Get the latest recipes from Barbiemensher http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/barbiemensher This is the perfect Christmassy drink but be warned: it goes down so easy! http://www.grouprecipes.com/106762/mulled-christmas-tottie.html Gourmet Magazine's editor and chief, Ruth Reichl, demonstrated her ultimate grilled cheese on PBS lately. Instead of grilling it, I baked these and cut them up into bite-sized pieces to serve at a cocktail. http://www.grouprecipes.com/105138/gourmets-ultimate-grilled-cheese-bites.html This was a recipe gone wrong that turned out so right! Use your favourite pie crust recipe for this. http://www.grouprecipes.com/103543/pistachio-sugar-pie.html WARNING: This is messy and time consuming but so worth it! http://www.grouprecipes.com/103541/fire-roasted-beets.html Madhur Jaffrey, the brilliant Indian chef, presented this recipe in the series In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs. I was immediately intrigued and having tried it, it is now a staple in my repertoire. http://www.grouprecipes.com/103487/madhur-jaffreys-dilled-rice.html I was inspired but another recipe on here that called for a braised pork with dried fruit. Since I didn't have a lot of the same ingredients on hand and I changed the recipe up so much, I figured it deserved its own post. http://www.grouprecipes.com/101705/autumnal-braised-pork-and-puree.html I know, I know... yet another black bean recipe but I noticed there are so many recipes that are missing some key ingredients for that truly Mexican flavour that draws us to this soup so here goes. *Cooking time does not include soaking time. http://www.grouprecipes.com/96972/barbies-black-bean-soup.html The window is brief but if you're like me, you buy up a ton of blood oranges in March, squeeze them and freeze the juice so that you can serve up these puppies in summer to the astonishment of your friends. http://www.grouprecipes.com/91386/blood-orange-margarita.html It's blood orange season - blink and you'll miss it! I whipped this up over the weekend - not bad if I do say so myself. http://www.grouprecipes.com/89876/blood-orange-avocado-and-horse-radish-salad.html The Sushi Shop serves these and although I didn't have a recipe, here's what I managed to glean while recreating them at home. I make tuna, salmon and shrimp rolls - all separate. You could use whatever seafood, alone or in combination, that you want. http://www.grouprecipes.com/88965/spicy-seafood-and-tempura-tartare-rolls.html