Posts by The Culinary Chase

For me, the Christmas holiday season always reminds me of how much work and effort my Mom put into baking goodies at least a month away from Christmas.  She made fruit cakes, plum puddings, cookies of many varieties, pies, chocolates, savory tidbits.  It seemed the house was forever enveloped in beautiful cooking aromas.  This season…

Cauliflower is one of those vegetables that you either love straight away or it becomes an acquired taste.  I always thought it was on the bland side especially when cooked too long but I have used many recipes that spice up this humble vegetable.  Cauliflower is nutritious and can be eaten raw or cooked (roasted,…

Christmas is just around the corner and many are busy preparing their favorite holiday food and decorating their homes.  I’m sure we’ve all seen a kissing ball or mistletoe hanging over open doorways but do you know why?  Originally, during England’s Middle Ages, “holy boughs” (made from interlocking evergreen branches) graced passages.  The holy bough…

This is the time of year when people tend to socialize more, attend parties etc.  The art of entertaining takes organization, planning and execution skills.  The event or party could be a formal dinner party, a casual backyard barbecue, a birthday party or a wedding reception.  Entertaining is about having a good time and should…

Hosting a dinner party but don’t have enough dining space?  One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to set up mini food stations around your home.  This way your guests can mingle and get a chance to sample the goodies at each station.  This recipe says ‘two-bite‘ but I think that depends on…

Frittatas (Italian omelette) have to be one of the easiest dish to make. A meal that incorporates meat, cheeses and vegetables all in one dish. What’s the difference between an omelette and a frittata? I thought they were one in the same but omelettes traditionally have the egg mixture cooked and folded around a filling,…

These little hors d’oeuvres taste great and are the perfect size for finger food.  Mushrooms have been used for thousands of years both as food and for medicinal purposes. They are often classified as a vegetable or a herb, but they are actually fungi. While there are over 14,000 mushrooms, only about 3,000 are edible,…