Appetizers
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Simple recipes – no taste? NOT IN MY HOUSE! Simple recipes enable the ingredients to shine. The key is learning how to bring ingredients together that balance well. In this Cream Cheese Peppe… -
Baba Ganoush is one of those dishes that you either love or hate. Almost everyone I eat Middle Eastern food with does not want to order the Baba. The recipe is so easy to put together as long as yo… -
My cultural tour of Japanese food continues with this unique dish known as Ohitashi – Japanese Spinach. The recipe is super easy to put together but prepping the spinach takes a while :(. The… -
I do not use cookbooks any more but once in a while I reach for one. And if I do the Zahav cookbook is a winner. The recipes are approachable and so good. Bottom line is they taste amazing. Before … -
If I have my choice of fancy or comfort food, I choose the latter. These Mashed Potato Corn Cakes are the ultimate comfort food. I think I love this idea because the result is a crispy exterior and… -
My theme dinner was Southern food. I went to the DEEP SOUTH PARTIES cookbook to find this unique recipe. The recipe I pulled out of this wonderful cookbook (I was not paid to say that) is an … -
Sorry to my gluten free friends but I had a bunch of phyllo dough in my freezer. Do you ever just want to clean out your freezer? My Easy Asparagus Tart is just so easy to make. There a… -
I love exploring different cultural foods. When I make a meal, I carry a theme from start to finish. And this Greek feast started with a traditional appetizer known as TIROKAFTERI, or as we s… -
Pimento cheese has so many ways it can be served. The flavor is plenty strong to stand on its own. My post for this Pimento Cheese in Bread Bowl shows the pimento cheese in its purest form.&n… -
I cannot find enough ways to use my new smoker. I bought a TRAEGER for its ease of use. I have owned a BIG GREEN EGG for quite some time. The seal is starting to break. What I lov… -
Is there a more fun appetizer than chicken wings? There are so many different ways to flavor wings – ENDLESS. My wife so loves wings. She would be happy if I made wings every nigh… -
Need a super fun appetizer idea for the holidays? These Chicken Sausage Pepperoni Pizza Slider are your answer. The reason this recipe uses chicken sausage is because I do not eat pork. … -
Is there an appetizer that is any more classic than a Spinach Artichoke Dip? It is always a winner. The dip is really rich. It has cream cheese and cheese. My recipe used light cr… -
I have shared a few posts of late that I shared that not all recipes need to be difficult and filled with lots of steps. These Salmon Cream Cheese GF Toast Points have 3 ingredients. WHAT?&nb… -
Simple is good. A Tomato Mozzarella with Balsamic Reduction is delicious and made with only three ingredients. It will be hard to write a long post on this appetizer. I takes only a min… -
There are some recipes that are so simple, with only a modest amount of ingredients that are so good. The base of this Jalapeno Cheese Squares is four ingredients including sharp cheddar cheese, pe… -
OMG! These are so good. The inspiration for these Turkey Cheeseburger Tater Tots were found during my PINTEREST surfing during the Super Bowl. The recipe was developed by my blogg… -
The inspiration for this Authentic Spanish Tortilla Recipe is my wife. We hosted some very special friends to celebrate my wife’s birthday. My wife requested that I make dinner. A… -
The inspiration for this Authentic Spanish Tortilla Recipe is my wife. We hosted some very special friends to celebrate my wife’s birthday. My wife requested that I make dinner. A… -
The inspiration for these Cheese & Guava Filled Papusa (s) is watching episodes of Diners, Drive-ins & Dives. I am sure I have seen it more than once but the episode I found is from t… -
The inspiration for this Poblano Salsa Caprese is taking advantage of the ingredients in my refrigerator and creating a recipe that would have more than one use. The next post will show you the sec… -
The third in my series of Irish themed appetizers may be the best of all. The inspiration for this Irish Cheddar Cheese Spinach Tart comes from my improved ability to see a recipe and intuiti… -
The inspiration for this Irish Beer Cheese Dip was the Irish themed dinner my wife and I were invited to and that I wrote about in my last post. I served this dip with veggies including celer… -
The inspiration for this Pan Fried Curry Paneer came a while back when making a SAAG PANEER dish. When making the saag paneer, the paneer is pan fried before adding to the spinach. I can̵… -
As I write this post for my Philly CheeseSteak Dip, I am sitting with my wife watching the Country Music Awards. It is the best awards show on TV because the whole show is music. It is … -
I made these Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Meatballs for a Super Bowl party I went to. Yea, I know. The super bowl was almost two months ago. That does not mean that I shouldn’t share t… -
My, or should I say, Rick Bayless’ Green Chili Ceviche may be one of the greatest recipes I have ever made and enjoyed. The ceviche was served as an appetizer for the Mexican dinner I s… -
As I write this post about these Greek Lamb Meatballs, I am on a plane home with my wife and one son following the destination wedding of our nephew. The wedding was set on the beach at sunse… -
I made a healthy Breaded Zucchini Stick recipe some time ago. Here is a healthy Easy Herb Green Goddess Dip that would be the perfect dipping sauce for the bread sticks or fres… -
Chipotle Sausage Poblano Toad in the Hold Biscuits might be one of my best ideas yet. We were going over to our friends’ Sarah and Neil’s house for a Mexican themed dinner. They a…
