appetizer
Chocolate Chip Cheeseball

Chocolate Chip Cheeseball

Can a cheeseball be a dessert?  I say yes.  I love a good sweet cheeseball for snacking.  My sister in law Jessica makes a fabulous Chocolate Chip Cheeseball, it satisfies every sweet tooth.  She made it this past weekend for a baby shower we were hosting for our other sister in law, Jenny.  I noticed...
Sun Dried Tomato & Basil Cheese Dip

Sun Dried Tomato & Basil Cheese Dip

I love making warm cheese dips to take to parties because they always seem to be a hit.  My latest warm cheese dip creation involves basil and sun dried tomatoes, so how can it NOT be delicious?!?! This sun dried tomato and basil cheese dip is so rich, creamy, flavorful, and best of all, EASY...
Easy Sweets :: Pretzels with Chocolate & Almonds

Easy Sweets :: Pretzels with Chocolate & Almonds

Around this time of year I tend to make a LOT of sweets in my kitchen.  This year I was inspired by Amy Q. over at In A Galaxy Blog to make a new sweet treat to share with friends for the holidays,  Pretzels with Chocolate & Almonds.  I think this is one of the...
Easy Food Processor Salsa

Easy Food Processor Salsa

Tis the season for tomatoes! And fresh tomatoes in my kitchen means SALSA! I thought I made the perfect salsa recipe last summer, but no…this one beats it! And it’s super easy to make. You can pretty much chuck everything in your Best Food Processor and you’ve created a delicious work of art. I took...

Strawberries and Cream Recipe

Summer = Strawberry Season!  And the best thing to have with strawberries is a sweet creamy dip!  This strawberries and cream recipe is always a hit at the summertime parties…Enjoy! Strawberries and Cream  8 oz. Cream Cheese 4 Tbs. Strawberry Preserves 2 tsp. Pineapple Juice 4 Tbs. Amaretto 8 oz. Cool Whip Strawberries Mix together:...
Toasted Crab Bite Appetizers

Toasted Crab Bite Appetizers

One of my most popular appetizers that I have in my recipe box is Toasted Crab Bite Appetizers.  They are simple to put together, and you can even double the recipe and freeze some for a later date.  And they are so tasty that they never last long at a party.  I’ve had this recipe...

Menu Plan Monday ~ The First Communion Edition

Yesterday Max celebrated his First Communion, and we had quite a spread for his celebration after Mass.  So instead of giving you our weekly menu plan (we ate out ALOT last week)…I bring you instead my First Communion Party Menu Plan!  I wanted to have a picnic-style lunch for Max’s party, so I used some...

Tomato Bread Appetizer

I have this tradition of putting together a set of family recipe cards for the brides in my family.  And every time I collect recipes from my family members I find a few that I simply must try.  My Auntie Annie shared this recipe, and I’ve held on to the card for a few months...

Korean Beef Wonton Appetizer

I have a delicious appetizer recipe to share with you, but before you can make this appetizer, you need to make dinner.  That’s right, dinner.  Right around thanksgiving I had made Korean Beef & Rice from the Lizzy Writes blog for dinner (see picture to the right ).  It’s a family favorite, and soooo very...

Menu Plan Monday ~ November 26

Well, my menu for last week is a little crazy…the Thanksgiving holiday meant several parties for this family.  So I don’t have a week’s worth of dinner recipe links below, but I have some other fun recipes…side dishes, appetizers, etc.  Check out Orgjunkie’s Meal Plan Monday roundup for more inspiration. What I was cooking last...
Delicious Black Bean Recipes

Delicious Black Bean Recipes

I am completely smitten with the Black Bean & Rice Burrito recipe from the Organize Yourself Skinny Blog.  They meet the most important of my criteria for a perfect meal:  easy to make and delicious.  We eat them quite often around these parts.  I like to double the black bean portion of this recipe and...

Peacho de Gallo

A few weeks back we went over to our friends’ house for dinner, and Chris made this amazing salsa and added a peach to it.  It was delish!  He didn’t use a recipe, so I couldn’t steal it from him.  I had to come home and make one up myself.  So I started with a...