These Shrimp and Veggie Summer Rolls are so fresh and light, and are the perfect appetizer or light dinner.
Besides shrimp, these summer rolls also include lots of veggies. These rolls are so incredibly easy to make. Just don't tell your guests, because the dish is also elegant and delicious and you'll love how impressed your guests will be.
Who doesn't love spinach and artichoke dip? It's such a classic. How about making it with fresh artichokes and fresh spinach!? It makes such a difference!
Using fresh artichokes and spinach adds a bit of "fancy" to this popular dip without a lot of sacrifice in effort. Yes, you'll need to cook the artichokes and spinach first, but the little bit of extra time is worth it.
This pineapple and avocado salsa is so simple to make and wonderful for dipping, adding to tacos and nachos, and totally refreshing for topping grilled fish such as salmon or halibut.
I've tried this pineapple avocado salsa four ways. First, with homemade tortilla chips for dipping, later for topping pan seared cod, and with sourdough toast, like dressed up avocado toast, for breakfast. Finally, I stirred a little into some scrambled eggs. Everything was totally tasty.
Making homemade caramel popcorn is a fun project that results and a sweet and crispy snack that everyone loves.
This caramel popcorn (caramel corn) is such a treat and is totally hard to resist. It stays crispy and fresh for several days, and is pretty enough to package up for gifts or party favors.
This parmesan thyme popcorn with browned butter recipe is a great way to dress up plain popcorn for a party.
This popcorn is lightly buttered with browned butter flavored with minced garlic and fresh thyme and then tossed with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
This tomato and Boursin bruschetta is a super easy to pull together when you need a tasty appetizer in a flash.
This appetizer is wonderful for this time of year, especially with New Year's Eve coming and with football season going strong. Plus, sometimes you just need a quick snack for when friends drop by or for bringing to a get together.
These Thai-Flavored Pork Belly Skewers are seriously delicious..... soooo good..... happy dance good. How many ways can I say that they are pretty amazing! Serve them as an appetizer and watch them disappear.
I still can't believe I devoured a skewer full of this pork belly the minute it came off of the grill! The wonderful combination of ingredients in the marinade definitely make this dish.
Membrillo is a sweet paste that can be cut into little squares and served as an appetizer on a slice of Manchego cheese. You could also serve it with the Manchego on crackers or Spanish-style chorizo.
Membrillo is made from the quince fruit. The quince is cooked down and combined with lemon juice and sugar to create a sweet fragrant paste. The mixture of the quince, sugar, lemon, and sugar thickens naturally because the quince is naturally very high in pectin. It's a popular appetizer in Spain, especially around the holidays.
These mummy meatballs are a scary good appetizer. They are perfect for serving at your Halloween party or for a fun kids' dinner.
These mummy meatballs are great to bring to a Halloween-themed potluck or party too. Pair them with my mini mummy dogs, breadstick snakes, or deviled Halloween tea eggs.
This quick pork liver pâté recipe is an easy way to create a tasty appetizer for your next cocktail party or elegant picnic.
Instead of sourcing fresh pork liver from a specialty butcher or market and starting from scratch, get a head start by preparing this quick pork liver pâté with either liverwurst or mild braunschweiger, doctoring it up with ingredients you might add to liver to make the spread.
These Air Fryer Sriracha-Honey Wings are super crispy, spicy sweet, and ready in 30 minutes. Let's just say, These wings are outstanding.
I'm so happy with these Air Fryer Sriracha-Honey Chicken Wings! It was really difficult to not keep them all to myself.
These parmesan and thyme crackers are buttery, cheesy, and ideal for a cocktail hour nibble. They pair so well with a glass of bubbly, dry white wine, or an apéritif.
Are you planning a dinner party? These would be wonderful. Imagine a shortbread cookie... only it's not a cookie, it's a perfectly crumbly savory herb butter cracker.
Hurricane Popcorn was first sold from a pushcart from the Windward Mall in Kaneohe, O'ahu, Hawaii. It was so popular, that the creator started The Hawaiian Hurricane Company and sells the very popular snack throughout the Islands in theaters, event venues, and stores.
These Coconut-Ginger Turkey Meatballs are wonderful as an appetizer. You can also shape them into a larger size and serve them with Asian-style noodles, rice, and/or vegetables for a complete meal.
These Coconut-Ginger Turkey Meatballs consist of ground turkey combined with the flavors of ginger, sesame oil, garlic, coconut milk, scallions, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes.
These pork and cabbage egg rolls are super crispy and filled with a wonderfully seasoned ground pork and cabbage mixture.
These Chinese-American style egg rolls (meishi chunjuan) are extra large (burrito-sized) and packed with filling. Just one egg roll with a side salad is enough for lunch for me (although you may catch me shaving off a slice or two from the leftovers).
This fresh tomato salsa, also called pico de gallo or salsa fresca, is a classic Mexican topping or dip primarily made with ripe tomatoes, fresh chiles, and diced onions.
The first time I made this salsa, I took it to a party with a Mexican food theme and it was clearly the winner in the "salsa wars."
This Christmas tree charcuterie board is a fun and tasty appetizer for holiday parties or small get-togethers.
This Christmas tree charcuterie board appetizer can be customized any way you like. While mine is fairly small and meant for four to six people, you can make it as big as you like, especially if you have a large serving board or tray.
These mini pizza skulls are tasty little treats to serve at your next Halloween party.
These pizza bites are so easy to make. You can use your favorite pre-made pizza dough, such as Pillsbury, or you can use your own favorite pizza dough recipe and then stuff them with everything you love on a pizza.
These twice-baked potato pirogies are wonderful little filled dumplings - potatoes, cheese, bacon - pure comfort food.
These pierogies are a take on the Polish pierogi, which is typically filled with potatoes, cheese, cabbage, meat, or sweet fillings. As someone who loves anything potato and cheese, I had to try these, with a twist!
This cold sesame noodle recipe is a tasty version of the Chinese-American restaurant cold sesame noodles sold in New York City's Chinatown starting in the 1960s.
These sweet and savory cold noodles will call your name late at night from the refrigerator when the hunger pangs strike. If you make these, you may find yourself grabbing a few noodles from the bowl and dropping them into your mouth when no one is looking.
