This Smoked Salmon Pizza makes an easy and elegant appetizer or light meal. Made with store bought pizza crust, flat bread or naan, topped with cream cheese, smoked salmon, onion and capers! Reminiscent of our favorite breakfast of bagels, cream cheese and lox, this easy to prepare Smoked Salmon Pizza is perfect for every meal! …
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Homemade French Onion Dip
This is creamy, tangy, and easy Homemade French Onion Dip comes together in 15 minutes. Don’t waste your time on processed store bought French Onion Dip when you can make it just as quickly as you can walk down the chip/dip aisle! Recently I reconnected with some old girlfriends from high school- we get together…
Skinny Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Here is one of my secret diet weapons! Skinny Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup. Coming in at only 30 calories a cup. (That is exactly a cup in the photo by the way). It’s hearty and healthy and great with a half a turkey sammie for lunch. In under 30 minutes you can have…
Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles
These super easy to make Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles are creamy and delicious ! With a handful of ingredients you can whip up a batch in no time! Fresh strawberries, cream cheese, milk and a bit of yogurt all whirled up in a blender! I used my Nutri Bullet Blender. Because it’s one of the…
Loaded BLT Lettuce Wraps with Homemade Yogurt Herb Dressing
Oh for the love of Liza I love me some lettuce wraps! These Loaded BLT Lettuce Wraps hit EVERY MARK. SUPER flavorful, loaded with veggies, healthy, and the homemade Yogurt Herb Dressing hits theeee spot! I’m all about easy with the heat we’ve been having in Seattle lately. Now friends: I realized I…
Blue Cheese Layer Dip With Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
This Blue Cheese Layer Dip with Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is a family recipe that we’ve been making for years! At only 10 minutes of prep time, this will become a staple at all of your events. Some cream cheese, a few ingredients, and boom! You’re a gourmet chef! We’ve topped this with chopped walnuts…
Twice Baked Potato Bites
Twice Baked Potato Bites! – These were a huge hit and so easy to make! Not sure I can have another party without them! I love little bites….I could live on appetizers alone! These beauties are about two bitefuls and were a hit at my last party! Nothing says yum like double stuffed anything with…
Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Galette
Roasted Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Galette – A galette is a fancy word for a rustic tart. Around here ‘rustic’ means lazy! This beautifully unformed savory tart comes together in a flash. I love the simplicity. Store bought pie crust filled with roasted squash, goat cheese and topped with arugula and pomegranate for a pop…
Savory Zucchini Cheddar Quick Bread
Savory Zucchini Cheddar Quick Bread! Got a few zukes hanging around? This is a perfect way to use them! Whether you grow your own or buy them at your grocer, zucchini are always plentiful this time of year. I love them grilled but I’ll take them installed in some of this delish easy to make…
Dark Chocolate Fudgesicles
Dark Chocolate Fudgesicles – These super flavorful fudge pops will quickly become your favorite summer treat! Heaven on a stick! Creamy, cold and absolutely fabulous! Not kidding, these Dark Chocolate Fudgecicles are one of the best things I have made…like in all time! Not that I am a food drama queen or anything :). I am…
Easy Breakfast Pizza
Easy Breakfast Pizza! – Make this 10 minute breakfast using fresh ingredients and store bought Naan bread! Eggs are becoming dinner and pizza is becoming breakfast…I love my life! Do not be fooled by the simple exterior of this pizza. These little beauties are packed with flavor. Gruyere on the bottom and some perfect…
Baked Parmesan and Garlic Potato Wedges
We love these Crispy Baked Parmesan Garlic Potato Wedges! So incredibly easy, you forget they are healthy. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside with a kick of cheesey garlic flavor! I am a certified french fry freak! I try not to order them…I open my mouth to say ‘side salad’ but ‘french fries’…
Double Bacon Cheeseburger Dip with Mini Buns
Double Bacon Cheeseburger Dip with Mini Buns! This super easy to make appetizer will be the hit of your next party! Burger, cheese and bacon…all mixed up with even more ooey gooey cheese and bacon. Then circled with mini buns. Buns that are made out of store bought french bread dough! The kind you find in a…
Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball Bites
Jalapeno Popper Cheese Ball Bites! – These fancy looking mini cheese ball bites are a breeze to make! Using simple ingredients that create a big flavor appetizer! Your own personal cheese ball! No more double dipping worries…no more broken crackers as you try to dip them into that hard cheese ball. Your worries are over! I…
Easy Layered Greek Dip
Easy Layered Greek Dip! – This comes together in a flash with store bought hummus and few other ingredients. Great alternative to unhealthy dips! Healthy, low fat, low calorie dip! I’m always glad to see an appetizer on the healthy side of things when I go to a party. That way I can hit the cheese…
