Appetizers
Spicy Tuesday – Smoked Trout on Granny Smith Apples – Horseradish
Spicy, pungent, hot and healthy, its hard to NOT like horseradish. Shayna and I love it for its special, (sneaky), way of enhancing flavors in food. Have you ever seen a horseradish root up close and personal? Isn’t it gnarly and ancient looking? Did you know that it...
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Delicious and Yummy, Fast and Easy Spring Appetizers on Atlanta & Co This Morning!
Just when you think this month can’t possibly hold another celebration – along comes a graduation or party – or the big holiday at the end of the month - Memorial Day. Here’s two perfectly easy and delicious appetizers for all the fun, using small sweet peppers...
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Spicy Tuesday: Spicy Tuesday – Sweet Peppers Stuffed with Mediterranean Quinoa Salad – Dill
This month brings not only Mother’s Day – but also a host of other celebrations like graduations and Memorial Day. Here’s a perfect appetizer for the festivities. Bright and cheerful with its primary colors of red, yellow and green, it will make a great centerpiece...
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Friday Four 051217: Happy Mother’s Day! Smoky Spicy Shrimp Salad
A big salad is a great way to feed a hungry crowd, like the one you may host for Mother’s Day on Friday!
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Spicy Tuesday: Happy Mother’s Day! Baked Spinach and Artichoke Frittata – Basil
This week we are thinking ahead to Mother’s Day. You may be taking mom out for dinner, but here’s a way to make the whole day special too! (You can even make it ahead, so both you and mom can sleep in.) We use basil to play up the Mediterranean flavors in the...
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Salsa BEYOND the Chip – Happy National Salsa Month! Atlanta & Company
It not surprising that May, the month with Cinco de Mayo is National Salsa Month. Today Christine and I will make a super easy fresh salsa and talk about what to do with it once you make it! Grilled Tomato Salsa 10 Plum Tomatoes, Halved 1 TB Canola or Grapeseed Oil 1...
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Friday Four 050517: Happy Cinco de Mayo! Arugula and Radicchio Salad with Mole Vinaigrette
Happy Cinco de Mayo! This yummy salad is delish just as it is – or grill fish that you marinated in olive oil, salt pepper and a squeeze of lime. Tuck the fish and a generous fork-full of salad to the tortilla and you have dinner done! Toast with a with a crisp refreshing glass of vinho verde!
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Spicy Tuesday – Spring Asparagus with Tarragon Dressing – Tarragon
It's the Asparagus Time of the Year! In Georgia, late April is when the bright green spears begin appearing in our local farmers markets. Thats when asparagus is on the table, whether in our healthy teaching kitchen or at home. Tarragon is a super herb to pair with...
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Friday Four 042817: Orange Ginger Shrimp on Sesame Polenta
When we served this up to guests at a recent Date Night it was an immediate hit. Quick-to-make, this creamy orange and ginger shrimp can go from appetizer to entree flawlessly!
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Gruner Means GOOD!
Gruner Means GOOD If you like the crisp refreshing snap of a good Pinot Grigio, you’re in for a treat when you taste the subtle familiarity and pleasant distinctiveness of Gruner Veltliner. Pronounced: grooner velt-LEEN-er And if you are really cool? Just call it...
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Friday Four 042117 – Creamy Shallot and Manchego Souffle
Yes – you can bake up a souffle that will give you rave reviews. This recipe is super easy and super fun. Cue up the applause when you serve these beautiful puffs of creamy cheese RIGHT out of the oven!
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Fun with a Cork and a Fork!
Wednesday night found the Taste and Savor crew heading up to North Georgia for a big BIG wine tasting. We hosted 55 people for food and wine in a lovely community way up 85. What a great time we had – the audience was super and we spent the evening wining and dining....
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Spicy Tuesday – Spring Asparagus Soup – Chives
We’ve been on a soup kick lately – but there’s nothing like soup to warm up a chilly spring evening and get us ready for sunny weather. This soup is made with asparagus – a real harbinger of spring. Just because its thick and creamy doesn’t mean its made with cream!...
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Friday Four 033117: Strawberry Balsamic Salsa
Its strawberry season in Georgia and we’re enjoying the first of the season’s beautiful berries in more than just shortcake. This recipe rocks on a corn chip OR topping a piece of roasted fish – beautiful AND delicious!
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Spicy Tuesday – Roasted Red Pepper Romesco – Smoked Paprika
Roasty-toasty peppers, lemon juice, sherry vinegar and a pop of smoked paprika make this traditional Spanish sauce one that we return to again and again. Super with almost anything – from toast to seafood, veggies to chicken, once you try this creamy dip you’ll make a...
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Spring Strawberries on Atlanta and Company This Morning!
The first of Georgia strawberries are rolling into the stores. Here are some fast facts about our favorite luscious red berry – the most popular in the world. AND some easy and delicious recipes that I am sharing with fun host Christine Pullera on Atlanta and Company...
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spicy tuesday – sweet peppers stuffed with mediterranean salad – dill
The PINK group at The Thomas F Chapman Family Cancer Wellness Center is set to celebrate spring next Monday night! This appetizer is perfect for the “Spring Fling”, full of flavor and soooo good for us, too! We love these small peppers that are available in almost...
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Friday Four 02/24/17 Artichokes and Peppers with Basil-Balsamic Vinaigrette
This recipe can make a dinner special, or serve up a loaf of toast to create an easy and spectacular bruschetta! All the good things on one platter: tangy roasted red peppers, briny olives, rich cheese and zippy capers!
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Friday Four 02/17/17: Smoky Paprika Chicken
Chicken marinated with sweet smoked paprika, topped with Romesco makes a beautiful appetizer or yummy main dish. Add a salad and a loaf of crusty bread and dinner is done!
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Friday Four : JAN. 27TH, 2017 : Stealthy Snack for The Super Bowl – Creamy Shrimp Remoulade
Kick off the Game with a Snack SO Good – NO ONE will suspect… its a Little Better-for-them:) “Stealthy” Shrimp Remoulade is so quick and easy, your family and friends will love it. Shake it up by using the luscious dressing with crab, too!
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