Link Up #2 An Oscar Worthy Song and Meal

Welcome to our second Spoonful of Melody Monday Link Up.  This Link Up happens on the last Monday of each month and bloggers have one month to add links to their blog posts here.  You can link any post related to music or food that you would like.  This is a great way to build…

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Chicken Kefta Kebab

This week I was craving something a little exotic. I spiced things up with Chicken Kefta Kebabs. The kebabs I’m making are the same type of kebabs that you may find at an Indian or Pakistani restaurant. I love that I can dine on ethnic cuisine with no worries about interrupting my low carb diet.…

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Mushrooms Bordelaise

Mushrooms Bordelaise is a hearty and rustic dish which exudes exemplary accompaniment for warm holiday meals. It is so easy to make that it brings a sense of relief among all the holiday cooking. In French it is called cepes a la Bordelaise and its roots stem back to Bordeaux in France.  The garlic is…

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Marinated Shrimp with Beurre Blanc Sauce

Beurre blanc is a simple butter-based emulsified sauce that’s great with fish or seafood.  It’s origin is French and in this case I’m making it with shrimp to create a Marinated Shrimp with Beurre Blanc Sauce for a Christmas dinner. The sauce is amazingly easy to make despite it’s fanciful French name and is a…

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Chocolate Rugelach for Hanukkah

It’s Hanukkah, so I thought I would deviate from Christmas recipes around the world and make a little Hanukkah treat.  Chocolate Rugelach has always been a favorite of mine.  I can eat the rich flaky pastry filled with chocolate and cinnamon all year long, as a matter of fact I do.  However, I have never…

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Akoho sy Voanio – Chicken in Coconut Milk from Madagascar

The rain in not so sunny California has momentarily stopped.  More is on its way for the later part of next week, however in the meantime we are enjoying the sun again.  California doesn’t really have a white Christmas unless you go up north and into the mountains, even though we do have a mild…

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Puerto Rican Eggnog – Coquito

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….time to pour the eggnog….  Try singing the tune, it really does work.  Ok, that’s a little corny, but I love that classic song.  It’s been a favorite of mine ever since I got to sing it in my 5th grade choir for the Christmas show. So, why…

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Individual Steak & Ale Pie for Christmas

You may be wondering why I would make steak and ale pie, typical pub food, as holiday food.  Did you know that it originates from a Christmas and New Year tradition in Glasgow? In modern times typically during Christmas, the British eat Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding, a bread pudding made by pouring the batter…

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