‘Tis the season for parties and celebration so I made a caramelized onion crostini with mushrooms because you can never have too many appetizer recipes. Lately, I’ve been making caramelized onions a lot, simply because they are easy and secondly, they add so much flavor. They are perfect with meats, and great when mixed in…
Appetizers
Oven Baked Breaded Butterfly Shrimp
Breaded butterfly shrimp that’s oven baked makes for lots fewer calories than fried and has a nice crunch. Have the shrimp with your favorite cocktail sauce or drizzled with fresh lemon juice. It’s a wonderful appetizer or a main dish. Coastal Seafoods in Minneapolis has 20% off shrimp on Monday’s. No better time to have…
Feta Greek Style Quesadillas
Here’s a re-creation of Greek style quesadillas we had recently at Chankaska Creek Ranch and Winery in Kasota Minnesota. They called theirs a flatbread. I’m calling it delicious! This is the kind of appetizer to make for an informal gathering. You know the type where everyone kind of hangs around in the kitchen talking and…
Top 8 Most Popular Appetizers
I’ve been going through some old posts and updating photos and text and realized, there’s been a lot of appetizers in the past 10 years. So I followed up on this by searching for the most popular and viewed in the past year. So this is a review of the Top 8 Most Popular…
Shrimp Cocktail with Pickled Daikon Radish
Shrimp cocktail with pickled daikon radish. It’s an unusual combination of flavors sure to excite your taste buds. It’s a perfect appetizer everyone will enjoy. Recipe for Shrimp Cocktail Eat this shrimp cocktail by wrapping the shrimp with a little fresh basil, then a wrap of the pickled daikon and finally dipped into the homemade…
Caribbean Salt Cod Fritters-Codfish Fritters
Caribbean salt cod fritters are not something I’ve thought of making until now. This recipe makes plenty for a crowd and tastes fantastic. This recipe is courtesy of Chef Mireille from The Schizo Chef.com. She cooks multi-cultural dishes, lives in New York, and is in the Food Bloggers Recipe Swap group on Facebook. I’m a…
Fresh Fruit Kabobs with Honey Yogurt Dip
Now is the time to buy some fruits and serve fresh fruit kabobs with honey yogurt dip. Totally tasty and so easy. Have you noticed in the grocery stores right now that there is an abundance of fruit? Fresh melons that are really inexpensive, the same with mangos, grapes and pineapple. I saw one store…
Roasted Beet Tartare Recipe – A Fresh Appetizer
I love beets…cooked with butter or canned pickled beets. Amy harvested 12 to 15 nice-sized beets from her garden so I knew I needed to do a beet recipe. Mary Jo just borrowed Mark Bittman’s, The Food Matters Cookbook from the library and she saw this recipe for beet tartare. I’m always interested in trying…
Cheesy Italian Dunkers
Cheesy Italian Dunkers! You get home from work. You’re tired. The kids have baseball tonight or soccer. Give yourself a break and make something simple for dinner. These cheesy toasts are like Italian dunkers’ school lunch that you or your kids may have had. Easy to make and filling. You probably have all of the…
Bonefish Grill’s Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe
Are you a fan of the mouthwatering bang bang shrimp from Bonefish Grill? If you’ve ever tasted this popular appetizer, you know just how addictive it can be. But what if you could recreate that Crispy, tangy, and spicy goodness in your own kitchen? Well, you’re in luck! In this blog post, we’re going to…
Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Appetizer
Easy to make pepper jelly cream cheese appetizer is so darn good. Everyone loves these crunchy treats. Have you been listening to the news lately? Not the headline news (ick!), but the last minute news. Lester Holt needs to fill in space before signing off. He says, “young people are cooking less”. “Young people consider…
Lox Deviled Eggs
There’s a restaurant in Dunedin, called Clear Sky Draught Haus. They have a killer appetizer…Lox Deviled Eggs. It is styled after a classic lox and bagel combo of salmon, cream cheese, red onion, capers, and dill. Mary Jo and I are staying with our daughter Amy for the summer and Amy has chickens! 5 laying…
Roasted Potato Appetizer with Chive Sauce
Potatoes as an appetizer? You betcha! A roasted potato appetizer with chive sauce. This is bite sized pieces of perfectly roasted baby potatoes with a low calorie yogurt based chive sauce. The two go together like peas and carrots! My friend Manny was the inspiration for this when he recently brought over some of…
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Mango Salsa
Bacon wrapped scallops are a tasty treat with the sweetness of the scallops and the smoky, salty bacon. Throw in some spicy mango salsa and you have yourself a gourmet meal. A few nights ago, MaryJo and I went to one of our favorite restaurants, Bonefish Grill. We arrived at around 6 pm, which is…
Easy Delicious Crab Dip Recipe (Boston Style)
This recipe post was updated on October 4, 2023. New Year’s Eve is always a time to try new appetizers and this year it is an easy crab dip recipe. This is not one of those cheese-laden gooey dips. It’s a full-blown, in-your-face, crab meat delight. Inspiration For Easy Crab Dip The crab appetizer idea…