscotti Making with Aunt Dot. All the secrets to making a perfect batch (or six if you are Aunt Dot) of Nonnie’s biscotti.

Jack Daniel’s Cake With Buttered Whiskey Glaze

Jack Daniel’s Cake With Buttered Whiskey Glaze

Brown sugar cake with the distinctly mouthwatering taste and aroma of Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey studded with chocolate chips and toasted pecans.

Pita Pocket Stuffers

Pita Pocket Stuffers

The perfect combination of flavorful legumes, crisp vegetables, slightly salty Monterey Jack and briny olives with just a hint of Mexican spice all tucked into a pita pocket

Taco Seasoning Mix Recipe

Taco Seasoning Mix Recipe

A traditional TexMex taco seasoning mix that is perfect for taco night, pita pockets stuffers and anything else that could use a spicy hit of oomph.

Old Nonnie’s Classic Minestrone with Croutons

Old Nonnie’s Classic Minestrone with Croutons

Old Nonnie’s classic minestrone with croutons is a rich chicken soup with meatballs, pasta, escarole, pecorino and crisp cheesy croutons.

Nana Agosto’s Puerto Rican Rice

Nana Agosto’s Puerto Rican Rice

Nana Agosto’s Puerto RIcan rice combines a sofrito of pepper, onion and garlic with acidic tomato sauce, briney green olives and rich bites of pork in every forkful..