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The Wednesday Tipple – Better The Devil You Know? Beers and “Salad” (Deviled) Eggs
James was introducing his new boyfriend to his cousins visiting from Kentucky, and wanted moral support so he invited a group of relative-appropriate friends to come along to the bar and be on their best behavior.
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Tagged bacon, chive, cream cheese, egg, lemon juice, mayonnaise, mustard, sour cream
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Traditional Beef Chili
This is a luxe-version of chili that uses a bottle of wine. If I’m making it mid week for supper and don’t want to crack into more booze, I’ll use stock, most often from a cube, and a splosh of … Continue reading
Tagged beef, carrot, celery, cheddar, chili, chili flakes, coco powder, cumin, jalapeno, kidney beans, mince, onion, paprika, sour cream, tomatoes, wine
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The Monday Treat – Traditional Chili
While sipping a chai latte in Think Coffee and waiting for Jon to finish his meeting I overheard the following conversation between a guy (who, from the fact that he had an iPad and an NYU hoodie, I’m going to … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, chili, corn chip, kidney beans, mince, nacho, sour cream, spice, super bowl, tex mex, tomato, wine
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Caramelized Onion Sour Cream Dip
Dip is a big deal amongst my friends. Even ones who use their ovens for storage and don’t know which way round to hold a vegetable peeler (yes, I’m thinking of you Adam), have strong culinary opinions on dip. Sometimes … Continue reading
Tagged dip, onion, sour cream
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The Wednesday Tipple – Beer and Super Bowl Party Snacks
Super Bowl is almost upon us. Which is cause for great joy and celebration in our household – it’s another of those fantastic eating holidays that we missed out on for years through ignorance and being British.
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Tagged beer, dip, party food, pizza, popcorn, ribs, sour cream, super bowl, vegetarian, wonton
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Potato rosti with sour cream and caviar
Rosti usually involve both grating and frying – both of which can seem like a step too far, I know. And honestly, boiled new potatoes cut in half lengthwise and smothered with sour cream and caviar are a delicious alternative. … Continue reading
Tagged caviar, onion, potato, smoked salmon, sour cream
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Cucumber rounds with lemon crème fraiche and smoked salmon
We’re talking about fresh tangy mouthfuls of cool cucumber and silky salmon. So they look a little 1980’s cocktail hour dinky. I’m not by any means convinced that that’s a bad thing. Ingredients (enough for 4 people) ½ a hot … Continue reading
Perfect New Year for 8
New Years Eve is a time for elegance and extravagance. It’s pretty much the only dinner party of the year where black tie doesn’t feel like a crazy dress code. And much as I usually like to mix low brow … Continue reading
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Tagged chick peas, chocolate, cream, egg, fennel, fish, gold, lemon, New Year, potato, rosti, seafood, snapper, sour cream, spinach, white wine
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The Monday Treat – All Souls celebrate with mournful black caviar and sour cream on top of mini potato rosti
Before Moving to New York, Jon and I lived in Warsaw, where Halloween wasn’t such a big deal, but All Souls, the day after Halloween, really, really was. The entire city seemed to migrate to the graveyards and embark upon … Continue reading
