appetizers

3-ingredient stuffed mushrooms

January 23, 2012

Surely you can only be thinking one thing by this title… Sandra Lee. (source) Quick run-down on Sandy if you aren’t familiar with her (ahem, Mom): she often makes a meal on her food network show out of various packaged foods. Think cookies with cake mix (I’m guilty of that one), risotto with condensed soup [...]

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diy ricotta cheese

January 16, 2012

Did you know that you can make cheese at home? Maybe it was the over-abundance of dairy growing up in Wisconsin, but it never occurred to me to make my own cheese.  We visited farms at school to see cheese being made, we ate cheese on a very regular basis, and by regular basis I [...]

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salmon mousse on rye crisps

January 5, 2012

There is something about rye bread and salmon that just works. Don’t you think? I suppose smoked salmon and cream cheese is the same way. Any way it is combined is usually a way that I’ll like. This is a recipe that I worked on for French Meadow, but it was so good I just [...]

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2011 in review

December 30, 2011

I thought it would be fun to review 2011 through my blog! It’s been a busy year, but a really, really good one! Here are some of my favorite posts from 2011: Favorite Healthy Appetizer: Thai Guacamole – from almost a year ago! SO good! Favorite Cheese Appetizer:  Roasted Grapes with Brie – need more. [...]

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crispy sage compound butter

December 28, 2011

Compound butter is something that seems (and sounds) fancy. But its totally not. (Shhh, no one needs to know that.) It’s really easy to make and can be used with whatever herbs you have on hand. I’m just a little obsessed with sage + butter so I stuck with that. The steps are easy: Chop [...]

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quinoa cakes

December 20, 2011

I’ve been making a habit of preparing big batches of whole grains like quinoa and brown rice to last a few days. (Brown rice is on the stove right now.) It is so nice to have the base of a healthy meal ready to go! The other day, I was feeling a little snacky and [...]

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