Category Archives: Appetizers

Appetizers

Dried Wild Mushroom And Sun Dried Tomato Topping/Dip

  This dried mushroom and sun dried tomato dip is so quick to prepare- you will love it!  It is also extremely healthy! After you hydrate the dried mushrooms, you just throw all of the ingredients into a food processor and then garnish with the minced parsley after it is blended.  Easy! Other than the fresh…

Curried Corn Salad Or Dip

  This is a fun salad if you love curry flavors! I came across the original recipe in a publication put out by AAA called Friendly Exchange.  My notes scribbled on the recipe show that the first time I made it was 2004.  I forgot about it until I found it again last week! When…

Easy Gluten Free Pizza With Italian Sausage

  This gluten free pizza recipe is easier because it uses Trader Joe’s Rice Flour Tortillas for the crust. Before Trader Joe’s offered Rice Flour Tortillas I used to make it with their corn tortillas, but the rice is much closer to a real pizza crust flavor because it is neutral. I have not played with…

Artichoke Heart And Olive Dip

  This dip doesn’t need much of an introduction except to say that it is very easy to make and tastes great!   It is also absolutely healthy and if you dipped vegie pieces in it instead of chips, you could eat it without any guilt whatsoever! To make this dip you just drain a can…

Shrimp Salsa

This recipe was originally published several years ago in Chile Pepper Magazine.  Their new website is under construction right now but you can take a look at their magazine in my amazon store here on this blog. I might have tweaked the original recipe a little but not much. I have subscribed to Chile Pepper …

Mushrooms Stuffed With Prosciutto and Artichoke Hearts

This is an elegant stuffed mushroom recipe that is very easy and fast to prepare!  It’s also yummy with Champagne! I gave this recipe to my neighbor who does not enjoy cooking as much as I do.  She made these mushrooms for us the next time we were at her house for dinner- they were…