Course: Appetizers & Snacks

Tex-Mex Pimento Cheese

I’m a Northerner.  I come from the land of casseroles, creamed soups, and anything Nordic or Germanic in food heritage.  Where Fall means cooler weather,...

Mom’s Summer Vegetable Dip

Are you ready for a hot weather dip?  Not in the pool, but in your bowl?  This Summer Vegetable Dip will be tasty on veggies,...

BBQ Grilled Shrimp

I grew up eating all manner of fish from the Midwest.  Bass, perch, pickerel, smelt–I ate them all, and all year ’round, too.  My dad...

Warming Celery & Potato Soup

Celery may not sound like an exciting flavor for a comforting soup, but this recipe will change your mind!  Smooth, silky, and oh-so-flavorful, celery will...

Chocolate-Covered Bacon: Worlds Collide

It all began innocently enough.  You were sitting at breakfast one morning, and that crispy, salty, meaty bacon was calling to you.  You reached across...

Turkey Cuban Sliders

I know, I know.  It’s turkey–again.  But stay with me, folks.  I promise that this additional ode to “what to do with leftover turkey“ will...

Garlic Bread Roasted Tomato Bruschetta

Garlic.  Ain’t no havin’ too much of it in my book.  I once read a quote that said: “Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine...

Easy Summer Tomato Flatbread

Yes, I’m still on my too-many-tomatoes kick.  And you get to benefit from that! Reach for a tube of frozen pizza dough and some fresh...

Summer Bounty Pesto Zucchini Flatbread

Got zucchini overflowing from your garden? Add pesto and pizza dough, and POOF! You’ve got delicious & light Summer Bounty Pesto Zucchini Flatbread!  Hoo boy,...

Attack of the Summer Tomatoes! Grilled Green Tomatoes

So many great foods make seasonal appearances in the summer, but none more versatile than the Summer Tomato. Colors, shapes, sizes, and variations on flavor...