Avocados are really delicious but the first time cooking with them can be a bit tricky! Here we show you how to pit an avocado safely and easily before using it in delicious recipes such as guacamole or a delicious salad. First, grasp the ripe avocado firmly in the palm of your hand. Then with a…
This delicious Avocado Corn & Tomato Salad recipe is perfect for summer barbecues or Cinco de Mayo celebrations! My husband Jack and I love avocados – in salads, as guacamole, on sandwiches, you name it! And we’re sharing our recipe for Avocado, Corn and Tomato Salad – just in time for Cinco De Mayo! This…
If you are a regular reader of A Family Feast, then you know by now that my husband Jack loves to experiment in the kitchen! So when a recipe calls for a special ingredient or sauce, like Sweet and Sour Sauce in our recipe, more often than not – Jack will decide to make his…
Salt pork (also called salt-cured pork or white bacon) is an ingredient used in many recipes. Salt pork resembles an uncut slab of bacon in appearance, but it’s not cured or smoked like bacon. Instead, it is used in recipes that call for a pork fat that hasn’t been smoked and it also adds a…
This recipe for Apple Pear Compote is a delicious way to add some fresh fruit flavors to any meal. Our compote uses Red Delicious apples, Bartlett pears and golden raisins that have been cooked in a mixture of lemon juice, sugar, vanilla and a blend of spices. We’ve also added Calvados, a French apple brandy,…
An amazingly delicious sausage stuffed mushrooms with mascarpone cheese, panko bread crumbs, Italian sausage, garlic and other seasonings. We first made these Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms with Mascarpone cheese a few years ago for a holiday party with my family and – wow – these are so good! We’ll never make any other stuffed mushroom recipe…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been experimenting in the kitchen, and this easy Roasted Garlic Aioli has become one of our new favorite condiments! Similar to a homemade mayonnaise, aioli is a traditional sauce from the Provence region of France made with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and egg yolks, and some variations include…
Today we’re sharing a really fun and different meal idea – a make-your-own Asian Noodle Soup! The idea behind this recipe is similar to other ‘make-your-own’ types of meals where you provide your dinner guests with a variety of delicious noodles, sauces, vegetables and other toppings. Then each person can combine their favorite ingredients into…
Years ago, Jack worked at a very popular Mexican restaurant called The Edgewater Café, in a small, out-of-the-way coastal town about an hour north of Boston. Many of their fabulous dishes used a version of this “Rocket Fuel” – or homemade hot sauce – and it was so popular with their customers that they would…
Homemade Mayonnaise is surprisingly easy to make! And if you’re planning to make a recipe for chicken salad, egg salad, or coleslaw, or a dip that calls for mayonnaise, or a blue cheese dressing, the fresh taste of a homemade mayonnaise can really elevate your dish to a whole new level. Homemade mayonnaise is also so…
As 2012 comes to a close, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at our Top 10 Most Popular Recipes from 2012. So many of our family favorites are on this list, so it’s no surprise to us that you – our wonderful readers – felt the same way and made…
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