Category: appetizers

August 20, 2010

appetizers/Snack

Rosemary and Garlic White Bean Dip

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting up with some local food bloggers. (Trust me, locals, I was as shocked as you that there was more than, oh, 2 of us around here). Our hostess with the mostest for the evening was Maggie of Dog Hill Kitchen....

June 1, 2010

appetizers/Asian/chicken/main dish

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

While it may not be perfectly authentic, I absolutely love PF Chang’s. Unfortunately the closest location to us in Northern Michigan is more than 3 hours away, so we don’t get to go as often as we’d like, thus leaving me lettuce-wrap-less. Tragic, I know. Then a few weeks ago...

October 30, 2009

appetizers

Smoked Mozzarella Fondue

When we go to Olive Garden (never. Brian hates it. HATES it. He’s so picky.) I always drool over the smoked mozzarella fonduta appetizer. Then one day, back in the I Suck At This Cooking Stuff days, I wandered online to search for a recipe. It’s melted cheese. It couldn’t...

February 8, 2009

appetizers/Snack

Potato slabs

This was part 2 of our Superbowl Stuff Yourself Food Fiesta. While they’re not the most photogenic of foods, they were so incredibly tasty. Incidentally they were great leftover for lunch the next day too

Ingredients: 2 russet potatoesSalt, to tasteBlack pepper, to tastePaprika, to taste1/3 cup colby-jack cheese5...

appetizers/Snack

BLT Wraps

While Brian and I have never been football kinda people, we enjoy the Superbowl. I like it for the commercials, I admit it. (I think Brian secretly likes the commercials best too, but he’d never admit it

) This was the very first year since we’ve been married that...

October 8, 2008

appetizers/dips and spreads/Snack

Feta dip

Since I made pita over the weekend, I figured I needed to make something fabulous to go with it. One of Brian and my favorite indulgences is pita and feta dip. I set out on a quest to find a great feta dip recipe. Turns out, it wasn’t hard! The...