Category: Appetizers/Snacks

Chorizo & Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates

Chorizo & Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates. Behold the appetizer to end all appetizers! These little nuggets of goodness have it all going on — the sweet, the spicy, the creamy… Easy to make and even

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Eggplant Pizzas

Eggplant Pizzas! Not pizza with eggplant topping. Oh no. Pizzas built on little round of roasted eggplant. These are crazy good. They cook in a flash, are completely customizable, and hey Gluten Free People –

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Peppery Baked Chicken

Peppery Baked Chicken – because why should the people with the grills get to have all the fun? You will not believe how easy this recipe is. The secret to the big time flavor is

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Zucchini Fritters

It is a miracle that there is a photo of these Zucchini Fritters. These were so ridiculously good, we were shoving them in our faces as fast as I could cook them. Even if you

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Watermelon Gazpacho

Watermelon Gazpacho! Yes, you read that correctly. Watermelon. In Gazpacho. Awesome! If this doesn’t scream SUMMER, I don’t know what does. My husband often takes his lunch to work and when he brought this out

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Stuffed Artichokes (with blue cheese)

Hello Artichokes! It’s spring! Time to commune with your favorite edible thistle! If you’ve never had artichokes (other than possibly the frozen or marinated artichoke hearts), you’re in for a treat. It’s a little bit

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Saucy Balsamic Tomatoes

Saucy Balsamic Tomatoes! So simple and SO good. When I was looking for the recipe for Salmon with Savory Lentils I found another Barefoot Contessa salmon recipe that was served on a bed of quickly

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Gazpacho

I love Gazpacho. It’s summer in a bowl. If you haven’t tried it before, Gazpacho is a chilled, uncooked tomato and vegetable soup. Although it originated in Spain, Gazpacho quickly caught on in the US

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Coquilles St. Jacques

Coquilles St. Jacques. The French name for delicious seafood in a creamy sauce. Traditionally, this dish is served in the Coquille or Scallop Shell. It’s one of those fancy restaurant dishes that you might never

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Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Vegetarian Stuffed Poblano Peppers. Goes great with the Guacamole from Monday’s post. Not that I had any guacamole left by the time I got around to making these peppers on Wednesday. These peppers are so

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Holy Guacamole!

Fresh Guacamole. I love it. Is there anything better? (that doesn’t include chocolate?) Is there anything worse than craving guacamole (like today) and finding that all of the avocados at the store are hard as

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Spicy Southwestern Hummus

This healthy snack of Spicy Southwestern Hummus just might have saved me last week. My external hard drive on the computer that was supposed to be my back up, fail safe, plan ahead, don’t be

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