Recipes, Cooking Instruction and Culinary Videos by Sherry K - Jazzy Gourmet

Caribbean Munch

By Sherry K, on December 27th, 2012

I hope you all had a great Christmas.

We certainly did. The only real hitch came a couple days before Christmas. I made about 1/2 dozen Holiday Spinach Bread Wreaths to take to friends and neighbors. With just 3 more to go, my KitchenAid mixer decided to […]

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Merry Christmas!

By Sherry K, on December 25th, 2012

The pups and I would like to wish you a happy, peace-filled Christmas.

We are thankful for your kindness, encouragement and generosity since the creation of this blog in April.

May the spirit and love of the holiday season follow you as you travel […]

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Holiday Spinach Bread Wreath

By Sherry K, on December 20th, 2012

with Cranberry Spinach ‘Wow’ Dip

I learned something new this week.

I had been baking bread the last month or so, and sometimes the yeast didn’t activate. I couldn’t figure out why. I knew the date on the yeast was good. I even went out and bought new […]

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Sugared Cranberries

By Sherry K, on December 18th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Sugared cranberries make a stunningly wonderful addition to a holiday table.

Last week, I used sugared cranberries to garnish my Spiced Cranberry Chocolate Cake, and it dawned on me that others might benefit from knowing how to make these beautiful crystallized jewels. The technique […]

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Spiced Cranberry Chocolate Cake

By Sherry K, on December 14th, 2012

Here I go layering again.

I guess I just can’t help myself.

Just like I can’t help but add cranberries and cream cheese to a chocolate cake. I mean, who does these things?

At first it didn’t seem like a match made in […]

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Peel a Pomegranate (without a mess)

By Sherry K, on December 11th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I’ll never forget the first time I busted into a pomegranate.

Not knowing what I was doing, I cut it in half and of course, bright red juice squirted everywhere. If you had looked at my cutting board, my hands, my knife, my shirt, […]

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Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Christmas Wreaths

By Sherry K, on December 6th, 2012

One of my very first posts was Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Easter Egg Nests, where I took a basic 4-ingredient recipe and shaped it into a cute holiday treat.

At the time, I said I would be introducing Christmas wreaths in a few months.

My, […]

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Get the Most Juice from Your Lemon

By Sherry K, on December 4th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Want to get the most juice from your lemons and limes?

Just follow these simple tricks, right down to the very last drop!

And once you do, here are some swell recipes in which to use it: Blueberry Lemon Zucchini […]

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Gingerbread Mountain

By Sherry K, on November 29th, 2012

Note: The word “Grateful” is a Christmas card that my good friend Cary at ZFactory made. Feel free to check out his other card designs here: ZFactory Christmas cards.

This cake is so big, it took a poll on my Facebook page to come up with a […]

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