32 bars

You might need to buy:
  • packed light brown sugar
  • pure vanilla extract
  • butterscotch chips or 1 cup toffee pieces
  • coarsely chopped walnuts
  • sweetened flaked coconut
Belongs to saymyname Chess Pie 
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • Filling:
  • fine yellow cornmeal
  • cider vinegar
  • vanilla extract

64 appetizers

You might need to buy:
  • Chicken Cigars:
  • ground chicken
  • ground cumin
  • paprika
  • poultry seasoning
  • chili powder
  • sheets phyllo dough
  • Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce:
  • sweet plum sauce or 2 tablespoons Chinese duck sauce
  • rice vinegar
  • kosher salt
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • small zucchini or 2 medium zucchini
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • grated parmigiano or 1/2 cup romano cheese
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • cinnamon
  • heavy cream or 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • canned pumpkin
  • chicken stock
  • dry white wine
  • fresh bay leaves or 1 fresh dried bay leaf
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • grated parmesan cheese
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • vodka
  • chicken stock
  • coarse salt
  • heavy cream
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • extra virgin olive oil
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • beer
  • white distilled vinegar
  • Old Bay Seasoning
  • live blue crabs
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • unpeeled medium shrimp
  • fresh crabmeat
  • olive oil
  • chicken broth
  • dry white wine
  • Old Bay Seasoning
  • heavy cream
  • chopped fresh parsley

I add fresh chopped garlic, raisins and cashews, sometimes additional herbs and spices, always more curry than they call for.

serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • curry powder
  • o. oil
  • fresh basil