The DIVA of TINY FOODS: 7/1/09

20090730

Baked Apple Tarragon Chicken Recipe Cards

Early in June I developed a new recipe for baked chicken breasts using apple juice and tarragon that turned out so great it's become one my favorite dishes. I'm not a big apple juice drinker but now I always have at least a couple of sippy boxes of apple juice around for this dish (and the occasional Apple Martini!)

I finally got around to making the free recipe card design for it! Enjoy - it really is one of the best chicken recipes I've ever had!

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20090728

Curried Coconut Catfish - Happy Accidents = Great Food

I had opened a can of coconut milk to make a martini and wanted to use it up before I forgot about it sitting in my fridge. I also had some catfish fillets I'd taken out of the freezer for dinner. Ordinarily the idea of fish and coconut milk wouldn't thrill me but I had also just bought a whole new jar of curry powder and it started me down the road to Thai flavors.

This recipe is the result and it was absolutely delicious when I finished. The fish was flaky, flavorful and moist and I loved the coconut and curry flavors with just that little bit of sweetness added. I didn't have any lemon grass but the lime brought in the citrus element and, frankly, wasn't as bossy as lemon grass can be!

This goes great with coconut rice, here's a simple recipe:

1 Cup Basmati or Jasmine Rice
1 Cup Coconut Milk
1-1/4 Cups Water
1/2 Tsp. Salt
Small Pat of Butter
Directions for coconut rice: Rinse your rice and drain. Bring all the ingredients to a boil, stir, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 10 minutes - check the cooking instructions on the rice package for appropriate cooking times. Fluff up before serving.
You can toss in some toasted coconut, some pineapple chunks, some crunchy pine-nuts, sliced green onions or anything else that complements your main dish!

Try it out with one of my coconut martinis from The Martini Diva - like the Pina Colada Martini or The Blue Hawaii Martini, or search for my other coconut martinis using the search bar on that sight. BTW, you can also search for recipes here using my search bar too.

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20090724

MINI STRAWBERRY PIZZAS - Final Think Pink Appetizer!

Today's recipe for mini Strawberry Pizzas is the last tiny food recipe for Think Pink and it's my favorite! I had my first strawberry pizza at the Strawberry Festival in Oxnard, California about 20 years ago and I loved it. I finally found a good recipe that comes close to that first taste.

This is a great final recipe for your Pink Party because it's a dessert h'ors d'oeuvre!

Thanks for joining me during Think Pink for the Cure and let's keep it up!

All the Think Pink Martinis:
The Pink Lady Martini
The Pink Cadillac Martini
High Maintenance Diva-Tini
Pink Sling-A-Tini
Pink Diva Martini
Pink Squirrel Martini

The other Pink Tiny Foods - Appetizers:
Pink Salmon Sliders
Honey-Do Wraps
Pink Mermaid of the Sea Food
Pink Grapefruit Skewers
Pink Ham Roll-Ups

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20090722

MORE PINK FOOD - Pink Ham Roll-up Appetizers

Ham is a naturally pink food so it's perfect for Think Pink! This is a savory canape that is a mixture of cream cheese and green onions with some seasonings rolled up in Black Forrest ham - want to sweeten it up a bit? Take out the green onions and paprika and add pineapple and curry! Yum!

Now, as an aside, who else wants to see the new movie "Julia & Julia"??? I think it looks like a wonderfully hilarious movie that is perfect for us foodies! I can't wait to see it - and don't anyone be a spoiler and tell me the best parts!

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PREVIOUS PINK MARTINIS:
The Pink Lady Martini
The Pink Cadillac Martini
High Maintenance Diva-Tini
Pink Sling-A-Tini

PINK APPETIZERS and FOODS:
Pink Salmon Sliders
Honey-Do Wraps
Pink Mermaid of the Sea Food
Pink Grapefruit Skewers
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20090720

Pink Grapefruit Skewers - Blue Cheese goes Pink with Grapefruit!

These Pink Grapefruit Skewers are a really refreshing small bite of tiny food that are a wonderful addition to any Think Pink party or Pink buffet. The oil and vinegar drizzle just makes the grapefruit sections and blue cheese sing! As Rachel Ray says "Yummo!"

PREVIOUS PINK APPETIZERS and FOODS:
Pink Salmon Sliders
Honey-Do Wraps
Pink Mermaid of the Sea Food

PINK MARTINIS:
The Pink Lady Martini
The Pink Cadillac Martini
High Maintenance Diva-Tini
Pink Sling-A-Tini

And don't forget to Think Pink:
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TEES, POSTERS, APRONS - EVEN SHOES!

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20090717

Shrimp & Crab Stuffed Cucumbers - Seafood is naturally pink!

I love shrimp, crab and cucumbers and put together like these Pink Mermaid of the Sea Food appetizers I get them all in one bite! The best thing about seafood is that it's naturally pink in color so it's perfect for Think Pink!

