appetizer
Mini Cheeseburger Appetizer Recipe

Mini Cheeseburger Appetizer Recipe

Sometimes when I host a party I don’t want to serve a meal because we just don’t have the space to seat everyone at once.  When I’m hosting a big crowd I often opt for serving finger foods instead of a meal.  I always try to use the easiest of recipes and food that will...
Easy Bacon Jalapeno Popper Recipe

Easy Bacon Jalapeno Popper Recipe

It’s officially “party season”…there are football parties, holiday parties, office parties and for our family there’s game night parties.  We have been making Bacon Jalapeno Popper Appetizers lately for parties (and even as a side dish for dinner once or twice) and they are quite popular.  So popular in fact, that they often disappear within minutes of...
Five Fabulous Truffle Oil Recipes

Five Fabulous Truffle Oil Recipes

Ever since I had my first helping of Truffle Fries at a restaurant I’ve been in love with all things truffle.  Since our budget doesn’t allow for us to eat out every night I bought myself a bottle of White Truffle Oil from The Flying Olive (located at the Friendly Market and at Jungle Jim’s Eastgate)....
Party Planning with Remke Markets

Party Planning with Remke Markets

Back in the day…before I had four kids and seemed to have more time on my hands I would spend hours and hours preparing for parties and making elaborate and delicious food to serve to my guests.  Now I’m all about saving time whenever I can, but I still want to serve great food when...
Pesto Cream Cheese Dip

Pesto Cream Cheese Dip

You must know by now how much I love easy appetizer recipes.  Well here’s something you might not know about me, I cannot go to a party empty handed.  That’s where all of my easy appetizers come in…I have a collection of easy appetizers that I can throw together in no time at all so I...
Ranch Crackers

Ranch Crackers

We are getting ready for a family vacation and I’m putting together some snacks for us to munch on in the car during the long drive.  While Trail Mix is always a staple on our trips, I’ve added a new snack to the mix this year, Ranch Crackers.  My Auntie Annie introduced me to this...
Truffle & Parmesan Pita Chips Recipe

Truffle & Parmesan Pita Chips Recipe

Pita chips are great for pairing with dips and hummus, and they are really easy to make at home.  For a long time we’ve been making Pita Chips for parties with a simple combination of pita bread, olive oil, salt and pepper.  And they are always devoured at parties.  Recently I decided to jazz things...
Strawberry Bruschetta

Strawberry Bruschetta

The first time I had Strawberry Bruschetta I fell in love with it.  My Aunt Patti created this recipe and served it at my cousin’s Rehearsal Dinner.  They were gobbled up at the party!  It’s a perfect sweet and savory combination.  Looking at this ingredients list you might wonder if it works…but trust me, it...
Tasty Appetizer :: Bali Maki

Tasty Appetizer :: Bali Maki

Our family loves to have game nights, and at these game nights we simply must have some munchies to snack on while we play.  A few months back my brother in law brought a game changer to our family game night.  He brought homemade Bali Maki.  What’s Bali Maki, you ask?  Well, my kids call...
Baked Brie with Fig Spread & Pecans

Baked Brie with Fig Spread & Pecans

I find it impossible to attend a party without bringing a dish to share.  I know that I appreciate it as a hostess when guests offer to bring something, so I try to do the same for others.  That being said, I don’t always have a whole lot of time in which to prepare food...
Five Easy Appetizers

Five Easy Appetizers

I have lots of favorite easy appetizer recipes, because I love making Hors d’oeuvres for any occasion.  Over the Thanksgiving weekend we had five different events going on!  So I had lots of easy appetizers to make.  I put together five of my favorite easy appetizers this weekend and thought I’d share the recipes with...
My Favorite Tomato Recipes

My Favorite Tomato Recipes

The closer we get to fall the more tomatoes I’m seeing in my CSA produce share!  I’m finding any way I can to incorporate fresh tomatoes into our menu lately, because they are just so very tasty this time of year. I’ll chop them up and add them pizzas, make sandwiches out of them, create...