This is the fridge’s finest hour. A bowl of cranberry sauce full to the brim; shards of cold roast goose, turkey perhaps; some cold roast potatoes, craggy and golden, and, joy of joys, a saucer of cold pigs-in-blankets. There is bread sauce in a gravy boat, a piece of cold salmon, brandy butter and even a jug of Marsala-laced gravy. Treats beyond measure.

There is nothing, simply nothing, I like doing in the kitchen more than picking at leftovers. Those bowls with saucers for lids, keeping the buried treasure safe until we are ready to eat. A ready-made breakfast, a midnight treat, bounty to pick at for the quiet days that follow the feast.

There are no rules. (Though I should warn you to sniff everything first.) If you want to add a dollop of cranberry sauce to a fry-up of cold roast potatoes and sprouts, go for it. Likewise bread sauce as a dip for crisp-fried turkey skin or the last of the nut roast crumbled into a pilaf.

I make a lot of notes when I cook stuff for the blog. Helpful things like, needs five more minutes in the oven, or definitely could use browning before braising. But sometimes, my notes aren’t really coherent. Like this time around, when I went to look at the notes for these individual seven layer dips, I opened the file with the recipe and found in the notes: DFC.I know the DFC isn’t a typo because I don’t actually use capitals, ever, except on the blog. So, naturally, I turned to Mike to see what he thought.To be honest I never actually figured it out, but down to cook sounds good to me. I’m definitely down for these seven layer dips, especially when I have no idea what to bring to one of those potluck type bbq parties that happen so often in the summer. I don’t really like bringing dessert because everyone likes to bring dessert and ever since that one time that I tried to deep-fry spring rolls on someone’s unreliable stove, I’ve shied away from that too.So, the answer my friend, to what to bring to potlucks is this: seven layer dip, individualized! I love that it’s not a giant platter of dip so you know that there’s no communal double dipping action going on. With these individual guys you can dip as many times as you want. And, you can customize them too.

Have fun at your next brunch or party with a big pitcher of this Sriracha Bloody Mary and definitely don’t forget to get creative with your garnishes. Make everyone drool and swoon with excitement over so much beauty in a glass. The Asian inspired tangy heat from the sriracha is definitely different, but subtle and bright enough to excite your Bloody Mary taste buds with something new.

Using your favorite hot sauce to replace the conventional Tabasco hot sauce used in most Bloody Mary recipes, this sriracha addition will leave you with an equally quenching, but slightly brighter spicy flavors from your traditional Bloody Mary. There are many recipes for Boody Marys out there, so you can stick to your tried-and-true favorite Bloody Mary recipe and all you need to do is squirt in the sriracha instead of the Tabasco.

The Asian inspired tangy heat from the sriracha is definitely different, but subtle and bright enough to excite your Bloody Mary taste buds with something new.

I make a lot of notes when I cook stuff for the blog. Helpful things like, needs five more minutes in the oven, or definitely could use browning before braising. But sometimes, my notes aren’t really coherent. Like this time around, when I went to look at the notes for these individual seven layer dips, I opened the file with the recipe and found in the notes: DFC.I know the DFC isn’t a typo because I don’t actually use capitals, ever, except on the blog. So, naturally, I turned to Mike to see what he thought.To be honest I never actually figured it out, but down to cook sounds good to me. I’m definitely down for these seven layer dips, especially when I have no idea what to bring to one of those potluck type bbq parties that happen so often in the summer. I don’t really like bringing dessert because everyone likes to bring dessert and ever since that one time that I tried to deep-fry spring rolls on someone’s unreliable stove, I’ve shied away from that too.So, the answer my friend, to what to bring to potlucks is this: seven layer dip, individualized! I love that it’s not a giant platter of dip so you know that there’s no communal double dipping action going on. With these individual guys you can dip as many times as you want. And, you can customize them too.

This is the fridge’s finest hour. A bowl of cranberry sauce full to the brim; shards of cold roast goose, turkey perhaps; some cold roast potatoes, craggy and golden, and, joy of joys, a saucer of cold pigs-in-blankets. There is bread sauce in a gravy boat, a piece of cold salmon, brandy butter and even a jug of Marsala-laced gravy. Treats beyond measure.

There is nothing, simply nothing, I like doing in the kitchen more than picking at leftovers. Those bowls with saucers for lids, keeping the buried treasure safe until we are ready to eat. A ready-made breakfast, a midnight treat, bounty to pick at for the quiet days that follow the feast.

There are no rules. (Though I should warn you to sniff everything first.) If you want to add a dollop of cranberry sauce to a fry-up of cold roast potatoes and sprouts, go for it. Likewise bread sauce as a dip for crisp-fried turkey skin or the last of the nut roast crumbled into a pilaf.