Tag: Appetizer

<strong>Best Healthy Deviled Eggs without Mayo</strong>

Best Healthy Deviled Eggs without Mayo

What Makes These the Best Deviled Eggs?  Well for starters, they are healthier deviled eggs since they are made with greek yogurt. (see calorie and protein comparison below)  They are also not too mushy. Less yogurt (or mayo if you must) makes for a more…

Irish Pride Tea Sandwiches

Irish Pride Tea Sandwiches

These flags are made for eating, not waving! Looking for a St. Patrick’s Day Appetizer? Celebrate with these adorable & delicious Irish Pride Tea Sandwiches. The first time I served them, people were afraid to mess up my plating and they said they were too…

Wild Mushroom Phyllo Triangles

Wild Mushroom Phyllo Triangles

These delicious, bite size, crispy, wild mushroom phyllo triangles are a favorite party appetizer at my house. They get devoured before I can place the platter on the table.  Although they take some practice to fold, with a little time and patience you’ll be a…

Lion’s Mane Crab Cakes

Lion’s Mane Crab Cakes

How Can You Make a Crab Cake without Crab? If you don’t know about this mushroom, the Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium Erinaceus),  is a choice edible mushroom, it has major health benefits, and has a similar taste and texture as crab meat. This is why it makes a wonderful…

Light & Healthy Curry Chicken Salad

Light & Healthy Curry Chicken Salad

This Light & Healthy Curry Chicken Salad is Always a Party Favorite  Many years ago a friend brought her homemade Curry Chicken Salad to my house when we had a party. I fell in love. I asked her for the recipe and she said she…

The Best Homemade Smoked Salmon Dip

The Best Homemade Smoked Salmon Dip

What Makes this the Best Homemade Smoked Salmon Dip?  Well, for starters… it won’t fall off your darn cracker!  I know that sounds like a silly thing to say, but before I made this dip, we used to serve my husband’s homemade smoked salmon with…

Super Cute Turkey Cheese Ball

Super Cute Turkey Cheese Ball

. Is it Too Cute to Eat? No. It is not too cute to eat. It’s too delicious to go to waste. Pepé and I always have to be the first to dig in and put some of this yummy turkey cheese ball on a…

Best Homemade Guacamole

Best Homemade Guacamole

Please Stop Putting the pit in the Bowl! I’m sorry if this offends those of you who still insist on putting the avocado pit in the bowl. You all declare that it keeps it from turning brown. It absolutely does not. The only part it…

Fresh Basil Pesto

Fresh Basil Pesto

Fresh Basil Pesto Pesto… It’s Pesto! I couldn’t help but take a picture of Pepé next to these basil plants. I was showing a friend how big the plants have grown. He laughed and said, “It looks like Pepé’s tree house.” I think Pepé would…