Recipes: Peking Duck, Minus the Duck
April 13, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Featured, Hors D'oeuvres
Peking duck is a standby when I am entertaining. It sounds like a crazy thing to do, until I tell you that I buy the duck from my local Chinese BBQ restaurant and he chops it up for me. I buy the pancakes from the Chinese market and I buy the hoi sin. Basically all [...]
Recipe: Chicken in Cucumber Cups with Roasted Red Pepper Mayonnaise
March 28, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
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Serving the chicken mixture from the simple version in this way really does lift this dish to the level of sensational. As in the previous recipe you can buy roasted red peppers easily in any supermarket, but I prefer making my own, not only because I know that there is no oil in them, but [...]
Recipe: Chicken in Mini Pita with Roast Red Pepper Mayonnaise
March 28, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
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I wrote this recipe for a magazine that wanted a bridal shower menu. The theory behind them was that it’s always a good idea to have a bread based item at an afternoon party in case people haven’t had lunch before arriving. Serving these mini pitas instead of a traditional sandwich or a ribbon sandwich [...]
Recipe: Mini Crab Cakes with Chipolte Mayonnaise
February 1, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
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These crab cakes are the easiest thing in the world to make, but the trick is keeping them small. If you make them more that bite sized they are too big as a pre dinner nibble. Serve them with either cocktail sticks or on spoons as in the picture. I would not suggest just letting [...]
Recipe: Pork and Cucumber Wraps
January 31, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
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I won’t lie to you these are fiddly to make, but they are not a painful as you would think and once you get on a roll you can knock them out quite quickly. You can make them an hour or so in advance and store them in the refrigerator, but make sure you bring [...]
Recipe: Shrimp Bruschetta on Endive
January 10, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
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Over the holidays I find that a cold hors d’œuvres that can for the most part be made ahead, are crucial. I once made the fatal mistake of serving only hot food for pre dinner drinks at a holiday party. The upshot of this was that whilst I did serve platters of bite sized wonders [...]
Recipe: Lobster Bruschetta
January 10, 2010 by Simple or Sensational
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These hors d’œuvres and to be honest the simple version as well, were inspired by the traditional colours of Christmas. For those of us that like a colour coordinated Christmas, the red of the tomatoes against the green of the basil makes them the perfect festive nibble. The making and reducing of the tomato water [...]
Recipe: Pulled Pork Rolls
November 30, 2009 by Simple or Sensational
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When I was talking about what I was going to write by way of an introduction to these rolls, the suggestion made by my spouse, was to say that one bite, no fuss hors d’oeuvres are without a doubt the way to go when entertaining. When I suggested that these rolls were actually more than [...]
Recipe: Simple Pulled Pork
November 30, 2009 by Simple or Sensational
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The idea of these as hors d’oeuvres is that everyone assembles their own but wrapping a little pork in the tortilla rounds and adding their own sauce. By cutting the tortillas down to a more manageable size you find they can be eaten in one or two bites, thus reducing the threat of BBQ sauce [...]
Recipe: Tex Mex Sushi
June 7, 2009 by Simple or Sensational
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When I started thinking about posting a sushi recipe, i didn’t intend it to be quite so eclectic. But when you think about it, the elements in traditional sushi are similar to those of a burrito. There is rice, a spice element, often avocado (which I haven’t included in this recipe, but you could easily [...]
