Strawberry Gelato from Hazen Family Favorites

If you are a foodie, love food, especially Italian food, I am sure you have heard of Marcella Hazan. Her recipes call for ingredients that would actually be used in Italian kitchens. Cooks like me sing praises to her, and I often make her famous tomato sauce. Her son Giuliano, a noted cookery, writer and…

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Chicken Satay With Raw Cashew Sauce

  I am excited about today’s post on 30A EATS as we are talking nut butters! Recently I was shipped, along with my Virtual Potluck bloggers, a wonderful variety of raw nut butters to sample. We are finding ways to incorporate these delicious food offerings into recipes for the company Artisana. You can find the roundup…

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Arnaud’s Meat Pies

  The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival began in 1970, with 350 people in attendance.  By 1975 and with many headliners, attendance grew to 80,000. I began going to the Jazz Fest in the early 1980’s. In the 1980s, Jazz Fest continued to experience a tremendous growth in popularity and began to gain wide…

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Grilled Gulf Shrimp With Vine Ripe Tomatoes

I love spicy food, and was really excited when Virtual Potluck was approached to work with The Savory Spice Shop. All twelve bloggers hopped on board for this event, and were each given spices to work with. Savory Spice Shop, located in Denver Colorado, was generous enough to supply each blogger with a gift box…

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Southern Succotash

Many like to write about their love of cast iron, and the familial bond that is shared as it passes from one generation to the next. I have treasured cast iron that was passed on to me as well, and I was fortunate when in the division of assets in my first marriage, that I…

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Key Lime Pie

The folks at True Lemon sent each member of  Virtual Potluck a set of their products for us to sample. I was hesitant at first, living in Florida, citrus capital, but decided to give it a try as my readers live all over the world, and many don’t always have access to to fresh local produce.

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Avocado Ricotta Yogurt with Apple Crisp Granola

Virtual Potluck was recently given the opportunity to review a new product by Paleo People, and we were each sent four bags of their granola. I was skeptical about how good a granola could be with no grains and being gluten free, but once I opened the first bag I was a believer. The Banana…

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The Bonne Femme Cookbook: Review and Giveaway! Magnifique!

Not long ago I was admiring The Bonne Femme Cookbook by author Wini Moranville, when I was approached to review a copy by the good folks at The Harvard Common Press. Thrilled, I jumped at the chance, as I heard such wonderful news traveling through the airwaves about the content, and I love Provence as…

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Bourbon Butter Pecan Milkshake

Grown-up milkshakes are all the rage today, and restaurants are serving them up with style. Leave out the kick for the kids to enjoy, but do serve this shake with a side of thick sliced bacon on a stick, if adding the bourbon. Don’t think about the nutritional aspects, just blend and savor.   Bourbon…

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Grande’ Grains Jambalaya

We are rounding the corner in week three of the four-week ‘Healthy New Year’ promotion that Virtual Potluck  has been challenged with by California Olive Ranch and Bob’s Red Mill, our terrific sponsors! Each week, we are cooking up fresh and healthy recipes to share with our readers using a whole grain from Bob’s Red Mill with the delicious…

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Whole Grain Quinoa Tabouleh With Peppers

We’re entering the second week of The Virtual Potluck ‘Tasty and Healthy New Year Challenge’ sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill and California Olive Ranch, and if you missed last weeks recipe, you will want to click here to get it! Each week in the month of January, all twelve bloggers are giving away BRM and COR products, so you have 48…

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