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Homemade Ricotta and Summer Squash Crostini

May 31, 2018 by Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

Ricotta and Summer Squash Bruschetta

According to the calendar, Summer is almost here.  According to the weather, it’s already time to spend evenings on the patio with good friends, a cool rosé, and tasty little snacks like this homemade ricotta and summer squash crostini. This is a great recipe for when the garden is overflowing with zucchini but the real star… 

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Sparkling Sugar-Frosted Cranberries

November 1, 2017 by Maggie Jones 5 Comments

These sweet-tart sugared cranberries are a holiday staple

Whipping up a batch of these glittering cranberries signals the beginning of the holiday season at Chez Jones. These sweet-tart candied berries are great for snacking, sharing, decorating the table, and – our favorite use – garnishing cocktails like our Holiday Mule or this holiday twist on a French 75. They’re such a surprisingly refreshing… 

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Vegan “Queso” Dip

January 28, 2015 by Maggie Jones 9 Comments

Dairy free, lightened up Vegan Queso Dip

I’ve mentioned before that queso is very serious business in this family. I could comfortably survive on a diet of just margaritas and queso – and have, in fact. For about three days, anyway. Then it becomes a little… er… uncomfortable. But still worth it. The purist Jones queso as passed down through the years… 

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Cheesy Pepperoni Garlic Knot Pull-Apart Bread

January 19, 2015 by Maggie Jones 3 Comments

Cheezy Pepperoni Garlic Knot Bread with Marinara

We made this insanely decadent, buttery, cheesy garlic knot pull apart bread over the holidays so 1) the pictures aren’t quite up to standard since most of our lighting equipment was packed up and 2) the nutritional stats on these aren’t quite up to 2015, post-New Year’s resolution standard.   It’s so ridiculously tasty I had… 

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Lightened-Up Queso Cheese Dip

January 5, 2015 by Maggie Jones 7 Comments

This low-fat skinny cheese dip makes the perfect healthy football snack

This recipe is for the folks like me out there looking for a way to reconcile football playoff snacking with New Year’s healthy eating resolutions. I originally posted this recipe last year but the pictures were embarrassingly gross-looking.  We needed a re-shoot to capture all the deliciousness of this super skinny variation of a game-day favorite…. 

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Halibut Ceviche

September 17, 2014 by Maggie Jones 2 Comments

Halibut Ceviche with Lime

We’re just finishing up a crazy heat wave here that saw temperatures well over 100F across most of LA.  I’m lucky to work near the beach where it’s much cooler but it’s still close to 90 when I get home at night.  Granted, I know I have no right to complain given that our weather… 

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Tapas Night: Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp

June 12, 2014 by Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp

I still remember that fateful day in 2008 when I came across this recipe in an issue of Cook’s Illustrated.  I love garlic, shrimp, and anything I can dip bread in.  This combines those three loves into something even I could never have imagined. Like most Cook’s Illustrated recipes, I can’t find a way to… 

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Tapas Night: Goat Cheese Stuffed Piquillo Peppers

June 12, 2014 by Maggie Jones 1 Comment

Goat Cheese Stuffed Piquillo Peppers

Goat cheese stuffed piquillo peppers are one of those items I will always order when I see it on a restaurant menu.  I’m so excited by how easy they are to make at home.  We made these for Tapas night along with Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp, Manchego with Quince Pasteand, of course, plenty of sangria.  Brad’s… 

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Tapas Night: Queso con Membrillo

June 12, 2014 by Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

Manchego and Quince Paste Overhead

When I first met Brad he had an actual recipe file.  In this file was an actual hard copy of a recipe for “Cream cheese and salsa dip.” The ingredients were cream cheese and salsa. The instructions were to serve the salsa over the cream cheese as a dip. I have never let him live… 

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Blistered Shishito Peppers with Dancing Bonito Flakes

June 2, 2014 by Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

blistered shishito peppers

Sake House Miro is an awesome little neighborhood sushi joint just a 15 minute walk from Chez Jones that we probably visit every month or two.  It’s not the greatest sushi we’ve ever had but it’s really good sushi with super reasonable prices, $5 pitchers of Sapporo (!), and great service. Our three favorite dishes are… 

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