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Snow Pea-Wrapped Shrimp

Snow Pea-Wrapped Shrimp

The marinade can be made ahead of time. It results in a nice thick dressing that really sticks to the shrimp, although it doesn’t show up in the photo. But no matter, after marinating overnight, the shrimp are infused with the marinade flavors. The assembly does...
Fruit Parfaits with Vanilla Lime Cream

Fruit Parfaits with Vanilla Lime Cream

As you can see from the photo, I used plant-based sour cream so I could enjoy this wonderful fruit dessert. I mainly follow a plant-based diet and dairy sour cream is now too rich for me. I have found kitehill to be consistently creamy and a much better substitute for...

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We’re thrilled to have you here! After a decade-long journey, we’ve reached the point we’ve always envisioned. The inspiration for this site originated over fifteen years ago when we began hosting informal dinner parties for friends and family. Our...
Corn Maque Choux

Corn Maque Choux

You can go heavier on the Tabasco sauce if you like more heat in your food. For this recipe the added kick from the Tabasco is pretty mild. If you don’t have fresh corn, you can use frozen corn, but do not use canned corn; the kernels will be too soft for this...
Cannoli

Cannoli

Looking for an Italian dessert, but this isn’t it? Consider one of these: Macedonia Fruit Salad Olive Oil Cake Tiramisu Tiramisu Roulade Zuppa Inglese alla Napoletana Cannoli You only need a handful of ingredients to make this traditional Sicilian dessert. You...