Month: February 2015
Center Stage: Cinnamon Chili Pork, Sweet Potato and Avocado Panini with Shared Appetite
Chris Cockren of Shared Appetite is a food lover, blogger, music teacher, husband and New York City resident. He created his blog to share his culinary adventures both in his kitchen and dining out with his wife and official recipe tester, Asheley. Chris can usually be found eating dessert, but he’s also on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Continue reading “Center Stage: Cinnamon Chili Pork, Sweet Potato and Avocado Panini with Shared Appetite”
Banana Stuffed French Toast
Nothing says it’s the weekend like a big brunch, especially if it’s something sweet you normally don’t (or can’t) eat on a rushed weekday morning. We love all kinds of brunch foods, from eggs benedict to buttermilk pancakes, but sometimes we start craving that delicious, caramelized crunch on the edge of good French toast. Continue reading “Banana Stuffed French Toast”
Slow Cooker Chinese Pork Stew
Mardi Gras King Cake
King Cakes are braided and iced cinnamon-roll style dough rings often associated with Mardi Gras and Carnival celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana. It’s hard to believe that hundreds of years ago, this cake started out as a tough, dry bread with sugar on top and a lima bean inside. Now, the sweet king cake, named after the biblical three kings and associated with the start of Christian Lent (aka Fat Tuesday), is celebrated all over the world – from France to Latin America to Greece to Bulgaria. Continue reading “Mardi Gras King Cake”
Heart Shaped Pepperoni Pizza
Kids love to get in on the fun for Valentine’s Day, so why not get creative in the kitchen as a family? Use our delicious homemade pizza dough for a DIY party at home this Valentine’s Day. For the main course, we suggest everyone’s favorite – pepperoni pizza. Use heart-shaped cookie cutters to create pepperoni hearts out of deli pepperoni and place them on the pizza, then bake according to your favorite recipe. We used some large and some small hearts and kept it simple with mozzarella cheese and a traditional red sauce. For dessert, we’re making Nutella dessert pizza. Continue reading “Heart Shaped Pepperoni Pizza”
