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APERITIVO & ANTIPASTI: ITALIAN COCKTAILS & APPETIZERS

sweetgourmet — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:26:45 +0000

Cooking Class

Aperitivo & Antipasti: Italian Cocktails & Appetizers

Join us for the first in a five part series featuring Aperivtivo & Antipasti:Italian Cocktails & Appetizers. Christine Gardner will teach you how to make these molto deliziosa cocktails and appetizers.

Blood Orange Bellini

Napoletana Pizzette

Stuffed Calabrese Meatballs

Gorgonzola & Proscuitto Tartlets

Mediterranean Crostini

Roasted Red Pepper & Mushroom Panini

Thursday, March 1st

5:30pm @ Sweet Gourmet

$45.00 per person

Call 903-534-0840 to sign up.

Payment is your reservation. Due to the cost of food preparation

and limited spacing there are no refunds.

Join Christine Gardner and Sweet Gourmet for “Aperivtivo & Antipasti: Italian Cocktails & Appetizers” the first in a five part cooking series. Learn from a truly authentic Italian trained chef who studied at Le Cordon Blue and honed her skills and techniques while working in Italy.

Enjoy shopping after class

Save 10% on your total purchase.

Cooking with Tricky Dix

sweetgourmet — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:43:36 +0000

Cooking with TRICKY DIX

hosted by Jennifer Dixon

at Sweet Gourmet

Join us at Sweet Gourmet

where Jennifer Dixon, co-owner of Tricky Dix Mojo,

will demonstrate where & how to use all three

Tricky Dix flavors…

From Cocktails & Main Courses all the way to Desserts!

Come learn how to cook with Mojo (Tricky Dix that is) and add some flavor

and spice to whatever’s on your menu.

DATE: March 24th, 2012

TIME: 11:00 AM

WHERE: Sweet Gourmet

COST: $25.00/seat

Private Chocolate Tasting

sweetgourmet — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:52 +0000

SOLD OUT

PRIVATE CHOCOLATE TASTING

Join us February 9th for a private chocolate tasting.

Space is limited and attendance is by reservation only. Call Sweet Gourmet at (903) 534-0840 to reserve your spot in a what’s sure to be a sweet treat event.

BBQ Pulled Pork

sweetgourmet — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:51 +0000

BBQ PULLED PORK

Olive Oil
1 – 2 lb. pork butt or shoulder
1 pkt. of Halladay’s Chipotle Garlic Dip Mix
1 bottle of Bourbon Molasses Barbecue Sauce (Sweet Gourmet)

Rub olive oil over pork thoroughly. Then generously spread the dip mix over all sides of the meat. Over medium high heat sear the pork on all sides in a skillet. Once seared, place in a Crock Pot with Bourbon Molasses Barbecue Sauce. Cook on low for 8-10 hours and then break the meat apart, allowing it to sit in the sauce for another 30 minutes or so. Place the pork on a bun and enjoy.

Sweet & Hot Sausage Bites

sweetgourmet — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:15:58 +0000

SWEET & HOT SAUSAGE BITES

1 jar of Mills Company Jalapeno Pepper Jelly (Sweet Gourmet)
1 pkg link style sausage (recommend Cap Ranch German Style but any brand will work)

Slice sausage on the diagnal into 1/2 inch thick pieces. Place in skillet and brown on both sides. Browning will add flavor and help cook out a little of the fat. Drain off fat from skillet. Pour jar of pepper jelly over sausage pieces and continue to heat until jelly is in a syrup form. Remove from heat and pour into crockpot or chaffing dish. Keep warm and serve with toothpicks in a small container beside dish.

Tricky Dix Toasted Pecans

sweetgourmet — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:09:30 +0000

TRICKY DIX TOASTED PECANS

2 6oz. packages of pecan halves
2-3 Tbls. of butter (melted)
Tricky Dix Seasoning (Original or Spicy)

Preheat oven to 350_. Put pecans in a large gallon size Ziploc bag, add melted butter; seal and shake well to ensure pecans are completely coated. Add a generous amount of Tricky Dix seasoning to buttered pecans in the Ziploc; seal bag and shake thoroughly until pecans are coated. Empty nuts onto a cookie sheet or jellyroll pan spreading them evenly into a single layer. Toast pecans in preheated oven for approximately 10 min. or until nuts are toasted.

Spicy Shrimp Avocado Dip

sweetgourmet — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000

SPICY SHRIMP AVOCADO DIP

2 avocado’s halved
1 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened to room temp.
1 lb. of small frozen precooked shrimp without tails (thawed… I use the salad size)
1 small jar of Prairie Creek Salsa

Mix salsa with cream cheese by hand until well blended. Add shrimp. Scoop out avocado meat and cut into small pieces. Fold avocado in gently. Chill 30 minutes prior to serving with you choice of cracker, chip or sliced baguette lightly toasted.

Sweet Gourmet Signature Queso

sweetgourmet — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:12:42 +0000

What Super Bowl game would be complete without chips and queso. For a Queso as captivating as the halftime show use Sweet Gourmet’s Signature Queso.

1 jar of Sweet Gourmet Queso or Queso Blanco
1 10oz can of Rotel Tomatoes
1 15oz can tamales (or 6 fresh tamales) chopped into small pieces

Combine queso & Rotel tomatoes with juice in sauce pan and warm over medium heat. Add tamales, stir while pressing tamales against side of pan. When evenly distributed pour into crockpot. I like to use Frito’s Scoops for noshing.

This is one of my favorites & it’s sure to please all of your hungry football fans!

Cooking Class – More Than Marinara

sweetgourmet — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:30:04 +0000

Cooking Class

More than Marinara

Authentic Italian sauces that transform your pasta dishes. Italians have four categories of sauce:

Olio y burro(Oil & Butter), Pomodoro(Tomato), Verdure(Vegetable) and Formaggio(Cheese).

Master the basic technique of these four types of sauce and the ingredient variations are endless.

Saturday, Febuary 4th

1:00pm

$45.00 per person

Call 903-534-0840 to sign up.

Payment is your reservation. Due to the cost of food preparation

and limited spacing there are no refunds.

Come join Christine Gardner for “More than Marinara” cooking class where you will discover the basic techniques of Olio y burro, Pomodoro, Verdure & Formaggio sauces. Learn from a truly authentic Italian trained chef who studied at Le Cordon Blue and honed her skills and techniques while working in Italy.

Enjoy shopping after class & Save 10% on your total purchase.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day

sweetgourmet — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:05:45 +0000

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries!

Order your Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

now for Valentine’s Day.

We are offering 2 available pickup dates:

Monday, February 13th

&

Tuesday, February 14th

Call (903) 534-0840 today to

Place Your Order.

Long Stemmed Strawberries

$19.95/Lb.

(number of strawberries determined by weight)

Are you a “Do It Yourselfer”? If so, let our chocolate experts show you how easy this is to do at home. We will even share our melting secrets! Just ask us – we are here to help!