WE ARE MINGLING AGAIN, FINALLY! Can you imagine before 2020… spending a year of self-imposed solitary confinement and social distancing! Crazy, right? Thank goodness we are socializing again and we may need some pointers to freshen up our social skills. Here is some help with the number one skill needed for events where people gather: […]
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Jun
Jun
Easy Eggs Benedict! INGREDIENTS 1 slice of bread 1 slice of cooked ham 4 eggs (2 for Hollandase & 2 for Benedicts) 1/2 lemon / juiced pinch salt 1/2 stick of salted butter This non-traditional version of Eggs Benedict is quick and easy, plus it only costs a buck or so! Assemble bread, ham, […]
10
Jun
Jun
SHRIMP SCAMP – This is always a crowd favorite and very easy to prepare. Butterfly the shrimp leaving the shell only on the tail, to make the presentation exotic and plan to serve four Large shrimp to each person (those will go a long way in this dish). In a pan on the stovetop, lightly […]
02
Jun
Jun
Wow – a year in solitary confinement. What has that done to our people skills? We shall soon find out, A country as stir crazy as the USA is right now, I expect travel to triple over 2019 just in the next 6 months. We all want to get out, get some sun and be […]
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Apr
Apr
ALICE NEEL: Met 5th Ave. “People Come First” is the first museum retrospective in New York of American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984) in twenty years. This ambitious survey positions Neel as one of the century’s most radical painters, a champion of social justice whose longstanding commitment to humanist principles inspired her life as well as […]
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Mar
Mar
ARTS&FOOD® LIFE HACKS – COLUMN We notice how and when we waste time on a large scale. We notice that we spent an hour on social media or that we watched TV for three hours. However, these aren’t the only ways we waste time. We waste time in dozens of ways each day. Many of […]
22
Mar
Mar
Tacos and Tostadas quickly became a home cook’s favorite “fast and simple Covid meal”! In this ground turkey tostada, we cooked the meat in taco seasoning, and after the meat was browned we added salsa and diced onion into the pan, cooking the mixture until the liquid from the salsa was cooked off. The Tostada […]
22
Mar
Mar
APPLE CUSTARD BAKE – Our ARTS&FOOD®️ test kitchen came up with this wonderful, yet simple, apple and cinnamon dessert casserole for a Date Night Meal! Start to Finish, from prep to plate, you will have a home-made dessert in only one hour. APPLE CUSTARD BAKE • First make a simple custard. 4 cups whole milk […]
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Mar
Mar
New Orleans’ Spicy & Savory Sweet Potato Soup w/ Crabmeat – for a Special Impress the Guests Meal. SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH CRABMEAT Sweet Potatoes, or any variety of fall squashes, work very well in this recipe. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound peeled, diced sweet potatoes 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 onion, […]
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Mar
Mar
THE OTHER DAY WE WENT PANTRY / FRIDGE SURFING AGAIN and found several varieties of mushrooms that were screaming “now or never!” So we sautéed them along with some onion in our huge 16” heavy cast-iron skillet. After cooking them we put them back into the fridge until we figured out the best use of […]