Appetizers

Bacon Appetizer Crescents

23 August 2008
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I remember seeing this recipe hit the blogosphere months ago, maybe around the superbowl? I actually tried this recipe about two months ago for game night with friends but never got around to writing it up. Now that I’m preparing and planning the menu for our next game night in a few weeks, I remembered [...]

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Homemade Croutons

4 August 2008
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The other night I went to make us salads with dinner and realized we didn’t have croutons in the pantry. I don’t do salad without croutons… they’re the best part! So I thought I’d finally take time to make some especially since I had some great ciabatta bread in the pantry that we hadn’t used [...]

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Bruschetta with Tomato & Basil

2 March 2008
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I confess, until a couple months ago I thought Bruschetta was the combination of toasted baguettes with the tomato & basil topping. I mean when you go to an Italian restaurant it typically says Bruschetta, and what do you get?? The following! But Bruschetta (pronounced brusketta) actually refers to the garlic toasts! So now that [...]

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Roasted Red Pepper Dip

4 February 2008
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I never realized how much dairy we consume until I went to make vegan superbowl dishes … I had the hardest time coming up with dishes particularly cause everything seemed to involve, especially anything hubby would normally want to eat! I was reminded of Red Pepper dip which was delicious and vegan friendly, and the [...]

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Hot Spinach Dip

10 October 2007
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I’ve been craving spinach dip so decided to whip up a batch as a little appetizer before dinner tonight. I definitely prefer hot spinach dips over the cold, which is what I’ve always made in the past. I’m not a big fan of all the mayo and sour cream in the cold dips. And I [...]

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