Maggie Meets Chef Mary Anne Esposito

On Wednesday, I got to go to my Cousin's restaurant Pesce Blue where he hosted Marie Ann Espostio and chef Walter and his crew prepared 5 courses from her cook book "5 Ingredient Favorites". I got to indulge my taste buds with some extravagent foods. Everything being so creamy, sweet and just amazing it was a great experience to met Marie Ann Esposito too. She is such a warm person. This experience diffenetly made the top of my list!!





Me and my cousin Cliff - Chef/owner of Pesce Blue!

Sweet And Spicy Baked Carrots

Here is one more snack before the main courses start rolling out on the blog.

Ingredients 

6 carrots

1 tbs of chili powder 

2 tbs of honey

2 Apples 

1 tbs of O.J.

Salt and pepper 

Start by quartering the carrots and apples into sticks. Lay on a cookie sheet and add chili powder, honey, O.J., and salt and pepper to taste.

Mix thoroughly with hands (the kitchen's best tool) or tongs. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until a light brown color appears around the corners of the carrots.

These are a quite different and amazing snack! Great for a midnight muncher or a last minute appetizer!

Balsamic Tomatoes Appetizer

Looking for something different this Super Bowl Sunday that is healthy, delicious and pretty to look at? This a wonderful appetizer that is very easy to make and quick as well!

Ingredients 

4 ripe tomatoes 

2 tbs of Extra virgin olive oil 

1 tbs of balsamic vinegar 

1 tbs of parsley 

Salt 

Pepper

Grab 4 full, ripe tomatoes and dice them to a size of your desire.

Then, drizzle both the EVOO and the Vinegar on the tomatoes. Roughly chop the parsley and add it over the top. Add some salt and pepper to taste. ENJOY!

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Pouched Pears With Vanilla Sugar

This is my original recipe. It's a satisfying sweet, yet savory treat for whenever you need a healthy and delicious snack or dessert. Kids, you will need to make this under adult supervision but it's fairly easy to make and soooo good! 


Ingredients

4 Whole Pears

3/4 Cup of Sugar

2 tbs of vanilla extract

1 Cup of any red wine (Kids: get your Mom's permission!)

1 tbs of cinnamon 

8 tbs of AGED balsamic vinegar

8 tbs of marscopone cheese

1 tbs of almond syrup 

Start by cutting all the pears in half and with a small melon baller, de-seed the pears. Once done with that, pour in the red wine, water and almond syrup into a large skillet on a low flame. 


Pour the vanilla extract into the sugar and let chill in the refrigerator for 5-10 minuites. 


Pour the chilled sugar into the simmering liquid, quickly add in the pears and cover. After condensation bulids up on the cover spinkle in the cinnamon, flip the pears over if needed to make sure the whole pear in cover in the liquid. Then cover and let simmer on a very low flam for 30-40 minuites or intill they are very soft. 

Serve on separate dishes and drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the pear and let the chesse melt on top. 

With this recipe you are good to go for a little slice of heaven! 

Tell me what you think after you make these!!! 

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