Special Recipes

Dazzle your guests with some of these dishes!
                                                                

Over the years, Diane and Tom have gathered and developed multitudes of recipes. We would like to share some of our favorites with you. Our intent (as Emeril Lagasse would say) is to "kick it up a notch." As a result, we offer recipes that are different or have an unusual twist on a familiar theme. These are not really hard to do, but may take some preparation and organization.  So instead of the old stand-by's, like Chocolate Chip Cookies or Carrot Cake, you'll find dishes to put some zing into your parties.

We have included recipes in the the 16 categories below. For Tom's Award winning recipes, look under:

• "Canapés" for Tom's East Coast Regional winner: Irish Crab Dip
• "Vegetarian Main Courses" for 2 of Tom's winners: his National Winner,
   Spinach Frittata and Grand Prize Winner: Vegetarian Chili
• "Salads" for his 2005 national award winner:  Shrimp And Chorizo Salad
• "Main Courses" for his 2006 Better Homes & Gardens winner:  Grilled Lamb Chops With Apple-Onion Chutney

We have added 60 new recipes in 2008. Here's just a sampling to tempt you: Roast Salmon With Bell Pepper-Tomato Vinaigrette; Pork Tenderloin With Rhubarb Currant Chutney ; Parmesan Custard Tart with Butternut Squash; Plum Glazed Roast Turkey with Spinach, Bacon and Cashew Stuffing and Plum Gravy; Goat Cheese Potato Galette; Sautéed Cucumbers With Prosciutto and Cream; Honey Butter French Bread; Yellow Pepper Risotto; Spicy Crab And Shrimp Soup; Stuffed Mushrooms With sun-Dried Tomatoes; Baked Oysters With Bacon And Leeks; Cranberry Orange Pear Bread; Green Bean, Cherry Tomato, and Grilled Corn Salad; Kiwi Lime Sorbet; Lemon Meringue Mint Cake; Peach Blueberry Cake, Tropical Cheesecake With Coconut Shortbread Crust, Florida Citrus Pie; Mango Tarte Tatin; Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies; Lime Crème Brulee with Spicy Caramelized Pineapple; Goat Cheese And Watercress Tea Sandwiches.

We invite you to surf your way into "foodie ecstasy"! 

PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS:  Since each category of recipes is constructed as a single web page, if you just click on print, all the recipes in that category will be printed.  If you wish to print selected recipes, simply copy those you wish to print and paste them into a "Word" file and then print the Word file with the selected recipes.

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Try some of these recipes at your next party and let us know how 
they turn out!  

Updated April 27, 2008