Savory sausage and creamy cheese baked in little party bites. Topped with a sweet and tangy cranberry mango compote and fresh thyme for a little hit of herb, these Mini Sausage Party Tarts are a savory tasty and beautifully elegant appetizer. I received a complementary bag of Cape Cod Select Cranberries as incentive to enter…
Beer-Battered Mushrooms with Poblano & Beer Queso
Succulent beer-battered mushrooms seasoned with flavors like chipotle and smoked paprika. Served up with a slow cooker queso cheese sauce with beer and roasted poblano pepper, these bites take summer party grub to a whole new level. This post was sponsored. #SummertimeCerveza #CollectiveBias It is SUMMER! I so love it here. We had the most gorgeous…
Red Cabbage and Raddish Spring Rolls
Crispy spring rolls filled with the most DELICIOUS red cabbage, mushroom, and radish filling you could ever hope for in your life. Uncomplicated, beautiful, impressive, and party perfect. This Red Cabbage and Raddish Spring Rolls recipe is for those that want easily-obtainable, restaurant quality food at home. And pretty too. Spring rolls! Yummmmayyy! So this is…
Mini Bruschetta Tarts with Dijon Cashew Cream
Dainty, pretty little party bites, so perfect in every way. Flaky fillo cups filled with a luscious Dijon Cashew Cream and topped with fresh, herbed bruschetta. This easy Mini Bruschetta Tarts recipe for entertaining is dairy-free, guilt-free, stress-free, and cruelty-free. But full of love and all the good things. So this here recipe is one…
Pizza Spanikopita
Bits of pepperoni in a creamy, garlicky spinach filling, wrapped a flaky fillo crust. With warm marinara for dunking, this Pizza Spanikopita appetizer twist on the classic spanakopita recipe will wow them all. This post was sponsored. So this spanakopita recipe is different, right? And fun. And yummy. When I found I had an opportunity to…
Buffalo Shrimp Bites
Buffalo Shrimp Bites are tasty party nibbles, that are as good to eat as they are pretty to look at. Top with crusted nacho chops for extra crunch! Planning for Superbowl food, my family requested “the usual”….Crack Bread, Queso, and L’il Smokies. Well, that’s no fun…I wanted to make up something, try something new! So…
Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites
Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites are a salty-sweet, crispy-creamy nibble, PERFECT for holiday parties. Cranberries ‘N Cream Bacon Bites So my obsession with cranberries continues….These little bites are divine – sweet, tart, salty, crispy, creamy. …Absolutely divine. ~✿♥✿~
Posh Pigs in Blankets with Cranberry BBQ Sauce
Take the traditional pigs in blanket fun to the next level with these Posh Pigs in Blankets with Cranberry BBQ Sauce. The idea for this appetizer was to take something homely and humble, like a little pig in a blanket (as a perfect example, see my L’il Smokies), and recreate it to something worthy of a…
Shrimpy Stuffed Jalapenos
It’s the height of summer here in Florida and my garden is paying the price. However, one thing that is happening despite my neglect – jalapenos. And lots of them. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve made various species of stuffed jalapenos this summer, but it’s the easiest way to burn through a…
Artichoke Dip
For years, I was on a mission to make a good artichoke dip. And this was back in my early 20s, in graduate school, when I was just starting to cook. Every time I went to someone’s house, I would bring a new version (I have always had zero problem using friends, family, and co-workers…
Warm Crab Dip
Mmmmmm. Warm Crab Dip. Is there anything better? I was once at someone’s house and they refused to share their crap dip recipe with me, so I surreptitiously procured it from their recipe file. That is how seriously I take crab dip. Ten years later, this is my own recipe, and it is sized for…
Spicy Smoky Jalapeno Hummus with Grilled Pita
When I try a dish made by anyone else and love it, I will get that recipe – or at least the gist of it. I am not shy about asking either. I once talked the chef at Morton’s Steakhouse into telling me how he prepared the bacon-wrapped scallops in brandy cream (that took some…