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Healthy Spinach Dip

by Michele Pesula Kuegler September 20th, 2018| Appetizers, Healthy Cooking, Recipes, Tapas Monday

Healthy & delicious in one simple dip




After spending a good amount of August either on the road or splurging on fun meals with friends and family, I've been eating more conscientiously for the last week or so, as I get my eating back on track. Of course, eating

Spinach & Goat Cheese Dip

by Michele Pesula Kuegler September 18th, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Tapas Monday

Kinda healthy, kinda splurge-y, totally yummy




This recipes feels like it's from a different time and place. Actually, it is, seeing it's seven years old and we lived in a different location. However, many things are the same, such as our love of tapas meals and our adoration of

Peach Caprese Salad

by Michele Pesula Kuegler August 30th, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Salads, Tapas Monday

A fruity take on the Italian classic.




In early August, I spent a week in the Mohawk Valley of New York teaching entrepreneurship to a group of middle school-aged students. Being away from home, I ate at a restaurant every night. One of those nights I was sent to

Blue Cheese & Peaches

by Michele Pesula Kuegler August 28th, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Tapas Monday

Sometimes simple is all we need.




This is another one of those non-recipe recipes. Take three ingredients, combine them in a dish, and bake. Although the steps are incredibly simple, the dish that it produces really is multi-layered. You have the sweetness of the peaches balanced with the saltiness

Beet Tzatziki

by Michele Pesula Kuegler August 16th, 2018| Appetizers, Healthy Cooking, Recipes, Spreads & Sauces, Tapas Monday

Prepare to be amazed by both its color and flavor.


What's one to do on a hot summer Sunday afternoon when you spent the morning at a social gathering and don't feel like cooking? For us empty nesters, the answer was walk downtown and enjoy a handful of tapas

Plum & Taleggio Prosciutto Packets

by Michele Pesula Kuegler August 9th, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Tapas Monday

This recipe is a delightful trifecta of yumminess




This is basically a three-ingredient recipe, as you can see in the title and description above the picture. But, it's so much more than that. See, first it's a crispy exterior that's made of paper thin prosciutto. Second are the bites

Prosciutto Peaches with Raspberry Balsamic

by Michele Pesula Kuegler August 7th, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Tapas Monday

A fun way to get more fruit into your day.




Prosciutto definitely is not a seasonal ingredient, but I do find myself using it more frequently in the warmer weather months. I think it's that its saltiness pairs so nicely with the sweetness of fresh fruit that I just

Bourbon & Vanilla Peaches

by Michele Pesula Kuegler July 19th, 2018| Appetizers, Desserts, Recipes, Tapas Monday

Bourbon & peaches- a new classic combination




We spent a weekend in Melbourne, Florida, in June to celebrate my brother's birthday. Arriving on Friday afternoon, they suggested we meet them at Downtown Produce to finish party shopping and do a wine tasting. Wine + family time = YES!

While

Roasted Rhubarb Crostini

by Michele Pesula Kuegler June 21st, 2018| Appetizers, Healthy Cooking, Recipes, Tapas Monday, Vegetarian

A simple spring dish that has complex flavors




All of our palates change with time, I assume. I know mine has. It's a topic my husband and I often discuss: what dishes didn't you eat as a kid that you love now? One of the items on my "wouldn't

Strawberry Rhubarb Salad

by Michele Pesula Kuegler June 19th, 2018| Recipes, Salads, Tapas Monday

A delicious duo of spring produce




As spring draws to an end in New Hampshire, we have some local produce available. With a winter that stretched well into March, seeing freshly picked fruits and veggies in the market is exciting. Rhubarb and fiddleheads are among the first produce items

Slightly Spicy Eggplant & Tomato Sauté

by Michele Pesula Kuegler April 3rd, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Side Dishes, Tapas Monday, Vegetarian

It's a side. It's a dip. It's a spread. It's delicious.


In some recent travels, we ended up having breakfast at a deli. I had the most amazing challah French toast, and my husband had white fish salad. Happiness for both of us. We enjoyed our food there so

Crockpot Queso with Chorizo

by Michele Pesula Kuegler March 22nd, 2018| Appetizers, Recipes, Tapas Monday

Mmm. . .Queso. Need I say more?




I love queso. I love lazy Sundays. Don't they make an excellent pairing? They did for me the other weekend. With a Sunday filled with around the house items (study for wine exam, watch one of our horses race, do a little