Baked Goat Cheese- This wonderfully gooey appetizer takes almost ZERO time to prep and will leave your guests drooling! Goat cheese is the new Brie! And once you have a little slather of this soft gooey cheese you will never go back. It’s earthy and herbal, smooth and creamy. Imagine the texture of ricotta with tons…
Appetizers
We love appies! Hot or cold we got ’em! Twice baked potato bites, cheeseburger dip, baked goat cheese and many many more. We are party girls and appetizers are our specialty!
Find easy and delicious appetizers for all your parties!
Avocado Hummus
Most, (well, probably all…), hummus recipes include Tahini, but remember? We like easy. No Tahini in the fridge today, so I went without. The avocado is so creamy, and the touch of cumin adds such a rich flavor, that I can’t believe you would miss it much. But if you are a hummus purist, then use 1…
Fresh and Easy Taco Meat
Easy to make and so versatile! You will love this recipe for Fresh and Easy Taco Meat. Using fresh spices, crunchy fresh vegetables and any ground meat of your choice, this recipe works for tacos, enchiladas, soups, and more. Best part? It only takes about 20 minutes. This is a staple in our house…
Fresh and Easy Sangria!
This easy to make Sangria is fresh and fabulous! With just a few ingredients you can whip up a batch for your next party, or Friday night alone. Whatever comes first! mmmmm…I sure do love my job. Hiccup… Oh yes I do! It’s a lovely Friday in Seattle and I’m thinking about cool beverages. It’s…
Baked Honey Garlic Chicken
Easy baked chicken tossed in a super flavorful Honey Garlic Sauce! Served with a side of rice and some veggies and you have a 30 minute meal your whole family will love! A lot of the recipes I love seem to include Panko Crumbs lately. I do have a small obsession with them. See…
Homemade French Onion Dip!
Homemade French Onion Dip – to compare this to the store bought variety is unimaginable – there is simply no comparison. Okay, so ya. It takes a minute or two to ‘whip up’, but it makes a huge batch. One for you and one to take to Grandma’s house for the Holidays. Grandma is…
Double Crunch Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
These Crunchy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside! Baked, not fried for a healthy french fry fix! Another recipe using pre-browned Panko Crumbs. First there was Panko Crusted Salmon, followed by Crispy Oven Baked Fish and Chips and now…well now we have, Double Crunch Oven Baked Sweet Potato…
Homemade Orangecello
How to make Homemade Orangecello! This beautiful liquor makes a fabulous gift when put in a pretty bottle but save some for the cook! Oh pretty little glass of boozy deliciousness! Meet Orangecello …. her BFF is Lemoncello and I love them both equally! I suppose you could ‘cello’ about any fruit? (see how cool I…
Southwest Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Avocado Dip
Who doesn’t love meatballs? They are the perfect snack food and these Southwest Turkey Meatballs are low fat and delicious! Superbowl food! Hawks and Denver will go at it this Sunday and us Seattleites are pumped! Whoot! Whoot! We have been busy planning the food we are going to eat and drink for 2…
How to Make Limoncello
How to Make Limoncello – So easy to make! Our favorite gift to give for the holidays! Here is your official reminder to get your lemons soaking to make a batch of Homemade Limoncello! In as short as a week you will have some glorious boozy gifts! You can soak your vodka lemon mixture…
Marshmallow Vodka
Marshmallow Vodka? Well thats just crazy! Crazy good! Two ingredients. Vodka + Marshmallows! A mason jar, marshmallows, vodka and 24 hours…that’s all you need baby, that’s all…. Put about 10 marshmallows in a mason jar (or as many as you can stuff in there)….pour vodka over it. Seal. Store for 24 hours. STRAIN , chill…
Raspberry Cordial
Nothing says summertime like fresh fruit…like fresh raspberries….like fresh raspberry flavored booze! Like Whoa! I believe it qualifies as a serving of fruit as well…bonus point, sold!…cha-ching! (And yes, I’ve been sampling…what kinda cook doesn’t taste her own wares?) This takes about 2 minutes to throw together but needs to sit for about 1 week and can go as…
Caprese Pops!
Now how cute are these? Easy, no cook, impressive little appetizers. I put them in a pot of plastic grass…I thought it sounded cute…jury is still out on that one. If you don’t have a pot of plastic grass hanging around..you could stick the skewers in just about anything… get me started! Ingredients and Directions…
Crunchy Oven Baked Shrimp with Peachy Dipping Sauce
Crunchy Oven Fried Shrimp with Spicy Peachy sauce! I can’t get enough of them! I will make the peach sauce over and over again, I can already taste it with salmon and turkey burgers and pork chops and chicken and fish and…well you get the point. It’s yummy! The sauce is so simple, it is made out of peach…
Homemade Focaccia Bread with Fresh Rosemary
I tried quite a few recipes for Focaccia before landing on this one. Some were to thin, too dry, too thick…this one is perfect! It could be because you cook it in a small pool of olive oil and who wouldn’t like that? The extra oil in the pan makes a crusty bread and the…
