Stylish Cuisine

Spiced Cocktail Nuts

I love spiced nuts. Most of the recipes I make tend to be on the sweeter side. This recipe is just the opposite. It’s more savory than sweet, and perfect to serve at a cocktail party, or with hors d’oeuvres before dinner. We had some friends over for dinner the other night and I […]

Sweet, Salty, Spicy Party Nuts

This is a basic spiced nuts recipe that you can modify to your heart’s content. You can mix up the spices as well as the kinds of nuts that you use. I didn’t have any walnuts, so I made mine without. I made sure I added extra cashews, pecans and almonds so the total quantity […]

Granola

Ok, I’m on a granola kick these days. A typical breakfast for me is some greek yogurt with some granola mixed in. I got sick of paying high prices for small boxes of granola. A small package of granola at my local supermarket costs $6.99. Isn’t that crazy? That’s why I decided to try to […]

Holiday Biscotti

I made these for a Christmas party this year. I loved the red cranberries and green pistachios that peeked out of the cookies. Very festive. Once again, the photo does not do the biscotti justice. We snapped a picture of them right before we packed them up for the party. No time for proper lighting […]

Neiman Marcus Chicken Salad

The recipe for this salad came to me in a weekly email full of recipes that I receive from Saveur magazine. This chicken salad is very similar to one that my mother made when I was growing up. We usually had it when company came over. It was […]

Italian Lentil Salad

This is not a pretty salad, but it’s definitely a delicious and a healthy salad. It’s so filling that it can even be served as a vegetarian entree. I loved the combination of sweet and savory in one dish. I enjoyed the different textures too. I didn’t have […]

Mexican Wedding Cookies

We went to a great roof-top party on Saturday night that had a Mexican theme. The food was wonderful, including delicious soft tacos, quesadillas, stuffed peppers, homemade guacamole and more. I volunteered to bring a dessert, but quickly found that I was unable to locate many Mexican desserts that were well […]

Jacques’ Chocolate Mudslide Cookies

I considered myself a chocoholic until I tried these cookies. I love all things chocolate, and I like these cookies a lot, but they’re actually a bit too chocolatey. I made them for my book club meeting the other night and I brought some vanilla ice cream to serve with them. With vanilla ice cream, […]

Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts

We had a lot of company over Labor Day weekend and consequently I cooked quite a bit, but mostly tried and true recipes. The only new recipe I tried was for Union Square Cafe (great restaurant, by the way) bar nuts. I thought they were really tasty. I love fresh herbs – especially rosemary – […]

Chewy Amaretti Sandwich Cookies

I love to make cookies, and I’m always on the lookout for new recipes. This one comes from Gourmet Magazine this past January. The picture above is a bit deceptive because it’s hard to tell how big the cookies are. They’re small – I’d say just slightly larger than a quarter, so they’re really bite-size. […]