Category: Appetizer

Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers

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Finger foods are awesome, especially chicken fingers.  They are great for everything from a game party to a wedding reception.  You can eat them for dinner, you can eat them enjoying the big game, or you can watch them disappear into even the pickiest kids.  Chicken fingers rule! My thing is that I don’t want to eat fried chicken fingers.  Well, at least not this time.  So how can I bake them and they still taste as great as the fried kind?  Meet these tasty baked chicken fingers.  They are moist on the inside and mad crispy on the outside. Crispy …

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Jalapeno And Sweet Corn Hummus

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Hummus.  It’s just about the best “dip” out there.  It’s one of my favorite appetizers to serve at a dinner party for a couple of reasons.  First, it’s tasty (duh, it’s hummus).  Second, I make it the day before and it’s one less thing I have to think about as I’m running around the day of the party.  While my husband and I still find the Easy Hummus to be the best one going so far, I’m always looking for ways to switch it up. This hummus takes a traditional hummus recipe and turns it into a sweet and spicy one. …

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Endive with Sweet Potato and Bacon

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My husband and I have hosted a lot of holiday parties lately.  I’ve been known to spend hours preparing a particular dessert or entree, but I’m funny when it comes to appetizers.  I’m not a big fan of spending longer on an appetizer than it takes to consume.  These take a bit of prep which flies in the face of that theory, but it was worth it because everyone loved them and they literally disappeared off the serving tray. These endive leaves are like a fancy loaded potato and are sure to impress your guests.  Each endive leaf is filled …

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

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If you follow my blog then you know that my husband and I recently had a mini vacation in Quebec City, Quebec.  We ate at our hotel restaurant a few times because they have fabulous food.  One of the most memorable items from their menu was what they called a red pepper soup.  (The name was a bit lost in the translation, but we’re pretty sure that’s what they said.)  It was amazing!  We ordered it two nights in a row and we took turns eating it in hopes that we could pick out the ingredients and make it at home.  Two people …

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Black Bean Spread

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My husband and I love hummus, especially my Easy Hummus recipe.  We love black beans at least as much as we love chick peas.  This got the gears turning…  “I wonder if we can make hummus using black beans?”  Well, we love Mexican food too (which of course regularly features black beans) and decided that would be a great place to start for the seasonings.  By the time we were done, we had created a Mexican inspired black bean based “hummus.”  I must give joint credit to my husband for helping me create this awesome recipe.  Love you, babe.   …

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