Great for a snack or a salad topper, these sugared pecans always hit the spot! Ingredients: Directions:
Category: Appetizers
Rice Paper Roll – Appetizer
These rice paper roll appetizers are super easy to put together! They serve as a great appetizer or side dish. Ingredients: Directions: Pro tip – chill in the fridge for about 15-20 minutes so the rice paper isn’t so sticky.
Salsa !
2 (14-ounce) cans fire-roasted tomatoes, drained if you like a thicker salsa 3 cloves garlic, peeled 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles 1 bunch (about 2 cups loosely-packed) fresh cilantro leaves 1 cup diced white onion 1 jalapeno, stem removed (and seeded, if you want less heat) 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1…
Pepper Jelly Brie Bites
INGREDIENTS: 2 (1.9-oz.) packages frozen mini phyllo pastry shells, thawed 3 ounces Brie cheese, rind removed Red pepper jelly 3 tablespoons chopped roasted salted almonds DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350°. Place mini phyllo pastry shells, on a baking sheet. Cut Brie cheese, into 30 very small pieces. Spoon rounded 1/4 teaspoon red pepper jelly into…
Bacon Wrapped Dates with Blue Cheese
INGREDIENTS: 1 bag dates 1 pack bacon 1 blue cheese wedge Toothpicks DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Slice dates in half, and open them up. Pinch off pieces of blue cheese, and place them into the center of the dates. Close the halves of the dates, and wrap…
Dill Pickles
Making pickles is super easy! Combine the below ingredients in a jar and refrigerate for 1 month before eating: 2 whole cloves garlic 2 slices jalapeno (about 1 cm thick) 2 sprigs dill salt vinegar cucumbers sliced
Praline Bacon
I’ve been trying to perfect this for a while, and this recipe finally masters it. The perfect combination of sweet and salty, it’ll be hard to imagine Sunday morning brunches without this pseudo-delicacy. Ingredients 1/2 Lb bacon (8 slices) 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans Directions Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with…
Panzanella Salad
Well I’m a little late to the game in discovering Panzanella, but I have to post the recipe in case you’ve been in the dark like me. This makes a great refreshing summer salad, but since we made it in the winter, we’d say its good for any time of year. Ingredients 2 large baguettes,…
Butternut Squash Soup
2 cups vegetable stock 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 carrot, peeled and diced 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and diced 1 medium (uncooked) butternut squash*, peeled, seeded and diced 1 sprig fresh sage 1 white onion, diced 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper, or more to taste 1/8…
Garlic Onion Tomato Bruschetta
This is a great appetizer that is super easy to make, increase ingredients for larger parties – this recipes serves 3-4. INGREDIENTS: 2 Medium-Large Tomatoes 1 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 5 shakes Minced Dried Garlic 1/2 White Onion 1/2 tbsp Basil Salt and Pepper to Taste Crostinis (see below instructions) DIRECTIONS: Dice…
Melissa Rae's Kitchen 