Hosting a Super Bowl viewing party should be easy. They’re unpretentious, casual parties where (it might be the only time) you can serve a bevy of not so healthy appetizers–from Buffalo wings to cheese balls–relatively guilt-free. This party isn’t about cooking up the latest culinary trends on your best china. Rather, it’s a night overflowing with plain and simple portable dishes since it’s assumed that the television (not the food) is the focal point of the evening. Cooking a dish in a slow cooker for your Super Bowl party is wise way to go. … [Read more...]
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
My family just got back from an unforgettable trip to Southeast Asia. We have very dear friends who relocated to Hong Kong so that was the impetus to setting our sights eastward. Then we decided to tack on 3 more countries to our southeast Asian adventure, not knowing if and when we’d ever get to that part of the globe any time soon as it seems our schedules continue to get overrun by our kids’ activities. Lucky for us, our children are terrific travelers, interested in the sights and the delights of any foreign place. I always say, you … [Read more...]