Proscuitto Pizza from Shade Hotel!

I recently stayed at Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach for a Bloggers Brunch and it was fabulous!  My last night there, I was pretty tired and didn't feel like going out to eat, so I ordered room service.  I ordered their Proscuitto Pizza which also had caramelized onions, pine nuts, parmesan cheese and feta cheese.  It was absolutely heavenly, and I think I am going to have to try to make this at home.

If you are ever in the Manhattan Beach/L.A. area, I highly recommend the Shade Boutique Hotel. No compensation of any kind was received for this post. I just really loved it!

Do You Love Recipe Contests?

I have to admit, I have never entered a recipe contest though I have been tempted many times. I have compiled a list of contests for those of you who might wish to try your luck with one or more of your yummy dishes. Take a look over the right hand side for a list of current recipe contests - let me know if you plan to enter any!

PARDON THE DUST!

I am playing around with a few things here (so confused - it's quite a mess LOL), but I hope to have The Speedy Gourmet up and running again soon!

It's been a little slow!

I know it's been a little slow around here and I do apologize. I have some things lined up and some delicious recipes to share with you. I also want to tell you about the Leap into Spring event coming up on my sister blog, Eighty MPH Mom. Some of the yummy sponsors include Fairytale Brownies, The Popcorn Factory, Eli's Cheesecake, Taffy Tree and Bake Me a Wish!

 Make sure you post the Leap into Spring button on your blog - you will get extra entries! Melissa and I are so excited for this event to start!

Great Giveaways going on at Eighty MPH Mom!

I have some yummy giveaways going on over at Eighty MPH Mom - you don't want to miss these!

Eighty MPH Mom-Carousel Cakes - Oprah's Favorite RED VELVET CAKE (3-5)

Eighty MPH Mom - $20 Domino's Pizza gift card (2-25)

Eighty MPH Mom - Heidi's Heavenly Cookies Asst. (2-22) 

Eighty MPH Mom - Wanchai Ferry Prize Pack and $25 Target gift card (3-3) 

Of course there are other giveaways too, such as a Rubbermaid Drawer organizer, L'Occitane (you pick the prize, up to $60!), and Lysol No-Hands soap system!

Cheesy Crab Rounds

I posted these recipes on Eighty MPH Mom a couple of weeks ago, but they are just so good, I wanted to make sure everyone here had a chance to see them too - enjoy!
My husband, daughter and I went to a crab feed put on by his department a couple of weeks ago.  They actually had too much crab (if you can believe that), so lucky us - we got to bring home a huge aluminum pan full of dungeoness crab (the best in my opinion!) For the next couple of days, I made dishes using the crab meat, and I thought I would share them with you! Saturday night, I made these yummy Crab Rounds that my mom used to make.
Sunday night, we had Crab Louie with homemade Louie sauce!  This is my husband's favorite, and he was just beside himself with delight.  Here is the recipe for the Louie Sauce:

1 cup Mayonnaise

1/4 cup cream or milk

1/4 cup chili sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup green onion

2 tsp lemon juice

The Crab feed was a blast - there was a raffle, lots of wine and good people that I hadn't seen in a long time.  Did I mention wine?  Oh yes, I certainly did.  Ummm don't drink and post on Facebook...the two don't mix! Enjoy! Blog author never gets paid to post. The only compensation for any review on this site is a sample of product for review. I received compensation for this review/post. The opinions herein are those of blog author only. Compensation received has no bearing on any review outcome. Please refer to my Acknowlegement Policy for further information.

Winner Announcement- $20 Domino's Pizza gift card!

Congratulations to rajee who won the $20 Domino's Pizza gift card...enjoy!