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Caramelized onion crostini with mushrooms.

Caramelized Onion Crostini with Mushrooms Recipe

December 18, 2017 By Joe Boyle 1 Comment

‘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…

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Oven baked breaded butterfly shrimp. Tasty and much less calories than deep fried. | joeshealthymeals.com

Oven Baked Breaded Butterfly Shrimp

September 20, 2017 By Joe Boyle 7 Comments

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. What Size Shrimp To Buy? Coastal Seafoods in Minneapolis has 20% off shrimp on Mondays. No…

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Feta Greek style quesadillas. This is the easiest and most tasty appetizer ever. Give it a try! | joeshealthymeals.com

Feta Greek Style Quesadillas

July 9, 2017 By Joe Boyle 3 Comments

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…

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Top 8 most popular appetizers. Give them a try. | joeshealthymeals.com

Top 8 Most Popular Appetizers

June 2, 2017 By Joe Boyle 5 Comments

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…

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Overhead view of a plate of poached shrimp.

Shrimp Cocktail with Pickled Daikon Radish

March 4, 2017 By Joe Boyle 2 Comments

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…

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Codfish fritters in a bowl.

Caribbean Salt Cod Fritters-Codfish Fritters

December 12, 2016 By Joe Boyle 5 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Mixed Seafood, Seafood

Fresh watermelon, grapes, pineapple, and strawberries on a table.

Fresh Fruit Kabobs with Honey Yogurt Dip

August 29, 2016 By Joe Boyle 1 Comment

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…

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Roasted beet tartare recipe

Roasted Beet Tartare Recipe – A Fresh Appetizer

August 19, 2016 By Joe Boyle 3 Comments

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…

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Cheesy Italian dunking toasts with marinara sauce.

Cheesy Italian Dunkers Recipe

July 28, 2016 By Joe Boyle 2 Comments

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.  Everyone loves this simple meal. These cheesy toasts are like the Italian dunkers that you would get in grade school lunch. They are easy to make and provide for…

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Bowl of bang bang shrimp ready to eat.

Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe – Bonefish Grill

July 14, 2016 By Joe Boyle 59 Comments

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…

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Pepper jelly cream cheese appetizer.

Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Appetizer

June 29, 2016 By Joe Boyle 7 Comments

Easy to make pepper jelly cream cheese appetizer is so darn good. Everyone loves these crunchy treats. They are perfect for any occasion. 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…

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Deviled eggs on a platter with fresh dill weed.

Smoked Salmon (Lox) Deviled Eggs

June 22, 2016 By Joe Boyle 6 Comments

Smoked Salmon (Lox) Deviled Eggs is styled after the classic lox and bagel combo of smoked salmon, cream cheese, red onion, capers, and dill.  This combination is perfectly balanced to make an excellent appetizer. Mary Jo and I are staying with our daughter Amy for the summer and Amy has chickens!  5 laying chickens as…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Salmon, Side dishes

Overhead view of a roasted potato appetizer.

Roasted Potato Appetizer with Chive Sauce

May 18, 2016 By Joe Boyle 3 Comments

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 his home grown…

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Bacon wrapped scallops with mango salsa.

Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Mango Salsa Recipe

March 16, 2016 By Joe Boyle 2 Comments

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…

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Crab dip on toasted bread with olives on a plate.

Easy Delicious Crab Dip Recipe (Boston Style)

December 29, 2015 By Joe Boyle 3 Comments

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 all started when our local Winn-Dixie store had a…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Crab, Seafood

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