Mmmmm…warm food! The following two recipes will warm your family’s spirit on a cold winter evening.  The chili is my own recipe which I have perfected over the years. Each winter I would try varying ingredients a little to fit my signature flavor profile of pablano, red, and yellow peppers.  This last winter my family[.....]

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My Definition of “Foodie” I consider myself a “foodie” and recently re-awakened my love for cooking.  I have always created my own recipes because I’m a rebel without a measuring cup – that is my definition of a foodie.  Like Rachael Ray, I just want to do it myself with a dash of this and[.....]

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My “Twist” on Hors d’oeuvres This year we celebrated by having family over for the evening of Christmas.  Since everyone had eaten a large meal at noon during other family celebrations, I decided to offer delicious hors d’ oeuvres this year.  I started researching recipes a few weeks before in order to have time to[.....]

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Testing a new recipe A number of years ago, I tested out my own new recipe for Thanksgiving Turkey.  I’ve never been afraid of trying new things with food.  Oh sure, I’ve had some experiments taste like dirt or become burned beyond recognition.  But I felt that was part of my “mad scientist” formula for[.....]

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Steve’s Floribean Chicken Chili I enjoy visiting the Epicurious website for recipes and feeling a part of the foodie community.  This chicken chili recipe comes from Steve Delaney of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and he says, “My recipe reflects the Caribbean influences in the foods of Miami, where I lived for many years.” For fun, I[.....]

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Hot Dips — of course!!! There is nothing better than dipping a corn chip into melted cheese and nothing spicier than Paula Deen’s bean dip.  I love these recipes.  Imagine her fabulous dips warmed in crocks on top of a Dining Stone … well you don’t have to imagine very long, here it is:

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Here are a few ideas of dishes to keep warm with Dining Stones! I love grilling chicken and recently tried this glazed chicken recipe from the magazine, Everyday with Rachael Ray.  I altered the recipe a little because I don’t care for pineapple, although I am trying to “learn to like it.”  I used oranges[.....]

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There is nothing better than fresh garden vegetables!  I love shopping at the produce stand on the corner of the parking lot at the gas station in our small town.  The greenhouse just down my road built the little stand to expand their business to the highway and they grow the best veggies.  I will stop in regularly[.....]

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Grilling in the summer, chicken and corn on the cob

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Tags: cheddar rice cheddar rice recipe corn on the cob corn on the grill dash of cayenne pepper Dining Stone Dining Stones dinner stones favorite spices fire up the grill grilled chicken grilled corn on the cob recipe grilling in the summer iced cold beverage keep my food warm all during the meal keep warm all during the meal less time in the kitchen Plate Warmer season chicken breasts stones are piping hot