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Fresh Corn and Black Bean Salsa
I’ve been making this salsa every summer since 2003 when the recipe for it was published in our local newspaper. It uses the kernels of sweet corn cut from the cob plus black beans and anything else...
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Butternut Bisque
Butternut Bisque As many of you are probably doing, I’m making out my menu for Thanksgiving Dinner, checking the cupboard for what I have on hand and what I need to get. My shopping list is close at...
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Baked Brie with Apricot Jam and pecans
Baked Brie with Apricot Jam and Pecans The best made plans don’t always work out (as planned). One example was my plan to serve Butternut Bisque in small cups as an appetizer prior to our Thanksgiving...
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A Super Bowl of Dip
Pimiento-Cheese Dip This is just the thing for your Super Bowl Party! Pimiento cheese dip is one of those comfort foods that can serve as a really delicious appetizer or as a cheese spread. If you’re...
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Breaded Toasted Ravioli
Breaded Toasted Ravioli with Marinara Sauce These raviolis breaded and baked till golden, then served with warm marinara sauce, are perfect little appetizers or munchies for when folks stop by and you...
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Spicy White Bean Dip
Spicy white bean dip with crudités. Most times when you hear the word “dip” you think, appetizer. Well, so do I, mostly. However I also think of a dip as lunch or on its way to becoming lunch. What I...
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Butternut Ravioli in Sage Browned Butter Sauce
Butternut Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter Sauce Not too long ago we were out for a special dinner that was catered, and for the appetizer we were served this dish; butternut squash ravioli with a sage...
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Bacon Guacamole Deviled Eggs
When I think of picnics and cookouts I think of deviled eggs. The dad of my husband’s family loves deviled eggs and we always have them at every gathering; usually made the traditional way with...
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Shrimp Taco Dip
If you’re getting the idea that I made a lot of appetizers recently, you’d be right. The holiday weekend brought with it invitations to two cookouts and when that happens I like to volunteer the same...
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Olive and Goat Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
Olive and goat cheese stuffed cherry tomatoes. These little stuffed tomatoes were a real hit at our weekend cookout. They’re cute to look at, and make a great pop-in-your-mouth appetizer. Scooping...
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Caprese Salad Kebabs
Caprese Salad Kebabs An appetizer on a stick, a salad on a stick; whatever you choose to call these, they are a pretty neat way to eat a favorite summertime salad. On July 4th we had a large party...
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Fresh Herbed Heirloom Tomatoes with Goat Cheese Crostini
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese Crostini Today’s post features tomatoes used as a salad. Everyone it seems is familiar with Caprese Salad, that includes mozzarella cheese and basil along with...
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Grapes, You Need Them!
Grapes, juicy and sweet. Grapes are ancient. So ancient that some vines have been growing on this planet long before people arrived. In certain areas of Italy there is still evidence of late Bronze...
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Baked Brie Bites
Baked Brie Bites Christmas Day was fast approaching and we (my family, who we were visiting, and I) were planning a big meal, so for Christmas Eve. we decided to make a meal out of just appetizers....
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Spinach Artichoke Bread
Spinach Artichoke Bread In my experience one of the most popular appetizers around is hot spinach dip, or a combination of spinach and artichoke dip. Hot, cheesy, gooey spinach dip. Oh yes,...
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Garlic-Herb Cucumber Bites
Garlic Herb Cucumber Bites This is the time of year when many springtime events take place. It might be a bridal shower or baby shower, or even a Mother’s Day gathering taking place at mid-day when...
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Roast Tomato Bruschetta
Roast Tomato Bruschetta It’s a fact that the majority of foods that we love and that I prepare here at home make their way to the pages of this blog. However, there are some recipes that I make over...
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Lemony Ricotta Galette with Summer Squash
Lemony Ricotta Galette with Summer Squash I know that being swamped with zucchini is a continuing problem for some of you with gardens, so I’m here to help with that. Even if you don’t have a garden...
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Spiced Shrimp with Peach Salsa
Spiced Shrimp with Peach Salsa Back in the spring our church had a goods and services auction as a fund raiser. A friend and I got together and offered a catered dinner for up to 6 people. Two...
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Mr. D’s Birthday & Salsa Hot Wings
Salsa Hot Wings As birthdays come and go we, as a rule, don’t do much to celebrate them, but every once in a while there’s one that needs some special attention. Mr. D. celebrated his most recent one,...
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