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Old-Fashioned Valentine’s Day

by Maggie Battista

I’m having an old fashioned Valentine’s Day this year. We won’t be solo, but will enjoy the otherwise silly holiday with some great friends who know what Valentine’s Day is all about – showing off how much you love your partner and your friends.
We’re going to shower the love on our friends this year by

Giada’s Side Car Martini

by Maggie Battista

The other night, we had a virtual cocktail party. It was the perfect sort of party, one attended by only two couples. On a whim, we called a couple of our best friends in the entire world and, wow, they weren’t busy working or traveling or catering or being Ohioans.
Dan and Cass were in the

Graham Cracker Toffee

by Maggie Battista
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Of all the homemade food treats I gave to friends and family this season, the one that got rave reviews and disappeared all too quickly was this easy Graham Cracker Toffee. Many of you may be familiar with this recipe; it feels like something your great aunt might whip up any time of year. I

Dressed Up, Smoked Hummus

by Maggie Battista

I needed some nourishment while planning holiday menus. The first two glasses of champagne helped, nourishing my soul but not my belly. I had a tub of hummus in the fridge but thought better of simply eating it straight from the tub. No fancy glass of champagne would permit eating directly from a plastic container.
I

Apricot Glazed Sriracha Chicken Wings

by Maggie Battista
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I found this recipe via The Splendid Table recipe box last year and now make them for every cocktail party. I’ve switched out the original tabasco sauce for Sriracha, a thai-style hot sauce. These wings always disappear before any other dish.
Ingredients

2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 generous cup apricot jam
1/3 to 1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup dry

Ambrosia Macaroons

by Maggie Battista

Tis the season that I do a lot of baking. I’ve been baking cookies now for a couple of weeks, cookies for gifts, cookies for parties, cookies for my husband to bring to his colleagues and cookies just to munch on. I always bake my classic Christmas cookies and more recently,

Blackberry and Raspberry Bambury Tarts

by Maggie Battista

Tammy from Food on the Food introduced me to these cookies last December. I must have made them about 10 times that month because they’re so festive and I love coconut. (The husband hates coconut but seems to get over that hurdle every time a hot batch emerge from the oven.)
Alas, I over-mixed the batter

Sweet Potato Pie

by Maggie Battista

I posted a photo of my Sweet Potato Pie on Facebook yesterday and received no fewer than 10 messages asking for the recipe. Ask and you shall receive, my friends.
I’ve only made this pie a few times, and adding the coconut was inspired by my father-in-law, who used to make a similar pie each Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Dinner Menu & Recipes

by Maggie Battista

Thanksgiving is next week and I’m frantic finalizing my menu, shopping lists and plan of attack. Twenty people will converge on Chez Maggie, with many staying over night, so there’s no time for silliness; each night this week has a set purpose and task.
As for my dinner table, it will be piled high with big

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