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Salmon crab burger with mustard sauce

Salmon Crab Burgers with Zesty Creole Mustard Sauce

May 29, 2019 By Maggie Jones 9 Comments

We make these amazingly delicious burgers for special occasions, small summer celebrations or when entertaining. However, they’re simple enough to make anytime if you have more self control than I do. These were one of Brad’s and my favorite meals for years but I could never get a decent picture before we devoured them. Five… 

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Colorful Spring Sandwich with fresh ricotta, herbs, radish and avocado.

Radish Ricotta Baguette with Fresh Herbs and Avocado

May 14, 2019 By Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

It was a year ago this month that a conference for work landed me at a swanky hotel on the posh DC waterfront. The area was littered with charming eateries but I was craving sandwiches. Luckily, there was a specialty sandwich shop right around the corner with an excellent seasonal selection. The selection I went… 

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Refreshing and bubble champagne mules are the drink of the summer

Champagne Mule with Homemade Ginger Syrup

Days are getting longer, weather is getting warmer, and I’m getting thirstier for a refreshing cocktail with a little sweetness and a little more bite. We started making this Champagne Mule last summer for lazy weekend brunches on the patio. You guys know how much I love all kinds of mules – this bubbly version… 

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Ricotta and Summer Squash Bruschetta

Homemade Ricotta and Summer Squash Crostini

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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Keto Shrimp Coconut Soup

Keto Thai-Style Coconut Shrimp Soup

I always feel a little guilty in January when the weather in LA is warm and sunny but the rest of the country is buried in snow and ice. I can’t do anything about the weather but I can offer this recipe for a warming, comforting bowl of Thai-inspired, keto-friendly soup. This is a great… 

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Holiday moscow mule for Christmas or Thanksgiving

Holiday Mule

Gin Gin Mules and Moscow Mules are among my favorite drinks. This festive twist updates the traditional Summer refresher for cooler weather. You can find the traditional copper mug on Amazon but these can be served in just about anything.   The sweet-tart cranberry juice, spicy ginger beer, and fragrant rosemary combine perfectly for a… 

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These sweet-tart sugared cranberries are a holiday staple

Sparkling Sugar-Frosted Cranberries

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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Festive twist on a French 75 for the holidays

“Holiday 75” Sparkling Champagne Cocktail

Make your holidays sparkle with this festive twist on a French 75. A French 75 is the cocktail that combines all my favorite components: gin, lemon juice, and a touch of simple syrup topped off with sparkling wine and a twist. This incarnation gives it the holiday treatment by swapping tart cranberry juice and an… 

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Roasted butternut squash with burrata and arugula

Roasted Butternut Squash and Burrata Salad

Fall is coming. Here in LA it may be in the triple digits but it’s dark when I go to work and the stores are stocked with pumpkin everything, so it’s clear that autumn is approaching. I love fall flavors but when it’s 102 outside it’s hard to get excited about anything heavy or labor… 

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Salad Lyonnaise with Smoke Salmon Candy

Salmon Salade Lyonnaise

Salade Lyonnaise is a popular salad from the Lyon region of France traditionally made of frisée, lardons, toasted croutons, and a mustard vinaigrette made from the bacon drippings all topped with a poached egg. It’s like breakfast salad. Because bacon is such an integral ingredient, I’ve long struggled with a way to make this that… 

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Warm lentil salad with burrata and basil vinaigrette

Warm Lentil Salad with Burrata and Basil Vinaigrette

Creamy buratta and a fragrant basil vinaigrette melted into a fresh zucchini and lentil salad is the perfect dish to transition into fall. I first came across this dish in the kitchen of a friend. Brad and I had dropped by to spend a few hours with them over a bottle of wine. She started… 

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Pineapple Serrano Margarita combines sweet and spice for perfect refreshment

Pineapple Serrano Margarita

We’re in the throes of a triple digit heat wave here in LA but I’m not bothered at all. It’s an excellent excuse to whip up a batch of this sweet and spicy cocktail. Brad and I discovered this margarita while celebrating our seventh wedding anniversary in San Miguel de Allende earlier this year. It’s… 

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