Andrea’s Recipes

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t make stuffed foods. Michael makes stuffed pizza, but that’s as far as it goes around here. I think I made stuffed manicotti one time and it was not pretty because the pasta tubes kept cracking and spilling the filling out. Too much work, I thought. It’s [...]

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When I’m asked to bring an hors d’oeuvre to a gathering, I always have a momentary feeling of panic. When I entertain I usually don’t spend much time thinking about appetizers because I’m always focused on the main course or dessert, so I strive to keep my appetizers very easy and light.
Tapenade definitely falls into [...]

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Michael and I used to frequent an Italian restaurant in Norfolk, VA called Castaldi’s. It was a fun place with delicious food and singing waiters. Yes, you could get a yummy meal while being serenaded with Broadway and big band standards or Italian arias. I mean, doesn’t Italian food taste so much more “Italian” when [...]

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We first tried this dip over the holidays and really liked the flavor, and I now keep a jar of roasted peppers on hand specifically to make this dip on short notice. It’s a good dip for parties, Bunco, or brunch and it pairs well with crackers or crudités. The base is sour cream, but [...]

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I was first introduced to hummus while working in Saudi Arabia. The cafeteria cooks on the Saudi Aramco compound made some really excellent hummus. The color was almost like alabaster and the texture was very smooth. The local pita was very thin, and we would take a torn piece between the thumb and index [...]

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