Archive for the ‘Appetizers’ Category

Baked Buffalo Wings

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

This is a simple, easy, and tasty game day snack. My Broncos pulled out a great win, and I actually think they might go places this season now! We like these with a fair bit of a kick. If you like them milder, increase the butter and ...

Tomato Bruschetta

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

This is a quick and refreshing summer appetizer. I made some beer bread this evening and made the tomato bruschetta topping on a whim since I had a couple nice heirloom tomatoes to use. Tomato Bruschetta Serves 8 as an appetizer 1 pound of ripe tomatoes 6 leaves fresh basil ¼ tsp kosher salt ¼ ...

Jalapeño Poppers

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

These are straight from Ree at The Pioneer Woman. They're incredibly tasty. I usually scrape out all the seeds and membrane from the peppers, which makes them pretty mild, but if you want more of a spicy hit, just leave in some of the membrane and seeds. ...

Sweet and Sour Little Sausages

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

This is a recipe passed down to me from my mother. She makes it every New Year's Eve, and they're always gone long before midnight! I often put in a small bell pepper, cut into chunks, but they weren't looking too hot at the store, so none this ...

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

These are a very easy appetizer or meal that looks and tastes like you spent a long time preparing. The key with such simple recipes is to get high quality ingredients since each one stands out. I got 31-40 size easy-peel shrimp and defrosted them and peeled them ...

Peru Com Bacon

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Peru Com Bacon is a Brazilian dish that I first tried at the Rodizio Grill in Colorado. Tender chunks of turkey are marinated, wrapped in bacon, and broiled to a spicy sweet sizzling perfection. This is a copycat recipe that my mom developed. I served this with ...

A Dim Sum Dinner, Asian Turkey Meatballs

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Tonight for dinner we did dim sum. Some Ling Ling Chicken and Vegetable Potstickers, Ajinomoto Gourmet Pork Shumai Dumplings, and some homemade Asian Turkey Meatballs. We also had some steamed jasmine rice to round out the meal. Asian Turkey Meatballs Makes 15 meatballs Serves 5 for an appetizer 1.25 lb ground turkey 3 ...