A Romantic Assorted Cheese & Fruit Platter

Kalamata Cheese, Marcotte with Green Grapes & Fresh Strawberries

(semi-soft white cheese with a bit of a tangy flavor)

Caprese, Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, and Olive Oil

Brie with Fresh Strawberries and Fresh Blackberries

Photos by Sarah Puwalowski
A Romantic Assorted Cheese & Fruit Platter

Lovely Dove Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Photos by Sarah Puwalowski

Lovely Dove Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Adapted from www.allrecipes.com

Double Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Delights

Valentine's Day, a day to share with the One You Love.  Here is a special treat for Your Sweetheart that will leave him WANTING MORE!!!!!

Photos by Sarah Puwalowski


Double Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Delights

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Blue Cheese

I was going through my fridge last night and wondering what I was going to cook up for dinner.  I really wasn't in the mood for a BIG meal; however my taste buds were all over the place and in need of some satisfaction.  I wanted something a little sweet, salty, spicy, and tangy.  What would it be?  I continued to look.  There they were.  The answer to my craving hiding in the very back of my fridge.  Two medium size SWEET POTATOES.  I was sold.  Baked sweet potatoes it was.  I decided to bake the sweet potatoes with a little olive oil, Kosher salt, and cayenne pepper and topped them with blue cheese crumbles and cilantro.  Sweet, check.  Salty, check.  Spicy, check.  Tangy, check.  And a little bit of green, check.  I was HAPPY and satisfied, CHECK.

   

Photos by Sarah Puwalowski
Baked Sweet Potatoes with Spicy Blue Cheese

Super Bowl Party Tips & Treats

THE BIG GAME is less than a week away.  It's time to start planning.  Here are four simple tips to a successful Super Bowl Party that will make your life a little easier come Game Day:


1) KEEP IT SIMPLE.  Plan a menu that consists of 2 to 3 cold and hot appetizers.

2) PREPARE AHEAD of TIME.  Buy ingredients for appetizers in advance.  Clean,  
     chop, cut, prepare, and store ingredients in containers, on baking trays, or 
     platters the night before game day (or earlier if possible). 
  
3) LIMIT COOKING TIME. Cook appetizers that take the longest first.  Who wants 
     to miss all the FUN by having to stay in the kitchen cooking. 

4) KEEP EVERYTHING at ARMS LENGTH.  Put all menu items out for your guests at once, 
     including beverages, in an area that does not require your guests to have to miss The    
     Game. 

III Super Bowl Appetizers:


HUMMUS THREE WAYS

BAKED STUFFED JALAPENOS

BUFFALO SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP & CELERY

Photos by Sarah Puwalowski

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits

The Good Ole' South, home of Low-Country Foods and the classic, Shrimp and Grits.  I remember it like it was yesterday, my sister took me down to Charleston, SC.  We tried our best to hit every popular tourist place (Hyman's Seafood Restaurant, The Market, Rainbow Row, etc.) and a few local yokel places we were privy to (Vendue's Inn's Rooftop Cocktail Bar).  But it was at a quaint cafe on Meeting Street, I experienced my first bite of creamy succulent goodness that I will never forget.  Since that time I have had my fair share of Shrimp and Grits, I am from the South.  Some prepared it a little different than others but the one thing they all have in common is one spoonful after another of creamy deliciousness.  I know some of you are going to scream at me when you read the ingredients below.  I can hear it now, "Instant Grits, WHAT, she is definitely not from the South."  Stone-ground grits are a true grit lover's choice but when time is an issue and I'm hungry for something comforting, quick, and easy without sacrificing the taste the Shrimp and Grits recipe below has yet to disappoint.  Go ahead, try it! - TMT 

Photos by Sarah Puwalowski 
Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits

Say Cheeeese!

Today is National Cheese Lover's Day.  Can you believe it! A day designated especially for CHEESE LOVERS like You and Me.  Let's celebrate.  But first things first...

Q1:  What does every food artist need to create a masterpiece?
A1:  A Che "easel!" 

Hmmm, what to make??? The possibilities are endless: Four cheese pizza, macaroni and cheese, cheese grits, cheesecake.  Eureka! I'm going to go with one of my old time favorites with a little extra burst of heat.  Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Anyone? I came across this recipe not so long along and knew I had to try it.  It consists of cheese and more cheese with a few jalapeno peppers nestled between two slices of bread, need I say more! -TMT

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Photos by Sarah Puwalowski -TMT

Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese

From Simplyscratch.com

Another Cheeeesy Joke, You may like this one breader :-)

Q2:  What did the bakers say when the pigeons stole their bread?