Appetizer
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Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Skewers
I am always looking for ways to reinvent dishes into cutesy bite-size appetizer form, and this Goat Cheese and Beet Hors D'Oeuvres recipe works perfectly.
Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips with Coconut, Chile Powder, & Toasted Almonds
This recipe literally came to me in a dream. Cover your potato chips in melted chocolate, dip in shredded coconut, and season with chile powder and cinnamon.
Melissa Clark's Really Easy Duck Confit
This is not the confit recipe they teach in cooking school-it's the easy kind you can make any time. All you need are a few duck legs, a skillet, & some spices.
Easiest Guacamole
This vegan guacamole is mild and loaded with healthy cholesterol-lowering fats (no mayo here!) You can make as large or as small a batch as you wish.
Orange and Olive Salad
Temple oranges are shiny, spongy to the touch and deeply rutted with pores, like a cartoonist’s idea of an orange. The temple orange, which arrives at stores in the winter, is worth seeking out. Start with the peel, which is thin and tight to the pulp yet zippers off as cleanly as that of the tangerine. The segments have little pith, and though their skin is delicate, they separate neatly, sparing your shirt. Pop a sector, fat and pulpy, into your mouth, and the thing just bursts. Temples are far juicier than most oranges, with a tarter, more complex taste. This is a recipe, adapted from “Jane Grigson’s Fruit Book” (Atheneum, 1982), that showcases their sweetness, set off by bitter greens, salty olives and black pepper.
Roasted Bell Pepper Crostini
Its a simple appetizer that doesn't take a lot of time, you can even make the bell pepper topping in advance and store it in the fridge and just spread it over the crostini before serving. The roasted bell pepper gives it a nice and bold smoky flavor! I used bell pepper in three colors to make it look interesting and also I feel that the intensity of the peppers varies as per their color- so that kind of gives the flavor a subtle variation.
Creamy Vegan Parsnip Soup
I love blended vegan soup recipes that are rich in flavor. And parsnip--I love them braised with whiskey and butter--and now I love them blended, too!
Masala Lemon Soda
What do you do when life gives you lemons! Taddaaaa! Make Masala Soda recipe! Masala soda is a very well-known street drink found in most of the cities in India.
Roasted Red Onions
Onions have been used in Irish Cooking for such a long time, but this simple recipe was one I came across while doing some research about Irish Food. My 14 year old son loves these. He told me that he now prefers these to onion rings..!
Halloumi, Cranberry and Stuffing Bites
As a Christmas hors d'oeuvre, these are (veggie) Christmas on bread. I was inspired by a sandwich I had in a deli, Munchies, in Dublin. The saltiness of the halloumi is delicious with the cranberry sweetness and the stuffing adds further flavour. These work best with ciabatta bread but you can use what you have. I homemake the cranberry sauce using Jamie Oliver's recipe and buy the stuffing ready made in the supermarket.
Baklazhannaia Ikra (Poor Man’s Caviar)
Foie Gras au Gros Sel
My boyfriend and I are currently spending our second Christmas together at his family’s seaside home on the western coast of France. (I know, I have a really terrible life). We have only been here one day, but already I find myself one luscious recipe richer. While it is perhaps shameful to admit, before last night, I never considered that one could make foie gras at home. But you can! My boyfriend’s mother Isabelle, a veritable treasure trove of all things lovely and French, has generously shared her recipe for the smoothest, most buttery foie gras I have ever tasted. Her advice is to use the very best-quality liver you can get your hands on.
Sweet Hots
This is my take on jalapeno wonton poppers, the recipe you see all over the internet where cheese is combined with jalapeno peppers, wrapped in a wonton wrapper, fried and dipped in a sauce. I put the sauce right in and form into a mini egg roll making for a nice little sweet and spicy bite (or two).
Grilled Peaches with Mozzarella, Basil and Prosciutto
This is a delicious bite that my Sister-in-Law turned us on to last Winter.
Boursin-Stuffed Mushrooms
This stuffed mushrooms recipe remains as easy and as awesome as ever. It includes just two ingredients! Fill mushroom caps with Boursin garlic and herb cheese.
Nacho florets
This Nacho Cupcakes recipe is made in a muffin tin. The basic ingredients are tortillas, beans & cheese. Any other topping beyond that is entirely up to you.
Genius Cauliflower Soup From Paul Bertolli
This cauliflower soup recipe for creamy, incidentally vegan cauliflower soup from Paul Bertolli comes together easily, deliciously, and without cream.
Pesto Pizza Crostini
Admittedly a bit plebian, this creation was borne from a long-ago 1980s (!) evening that featured too many cocktails...followed by the return home to an almost-empty fridge. Comfort food: salty, creamy, savory, crunchy. No regrets the next morning.
Salmon and Avocado Toasts
I know it's strange, but the truth is, I really hate seaweed. I do, however, love sushi. My seaweed aversion means that most of the time I am limited to sashimi and nigiri. Now, I'm not complaining, but sometimes a girl wants to mix it up a little. Occasionally, I get lucky and a restaurant is willing to make a roll using soy or rice paper (which blissfully tastes like nothing). When this is the case, I always order the same thing: salmon and avocado. Oh salmon and avocado, has there ever been such a glorious pairing? This hors d'oeuvre amps up the creaminess even further with a swash of crème fraîche. A liberal squeeze of lemon juice balances it out with some acidity. Sea salt and pepper brings the whole bite together.
Twice Baked New Potatoes
First off, they aren't really twice baked, but that is just what we call them. I often make these to take to parties and they are usually gone in about 2.7 seconds. Tasty, portable, and a good base for those of you who will be - ahem - tipping a few. I don't make them fancy or twirly or piped - these are rustic chunky looking little fellas. Mr L is thrilled that the theme initiated a sudden midweek new tater incident.
Honey & Goat Cheese Stuffed Grapes
I love goat cheese and I love grapes, so a few years ago I decided to combine them in a fun and tasty way to make an appetizer. They are now "expected" especially by my girlfriends at most get togethers. They take a little work up front byt they can be made ahead of time and they just explode with flavor! Enjoy!!
Prosciutto Crudo Bites Of Love
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Golden Beets
Adding fennel and a hint of apple cider mess around with the taste in a surprisingly delightful way. For more local food recipes, visit http://localme.tumblr.com.
Fresh Homemade Mozzarella
Ever get the itch to make your own homemade mozzarella cheese? if the answer is yes, please read on.