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Fiesta Chick at an auction - wings and all!

2/13/2017

Fiesta Chick - inspired by a recipe and ready for a new home!

Kansas City Artists Coalition - Art Auction

Saturday - Feb. 18 - is the annual art auction for Kansas City Artists Coalition, an organization of visual artists. My Fiesta Chick is there looking for a new home. She's hanging out with close to 200 other pieces of original art donated by artists from throughout the Kansas City area.

This auction is the place to be for artists and collectors! First - the artwork is amazing. Kansas City artists are extremely generous with their donations. Second - it's an exciting and fun event! $25 entrance gets you heavy, delicious appetizers - enough for a meal plus beer and wine. I promise you won't go home hungry! Sometimes the bidding wars get pretty crazy which can be quite an adventure.

Tres Amigos

My husband Mike Driggs is donating a piece this year - "Tres Amigos!" These are created in clay and totally express his Arizona roots. This is a first for Mike to put his art out for the world to see. I'm so proud of him! Although I must admit I'm sad to see these little guys go away.

Back to that Chick!

Fiesta Chick was inspired by a recipe for Spicy Chicken Wings, using a glaze of pepper jam and other ingredients. My friend Debbie Farnam shared the recipe that features one of her special jams in her line of Debby's Pantry jellies and jams. Delicious!! But Miss Fiesta Chick still has her wings - and always will!! This recipe and painting are in my 2017 Cooking with Friends calendar - available by clicking here.

Hope you'll join us at the Kansas City Artists Coalition annual auction this Saturday! Maybe you'll take home Fiesta Chick, Tres Amigos or another art treasure.

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Spicy Tuna Dip - perfect for Super Bowl!

2/5/2017

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Still need an appetizer for Super Bowl?

I know it's a little late for planning your Super Bowl appetizers, but that's kind of how this dish was first created. I was in grad school and we had a "spontaneous party" - probably a Friday when we allowed ourselves to have some beer and hang out with friends and take a break from studying. I needed a dip and didn't have time to go to the store. So I put together this concoction with stuff that are staples in my kitchen - tuna fish, lemons, cream cheese and of course jalapeños! Everyone loved it - even my Pennsylvania friends who weren't so much into my Texas inspired hot, spicy dishes.

For a long time I made this dip. It's easy and so convenient - again I usually had all the ingredients, except maybe the cream cheese. And it was "budget friendly" which was a definite plus on a grad school budget. But then I forgot about it. A few years ago, one of my friends from Penn State called and asked for the recipe. Well that was a fun and special memory - both hearing from a good fiend and remembering this yummy dish. Isn't it interesting how we form bonds through food!

I shared this recipe in my 2014 Cooking with Friends calendar. Here it is for you - in case you need that last minute spicy dip for your Super Bowl party. When I shared it with my friend from Pennsylvania, I told her she could add some cayenne if it wasn't hot enough. She thought that was funny . . . . p.s. my cats love it when I make this dip!

Spicy Tuna Dip

Ingredients
1 7 oz can tuna - drained
1 8 oz block cream cheese, softened
juice of 1/2 lemon or more (I like lots of lemon!)
1/2 tsp granulated garlic
dash Worcestershire sauce
1 or 2 pickled jalapeño peppers - minced
salt to taste
cayenne - if you want it extra hot

Directions
Mix everything together. Add a little "jalapeño juice" (liquid in the pickled jalapeños) if it's too dry. Serve in a bowl sprinkled with paprika (optional). Good with crackers - and especially good with Fritos, my favorite forbidden food! Simple and delish.

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Fiesta Chick at an auction - wings and all!

Fiesta Chick - inspired by a recipe and ready for a new home!

Kansas City Artists Coalition - Art Auction

Tres Amigos

Back to that Chick!

Spicy Tuna Dip - perfect for Super Bowl!

Still need an appetizer for Super Bowl?

Spicy Tuna Dip

Claudia True

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Fiesta Chick at an auction - wings and all!

Fiesta Chick - inspired by a recipe and ready for a new home!

Kansas City Artists Coalition - Art Auction

Tres Amigos​

Back to that Chick!

Spicy Tuna Dip - perfect for Super Bowl!

Still need an appetizer for Super Bowl?

Spicy Tuna Dip

Claudia True

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