Beef with Wine & Mushrooms

 A rich beef dish which uses a whole bottle of wine, cooked slowly until the flavors blend and the beef is fork-tender.  Nice served over egg noodles.

Apricot-Bourbon Chicken with Pecans

This isn't by any means a low-cal offering, but it is something that people seem to like - and sometimes that trumps everything.

An Italian Dinner

Some menu items from an Italian-themed party I threw last year..

Caprese Salad (Insalata Caprese)