PREVIOUS PINK APPETIZERS and FOODS:
Pink Salmon Sliders
Honey-Do Wraps

PINK MARTINIS from The Martini Diva

It's PINK WEEK in PopArtDiva Land.
Let's Find a Cure for Breast Cancer - Throw a Pink Party, Wear Pink, Eat Pink, Drink Pink, Think Pink!
Are you having a Pink Party? Why not? It's a great way to get your Diva on and support your favorite breast cancer charity!

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20090715

HONEY-DO WRAPS - Melon & Prosciutto, Pink Food for PINK WEEK

It's PINK WEEK in PopArtDiva Land.

Let's Find a Cure for Breast Cancer - Throw a Pink Party, Wear Pink, Eat Pink, Drink Pink, Think Pink!
Are you having a Pink Party? Why not? It's a great way to get your Diva on and support your favorite breast cancer charity!

For all you women who have a "honey do" list - that long list of chores that you hope your better half will get to eventually - here's a classic appetizer of melon and prosciutto ham that fits right into our Think Pink theme. Fresh melon and hams go great together and this recipe gives you a great pink appetizer that's easy and delicious!

PREVIOUS PINK APPETIZERS and FOODS:
Pink Salmon Sliders

The first two of six PINK MARTINIS posted:
The Pink Lady Martini
The Pink Cadillac Martini

More Think Pink fun all week at The PopArtDiva Blog

CLICK HERE GET YOUR FUN THINK PINK GEAR
TEES, POSTERS, APRONS - EVEN SHOES!

BreastCancer.Org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
National Cancer Institute

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20090713

PINK SALMON SLIDERS - ChiChi Pink food 4 PINK WEEK!

It's PINK WEEK in PopArtDiva Land.
Let's Find a Cure for Breast Cancer - Throw a Pink Party, Wear Pink, Think Pink!
Are you having a Pink Party? Why not? It's a great way to get your Diva on and support your favorite breast cancer charity!
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If you're throwing a Pink Party or a fund raiser for breast cancer research or just a party to help find a cure for breast cancer you're going to need Pink Food! So I have come up with some great pink appetizers - tiny PINK food - that will have your guests tickled pink!

Sliders are the chi-chi canape right now, the hot tapas for the "in-crowd" so I've come up with a great slider recipe that gets it's Pink On - Pink Salmon Sliders! They're absolutely delish, healthy for you with all those Omegas and salmon is a naturally pink food!

Be sure to stop by The Martini Diva for all my great PINK MARTINIS too!

Consommation heureuse de rose

20090709

BANANA BACON RUMAKI - Get your monkey on during banana week

As you might figure, it's banana week here in PopArt Diva Land. Tuesday I posted a recipe for Banana Chicken Fritters and Bananas Foster Martini. Today I give you the recipe for a Banana Daiquiri Martini and here is the recipe card for Banana Bacon Rumaki.

How can you go wrong with bananas AND bacon??? It's a jungle out there, make sure you bring the proper foods!

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20090707

BANANA CHICKEN FRITTERS - It's Banana Week in PopArtDiva Land!

It's banana week in the land of PopArtDiva - I've already posted my Bananas Foster Martini, a tribute to the famous Brennan's of New Orleans Dessert - and here is my first banana tiny food. It's an appetizer that will have your guests jumping like monkeys for more!

I'm a fool for bananas and I love them right out of the peel, baked, sauteed, deep fried, covered in chocolate, flambeed and on top of cereal and ice cream. I can't eat corn flakes without them.

This recipe for Banana Chicken Fritters is a wonderful savory appetizer that reminds me a little of a Monte Cristo sandwich - only better because it has bananas. Don't tell anyone but I absolutely love Elvis' favorite sandwich, a grilled peanut butter and banana delight, and this recipe is sort of a savory take on that without the peanut butter! They're really good and half the time I'll eat more of them than I end up serving to guests!

Stop by Thursday for the Banana Bacon Rumaki - OMG - bananas and pork fat - you can't get any better than that!

Here's a little Lagniappe (that's a little somethin' extra in N'awlins speak) - a link to the authentic Bananas Foster recipe directly from Brennan's Website for their famous Bananas Foster. There's also some great history on that world famous restaurant and their famous dessert!

Bon Appetite and may your day be filled with Joie de Vivre!

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20090701

RASPBERRY LEMON BUTTER - Flavored Butters

I got a bunch of fresh raspberries this week and was hunting for new recipes to use them in. This is a great recipe for Raspberry Lemon Butter which is a great condiment for fruit breads, muffins and bagels - in fact I used it on my raisin bagel this morning.

I'm also going to try it with roasting chicken and a few other little experiments! I'll let you know how they work out. In the meantime, enjoy this on whatever - oh, try it on pancakes too!

I'm also posting a Raspberry Lime Martini today over at The Martini Diva so click over and download that free recipe card too!

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