Maple Meets Mexico Maple Cinnamon Margaritas have all the traditional margarita flavors plus the vanilla notes of REAL maple syrup and the warm spice of cinnamon that I know you’ll love. These margaritas will have everyone guessing the secret ingredient that makes them so good! We live part time in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula about eight miles over the northernmost Wisconsin border. I write the bi-weekly food column for the local paper and every year I am asked to do a cooking demo and judge the maple syrup contest at the Phelps, Wisconsin Maple Syrup Fest. This past weekend I made…
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Continue ReadingAn Easy Game Night Treat These Cheesy Parmesan Dippers are a classic recipe from back in the day when people had card game night. Maybe you can even start your own card game night to enjoy the full experience! This recipe is so easy to make. All it takes is a little bit of stirring and then you pop it in the oven and it bakes up cheesy and crispy and delicious. I serve these with marinara and Alfredo sauce for dipping and it is always delicious. The full recipe is linked on a card at the end of this…
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Party Meatballs Your Guests Will Love These Beefy Meatballs with a Tangy Beer BBQ Sauce are a classic appetizer that is perfect for parties. Made with ground beef and a delicious sauce made from ketchup, brown sugar, white wine vinegar, and Worcestershire along with spices you likely have in your pantry, this simmers until it’s thick to create a delicious beefy and saucy snack. The full, printable and Pinterest Pin-able recipe is on a card at the end of this post. The Pin button is at the top right of the recipe card. Speaking of which, if you like Pinterest,…
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Continue ReadingA Retro Crowd Pleaser Last week when I was at the lake house our friend mentioned snacking on some dried beef. While I would probably never buy the beef just to snack on, it did trigger a memory of a recipe I saw in my Grandma’s cookbook of a Party Dip that was popular in the 1960’s. I personally am a big fan of party dip. In fact, one of my favorite aunts always has some kind of homemade dip in her fridge and I love going there. It is such a great snack to eat with veggies or crackers…
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Continue ReadingThe Star of the Party I was catering an appetizer themed party this past Saturday and was trying to come up with new ideas for appetizers. As a brand ambassador for Chateau Foods I happen to have an endless supply of dumplings in my freezer and was brainstorming ways to work them into this menu as I did with my Meatballs and Minis. I saw someone making French Onion Soup over on Instagram and decided to find a way to combine the two. It took me a couple trials to get the recipe for these French Onion Soup Bites perfect,…
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Continue ReadingA Brandy Bonus I have an O-B-S-E-S-S-I-O-N with Wisconsin Supper Club Style Brandy Old Fashioned’s. My parents have a home in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan which is right over the border from Wisconsin, the home of The Brandy Old Fashioned. Last year I even did an Old Fashioned Crawl through the Northwoods and wrote a blog post about it called “A Waitress Named Diane”. It was fantastic. Since I cannot permanently live in the Northwoods (although I wish I could) I decided I needed to perfect the Brandy Old Fashioned at home. The drink itself does require more…
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