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The Buena Vista’s Irish Coffee

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After I saw Grace’s gorgeously creative Irish Coffee Cupcakes here on The Back Burner yesterday, I just had to jump on the bandwagon. Because I know a few things about this cocktail, if that’s the right word. I equate the drink with San Francisco, but the Irish Coffee was not invented there. In fact it’s more »

Shumai On The Fly, Oh My!

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Entertaining is fun. If I were to give you one piece of advice for stress free party planning I would say, “make like a Boy Scout and BE PREPARED”. The best way to be prepared is to spend a lot of time preparing. But what if that’s just not possible? Can a person be prepared more »

Quick Beef Tacos

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A few years ago we were in Mexico and ate our first “real”  tacos.  Different types of meat was grilled over an open fire or quickly cooked in a big pot along with seasonings.  Simply served on fresh baked tortillas with a little “slaw”.  None of the extra fluffs that one often finds on tacos more »

French Moules (Steamed Mussels)

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Any chance I can get to cook French, I do.  Not only do we love French food but it also takes us back to a place that we love.  When I heard that one of our recipe development assignments was French inspired, I had visions of comfort food.  I had anticipated a cold, wintry night, more »