Appetizer of the week: Morels

Ah morel mushrooms….

It is spring here in Michigan. We had a really long winter and once winter leaves and the lilacs are about to bloom, it is my favorite time of year - wild morel mushroom hunting season. Yes, you hunt morels, you don’t find them. You stalk them, creep up on […]

Menu of the Week: Cilantro! Appetizer of the Week: Gruyere Pinwheels with herbs

Natalie over at Gluten Free Mommy is hosting this week’s menu and the ingredient is cilantro, one of my favorite herbs!  She has been on the South Beach diet and has lost 10 pounds! Congrats Natalie!  Check out her website for a list of many Gluten free menus!
Saturday: Backyard picnic
Spicy Goat brats with potato salad […]

Appetizer of the week: Smoked salmon blinis

Even though creme fraiche is good enough on it’s own, I added chopped fresh dill and minced shallots and a dash of fresh cracked pepper to the mix. If you can’t find creme fraiche or don’t want to spend that much, you could use sour cream, but it won’t be as rich, however it […]

Menu of the week April 14th: Cornmeal Appetizer of the week: smoked salmon blinis

This week’s menu of the week is hosted by Karen at Glutenfreesoxfan and the secret ingredient is cornmeal. She is trying to make polenta for the first time. It is one of my staples as it can be seasoned in so many ways, but this week the polenta will take a back seat […]

New Year’s Eve party is ready

We are well stocked:

Once again we are hosting a New Year’s eve party. This was only decided on Thursday night last week after my sweetie mixed me a nice strong cosmo something or other. Once the email goes out to the gang, it is too late to retract it! We had to […]