Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
I was in the mood for spinach stuffed mushrooms, but since I knew no one else would eat them, I made them on a night that would be easy for me to make multiple dishes. I had no real plan except for the marinade for […]
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Appetizers
Snack and appetizer ideas
Onion Ring Batter
Onion Ring Batter is not that difficult to make. The key is to let it rest and stir ingredients in carefully. I recently had a bunch of onions leftover from who knows what and I was trying to figure out what to do with them. […]
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chicken lettuce wraps are one of my favorite things to order at a good Chinese restaurant. My kids are really into eating salads these days (as long it’s made with “the crunchy lettuce”), so I thought I would give my own chicken lettuce wraps a […]
Zucchini Crisps with Basil Dipping Sauce
I had a very large zucchini in my refrigerator that I had bought from my local grocery store. I was looking for a new way to cook it and remembered that I had recently seen something about “zucchini crisps”. Evidently, zucchini crisps are the new […]
Fig Recipe: Figs with Boursin and Prosciutto
Figs are an underutilized fruit. When they are in season, my warehouse store (Costco) sells them in 2lb packages. They are so good and there are so many ways to eat them. We have a fig recipe for a bacon wrapped fig that we put […]
Bacon Wrapped Grilled Figs
I love figs and this is a great time to buy them. They had some good looking ones at the store the other day so I impulsively bought them. On the drive home, I was thinking how I’d cook them. Then, in a sudden inspiration […]
Grilled Pita with Tomato, Olives and Feta
I made Grilled Pita with Tomato, Olives and Feta as an appetizer for the 4th of July. I had never grilled pita before and thought I’d try it for the first time with some of my favorites foods and flavors all mixed together. Oh my goodness! […]