Margarita Pie

It's that time of the year where everyone is looking for great recipes for Super Bowl Parties so I'm throwing my favorites in for consideration! This pie recipe is a make ahead dessert that makes entertaining easy. The crust is made of crushed pretzels giving a bit of crunch and saltiness that contrasts the creamy filling! I hope that Margarita Pie will become your favorite too!

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Southwest Dinner Party Menu

Best Lemonade
Strawberry Lemonade
Crispy Corn Cakes
Avocado Sauce
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Green Onion Sauce
Sesame-Chile Chicken with Gingered Watermelon Salsa

Soups On!!! Pasta E Fagioli

To the Mom who I talked to in Kroger tonight, looking for something new for dinner...this is for you! Enjoy!!!

Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

1 T oil
2 lbs lean ground beef
12 oz onion, chopped
14 oz carrots, slivered
14 oz celery, diced
48 oz canned tomatoes, diced
2 C red kidney beans
2 C white kidney beans
88 oz beef stock
1 T oregano
2 ½ t pepper
5 t parsley -- fresh, chopped
1 ½ t Tabasco sauce
48 oz spaghetti sauce
8 oz dry pasta shells

Sauté beef in oil in large 10 quart pot until beef starts to brown. Add onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse beans and add to the pot. Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes. Add pasta to cook about 15-20 minutes before ready to serve.

Makes 9 quarts of soup! Just cut the recipe in half if this is too much.

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Be sure & check out the Moroccan Chickpea Stew.

Grand Old House

Our dinner at the restaurant on Grand Cayman Island was phenomenal!

This is me on the veranda where we dined,

overlooking the Caribbean Sea under the intimate gazebos.

Grand Old House Celebrates its 100th Anniversary

Built in 1908 by the Lambert family from Boston, Massachusetts, Grand Old House was originally called 'Petra' after an old biblical name meaning 'place of refuge'. Later the house became known as 'Petra Plantation' because of the abundance of coconut and banana trees.

Thirty years ago it was converted into a fine dining restaurant.

Dinner Menu

Medley of organic mixed green salad
Roma tomatoes, cucumber, palm hearts,

bell peppers and alfalfa sprouts, topped with slivers

of Scottish smoked salmon, Sherry vinaigrette

Caribbean "Voodoo" Soup
Curried red bean, peanut and red chili

Duo of herb marinated flamed grilled
Angus beef tenderloin, & citrus marinated

Wahoo with Jumbo shrimp skewer
presented on sweet potato mash,

topped with mango and papaya salsa
Tequila-lemongrass sauce

Grand Old House Dessert Buffet

See previous post with more about our trip!