appetizers

Easy Appetizer with Boboli and Store-Bought Artichoke Dip

August 5, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

The lady who hosted my niece’s bridal shower made this a few weeks ago and when I thought about an easy appetizer for my book club meeting last night I decided this was perfect! Artichoke jalapeno dip (from Costco) Boboli crust grated Parmesan cheese Spread the Boboli crust with the dip and top with some [...]

Toast Slices with Pork and Chutney

June 25, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I needed some finger food to bring to a party the other night and browsed through How to Cook Without a Book for some ideas. She has a nice collection of easy appetizers in the back, most of which you’ll often have the ingredients for on hand.  In this case, I had a leftover pork [...]

Easy Appetizers

June 1, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I entertained twice this weekend and while I cooked a fair bit, I was a bit too busy to take pictures of everything! Both nights I wanted some easy appetizers and used a few items from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, including the idea of this simple appetizer with sliced radishes (from my [...]

Smoked Salmon on Crispy Pitas

May 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I copped this from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, which is available on video or in book form.  I bought the book and am now watching the videos through Netflix (not via on-demand, alas).  You can explore lots of the recipes and videos on his PBS site, which is very cool. I made [...]

Chicken Sate on a George Foreman Grill

November 6, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Last year a client gave me some Penzey spices for a holiday gift and I’m just getting around to opening some of them. Last night we tried the Sate seasoning, which has salt, brown sugar, garlic, onion, coriander, shallots, ginger, tumeric, sweet paprika, Ancho pepper, galangal, cayenne red pepper and lemon grass in it! Whew!  [...]

Turkey, Spinach and Carrot Wraps

September 1, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My eldest packed this for lunch for her first day of school. We bought some wraps and spread flavored cream cheese (chive and onion in this case but we often just use the “veggie” one), baby spinach leaves, grated carrots, chopped olives and turkey. Spread the cream cheese on the wrap first, then lay out [...]

Caprese Salad Recipe

August 16, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

You really don’t need a recipe for this. What you need is really good tomatoes and basil and fresh mozzarella. And olive oil. I grew the tomatoes and basil and bought the mozzarella and olive oil. Layer slices of fresh tomatoes and mozarella, then drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sliced slivers of fresh [...]

Bruschetta with Cream Cheese, Basil and Capers

August 10, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I would have taken a picture but this was getting eaten about as fast as  I could make it!  Hard to guess on quantities so take the following as guidelines rather than a rules.   For about 12 slices from a small baguette: 4 – 5 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 -2 Tbs chopped fresh basil [...]

How to Roast Garlic

June 1, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Roasted garlic is one of those things that seems to have some underserved mystique about it. The mystique about the flavor is well-founded. It is deliciously soft and smooth and wonderful.  But any mystique about its preparation is not.  Set aside half an hour or so and know that you can roast garlic ahead of [...]

Stuffed Radish Roses and Pesto-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

May 24, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A neighbor is throwing a Memorial Day wine tasting potluck that starts in about 5 minutes and I’m signed up for appetizers.  I wanted to bring something that would be good at room temperature and didn’t require much last minute fussing. These fit the bill and are delicious and pretty! Stuffed Radish Roses First the [...]

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