Category Archives: Appetizers

French Onion Dip Stuffed Mushrooms

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Kara

One of my most favorite guilty pleasures in the whole world is pan fried onion dip. I just love it!! I don’t allow myself to make it more that 2 times per year. It is too dangerous! For me a perfect Sunday afternoon is watching the Bears game and eating pan fried onion dip on the couch with my husband. I of course will be wearing an oversized t-shirt and stretchy pants. Doesn’t hurt when the Bears win either!!

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Roasted Garlic Artichoke Dip

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Kara

My love affair with artichokes continues with this roasted garlic and artichoke dip. Last week Cliff asked me what recipes I was planning to make for the blog. One of the recipes I mentioned was artichoke dip. He said, haven’t we done that already? Of course, we had made spinach artichoke dip before, but this dip has no spinach, and it has roasted garlic AND a panko crust. Completely different!!! And besides, can you ever have too many cheesy, artichokey dips? I think not.

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Fruit Salsa

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kelly

I so wanted to make a fruit salsa with raspberries and peaches. The two sounded so good together. But apparently this is not the season for peaches and I could not find any. The guy at Marianos looked at me like I was crazy when I asked where the peaches were. My second choice was nectarines…but no dice. Bottom line? I want summer to be here.

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Spicy Grilled Shrimp

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Kara

I have always loved seafood. There are not too many seafood items I do not like. Clams and tuna are probably the only ones. My parents always tell the story of the seafood mistake they made with me when I was young. I was maybe 2 years old and they let me taste their lobster. Big mistake. Big. I think I ate the rest of their lobster and they probable got stuck with whatever I was supposed to be eating. Totally their fault, they should have known!

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Cranberry, Cheddar and Parmesan Cheese Ball

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kelly

I told my mom I would make an appetizer for Easter. The trouble is coming up with an appetizer to make! I wanted to try something new and I wanted to choose something that could be prepared a day ahead of time. Decisions…