Best Nita Marys Recipes

Goodnight Mary image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Time 10m

Yield 6 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups tomato-vegetable juice, such as V8
9 ounces silver tequila
3 tablespoons lemon juice (1 large or 2 small lemons)
1 tablespoon Calabrian chili paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Suggested garnishes: pitted Castelvetrano olives, lemon wedges, celery sticks, turkey jerky

Steps:

Add the tomato-vegetable juice, tequila, lemon juice, chili paste and Worcestershire sauce to a pitcher. Stir to combine. Pour into 6 ice-filled glasses. Garnish with skewers threaded with your desired garnishes.

Bloody Mary Bar image

Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories beverage

Time 10m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 cups tomato juice
2 cups clam and tomato juice, such as Clamato
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 heaping tablespoon drained prepared horseradish
6 to 8 dashes Worcestershire sauce
4 to 6 dashes hot sauce, or to taste
5 pounds ice
1 liter vodka
Prepared horseradish
Worcestershire sauce
Hot sauce
12 cold beers
3 cups mixed pickled vegetables (string beans, okra, jalapenos, carrots)
12 strips crisp cooked bacon
12 strips beef jerky
2 cups pitted olives
5 lemons, cut into wedges
5 limes, cut into wedges
12 sprigs fresh rosemary
12 celery stalks with tops
Seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay

Steps:

For the Bloody Mary base: In a large pitcher, stir to combine the tomato juice, clam and tomato juice, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
For the Bloody Mary bar: Set up a large table with glasses, ice in a bucket with tongs, vodka and the remaining Bloody Mary bar ingredients and garnishes. Have stirring sticks, straws and toothpicks available to skewer garnishes.

Kitchen Sink Frittata image

Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 1 to 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup leftover sauteed sliced onions
4 ounces leftover cooked steak, cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup roasted red pepper strips
3 to 4 stalks leftover cooked asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons milk
5 large eggs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup shredded cheese, such as sharp Cheddar, fontina, Gruyere or Monterey Jack

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat the olive oil in an 8-inch cast-iron or ovensafe nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and heat until warm. Add the steak, roasted red peppers and asparagus and heat until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes, mixing the ingredients in the skillet until evenly distributed.
Whisk together the milk and eggs in a medium bowl to combine and add some salt and pepper.
Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and top with the cheese. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the frittata is puffed and the eggs are cooked through, about 15 minutes.

Rosemary Roasted Nuts image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups mixed nuts, such as cashews, walnuts, and pecans
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
Coarse salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, roast nuts until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Line another baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a large skillet, heat butter, sugar, and rosemary over medium-high. Add nuts; stir until butter mixture is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Spread nuts on prepared baking sheet; season with salt. Cool to room temperature, tossing occasionally, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 267 g, Fat 23 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g