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Apple Cider Cupcakes

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Apple Cider Cupcakes

‘Tis the season and one that I adore–apples, apples and more apples. They are everywhere and seem to be multiplying quickly. The crisp, sweet taste of a red jewel or the sensation of cider on the tip of your tongue produces life long memories.
It was fun to reminiscence about days gone by and share the recipe for Stephenson’s Apple Fritters on the Kansas City Chowtown Blog. Be sure and check out my new favorite spot for delicious cider and cinnamon sugar apple donuts on the Kansas City Chowtown Blog. Once you have cider and apple butter in your stash, I hope you will consider making these Apple Cider Cupcakes. We shared these on our blog before, but they definitely have earned a repeat performance. We have served these sweet morsels at many a public event with rave reviews. [Read more…]

Avocado Sandwich

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avocado sandwich

Kathy and I continue to pinch ourselves when we think about our whirlwind trip to London. It was spur of the moment and as we already described, we had an incredible time.

We were walking and exploring Notting Hill with our hosts and they suggested we grab lunch at Jamie Oliver’s Recipease Cafe. Well, ok, you don’t really “grab” anything in Europe, but we did stop in and explore this remarkable cooking shop paradise and enjoyed lunch, too. It was one of those lunches that will stay forever in my mind’s scrapbook of food experiences.

I had an avocado sandwich with the following description:
Smashed spicy avocado £6.95V
Avocado, Worcestershire sauce, toasted London bloomer bread & cherry tomatoes.
 Add outdoor-reared streaky bacon £7.95

It was the perfect antidote to calm my nerves from travels, presentations and new adventures.

As I have blogged about before, lunch is always a challenge. I decided it was time to recreate that tasty avocado sandwich and since I have discovered the perfect old world bread, it was a snap. No more lunchtime blues.

Avocado Sandwich

2 ripe avocados, peeled with seed removed
Worcestershire sauce, to taste
Dash of red pepper flakes
Cherry tomatoes
1 or 2 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, optional
2 slices old world bread, toasted

In a small bowl, mash avocados with Worcestershire sauce. Add red pepper flakes.

Spread onto toasted bread fairly thick. Top with sliced cherry tomatoes or crisp bacon.

 

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

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Beauty of the Bistro
Lunch! Just the mention conjures up all kinds of emotions. Always on the look out for new lunch solutions, I was thrilled when I found the Beauty of the Bistro food truck and discovered a solution to most of my Wednesday lunches. Its the perfect anecdote for hump day. Read all about this perfect lunch spot at the blog I wrote for the Kansas City Star’s Kansas City Chow Town site here.

Ok, that solves the Wednesday dilemma but what about the other 6 days? I am oh-so-lucky that my spouse joins me many weekdays for lunch and my daughter attends a university model high school, so she is home for lunch 2 weekdays. [Read more…]