Tag: Life & Tradition

Don’t Give Frozen Foods the Cold Shoulder

Nearly every health expert will be quick to tell you that it’s a good idea to load up your shopping cart with more vegetables and fruits. Their unique nutritional stew of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is key to lasting health. But sometimes fresh options in the produce aisle don’t look so fresh and are…


Smoked Salmon on Cucumber Rounds

These are so easy to make and so fresh and creamy. I love serving this at cocktail parties; all my friends with gluten sensitivities are incredibly appreciative! Makes about 24 2 medium cucumbers 4 ounces smoked salmon 6 tablespoons whipped cream cheese 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Freshly ground black pepper Wash the cucumbers to…


Homemade Potato Chips With Allioli

These oven-fried potato chips are perfectly crisp and golden. Season them twice, before they go into the oven and then just as they come out, and play around with other seasoning mixes: spicy chile pepper, parsley, ras el hanout … the possibilities are endless. The same goes for the dipping sauce. Serves 6 4 large…


Champagne Cocktails for a Crowd

My take on the French 75 swaps the gin and lemon juice with vodka and lime, topped with Champagne and soda water for more bubbles. Serves 8 1 cup vodka 8 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 cup soda water 1 750ml bottle Champagne, cava, or prosecco In a pitcher half-filled with ice, stir in the…


Parmesan Crisps With Salmon Caviar

Totally addictive both to eat and to make, these crisps are also great to use as a garnish for soups and as an alternative to croutons in salads. They’re quite salty, and baking the cheese brings out its pungency, so a little sour cream helps balance out the strong flavors. Makes about 20 2 cups…


Pigs In a Blanket

The most popular of all the finger foods that I serve, pigs in a blanket is total comfort food. Everyone loves and devours them. Play with the different dipping sauces, such as Dijon country mustard, ketchup, or even honey mustard. Makes about 32 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed 32 mini hot dogs 1 large…


Easy Entertaining: A New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party

To celebrate New Year’s Eve this year, my friends and I are splitting up. The entertaining, that is—I’ll be hosting a cocktail party at my home during the early part of the evening, and then the celebrations will continue at theirs for dinner and beyond, or until after midnight. Brilliant, I say! Don’t underestimate the…


2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport

Honda Ridgeline is powered by a 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), enabling it to produce up to 280 horsepower while maintaining fuel efficiency. It’s partnered to a 9-speed automatic transmission, and as a whole its fuel consumption is rated at 24 mpg on the highway and 18 mpg in the city,…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada’

R | 2h 25min | Drama, History, War | 20 April 2012 History, as far as it is taught in the public schools of the United States, is a very politically correct subject and often omits or otherwise ignores unpopular or shameful aspects that have happened at different points in time. One inconveniently true stain…


Filmmaker Dad Creates Time-Lapse Videos of Daughter and Son From Birth Until Now

A Dutch dad-of-two who is a visual artist and filmmaker filmed his children growing up, eventually compiling two time-lapse videos that have taken the internet by storm. Frans Hofmeester, of Utrecht in the Netherlands, shared the videos, “Portrait of Vince, 0 to 18 years,” and “Lotte 0 to 22,” online, which have amassed over 8.6…