Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Dip (Recipe)
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Even the day after, I’m still enamored with this dip and can’t keep from smothering crispy flat breads with it. I was at the library yesterday, around 4pm, trying to get some research done and couldn’t stop thinking about how hungry I was. It’s obvious, one shouldn’t go to the library hungry – especially when [...]
Mushroom & Parmesan Bruschetta (Recipe)
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
World Cup 2010. Starts tomorrow and we’ll be watching as France confronts Uruguay at 8:30pm. I’m thinking of yummy munchies and of making some of my mushroom bruschetta. This has been a longtime favorite, but I most recently tried it on hearty slices of dark seedless rye bread from the local boulangerie. Yum, yum. Don’t [...]
Canapés au saumon fumé (Recipe)
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
One of my favorite terms in French is amuse-bouche. The verb amuser means to entertain or amuse and the word bouche means mouth. An amuse-bouche is a small hors d’oeuvre served with an apéritif. The term makes me laugh because I imagine sleepy taste buds being teased and woken up in preparation of the meal [...]
