Onions

Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Gruyere Tartlets

February 2, 2011 |

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Continuing down the road of appetizers, dips and snack food leading up to the Super Bowl, I give you this somewhat “upscale” game day food. Caramelized onions, mushrooms and Gruyere cheese are baked atop circles of puff pastry for a flaky, savory and delicious appetizer. Another occasion that this appetizer would be great for? A [...]

Pan-Fried Onion Dip

September 1, 2010 |

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Mmm, more dip! Since we’re heading into the start of the football season, it’s likely that you’ll be seeing an increase in appetizer-style food over here. While my heart belongs to chocolate, butter and sugar, when not eating dessert there are few things that I love more than appetizers and dips. I waxed poetic about [...]

Oven-Fried Onion Rings, Take II

June 16, 2010 |

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So, back in February, I made some oven-fried onion rings, along with a killer dipping sauce. It tasted just like the sauce you get with an onion that has been bloomin’. The onion rings were absolutely delicious – crunchy and full of authentic fried flavor without needing to actually boil a vat of oil and [...]

Oven-Fried Onion Rings with Dipping Sauce

February 22, 2010 |

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Note: I have since updated this recipe with a version that eliminates some of the problems that readers have had with this one. Please go to the Oven-Fried Onion Rings, Take II post to check it out! I adore onion rings. Love them, really. Although I hardly ever order them in place of French fries, [...]

French Onion Soup

January 29, 2010 |

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French Onion Soup is something that I always thoroughly enjoy when given the opportunity to order it at a restaurant. A stunningly white crock full of aromatic, brothy onion soup topped with a chunk of baguette and smothered in bubbly, browned Gruyere cheese that is dripping over the top and down the sides. I love [...]