Katie's Cucina :

Barbeque Pork Pinchos {aka pork skewers}

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I'm not a huge fan of pork, but I wanted to make a wide variety of tapas dishes for my guest. I gave my husband the task of grill master for the evening. He was a bit hesitant since he had never grilled pork skewers before. He grilled them[...]

Mixed Grilled Vegetable Tapas

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If there is one thing in life I've grown to love it's grilled vegetables! I love grilled vegetables! Now that it's much warmer out we probably grill vegetables once a week! So I as soon as I saw this recipe on the  Tapeña®[...]

Shrimp and Parsley Toasts

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I made this recipe a few week's back when I hosted my  Tapeña® Wine and Tapas House Party? . I had the seafood counter pre-steam my shrimp to make my life a little easier. I made the parsley sauce a few hours before the[...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake

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Last month, I made this cheesecake for my birthday. I absolutely LOVE the Cheesecake Factory's version and was hoping I would be able to replicate it. It isn't quite like the cheesecake factories, but it will definitely do when your in a[...]

Tapeña® Wine and Tapas House Party?

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Last month, I was chosen to host a  Tapeña® Wine and Tapas House Party? . For those of you unfamiliar with House Party I highly suggest you check out there website. Most of you know that this isn't my first House Party I've[...]

My Mama?s ? Mama?s, Macaroni & Tuna Fish Salad

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Growing up I remember my mom making macaroni and tuna fish salad. This was a seasonal dish in our house that was typically made on Good Friday, throughout the summer, and the last batch would be made for Labor Day weekend. This is the way her[...]

Reminder: No Link Party

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Hi, Just wanted to send a quick note reminding everyone that there will be no more link parties on Katie's Cucina for the time being. If you read my extremely long post about the recap of the  Food Blog Forum Seminar last Thursday, you will[...]

Margarita Cupcakes

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Happy Cinco De Mayo!  What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo then with tequila infused cupcakes! Actually, unless you are soaking the cupcakes in tequila you won't really taste the tequila. But they are a[...]

Sausage and Vegetable Baked Ziti

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My husband and I never cook together, well I can't really say never, but RARELY is a better word to use. I had been in a cooking rut a few weeks back and just didn't want to cook. He decided he wanted to help me. We made a baked sausage and[...]

I am baking a difference!

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I am participating in Share Our Strength?s Great American Bake Sale on Saturday, May 14th in Lake Mary, Florida. If you live in Central Florida we would love for you to come out and support the Central Florida Food Blogger Bake Sale. Please[...]