Tag: appetizer

Tip of the Week!! ((Faux-made Pickles))

Tip of the Week!! ((Faux-made Pickles))

Pickles!! Pickles!! Pickles!! Three cheers for pickles! If you have been following me on Instagram or Facebook you may have seen some of my pictures, hinting at this TotW. I am in love with this tip for a few reasons:

Hoisin & Sweet Chili Glazed Egg Roll Meatballs

Hoisin & Sweet Chili Glazed Egg Roll Meatballs

I have a deep love for meatballs – if you haven’t already noticed! Each one is adaptable to any flavor profile, can be crammed full of various veggies & can made low-carb & low-fat. In addition to all of those great reasons – homemade meatballs 

Smoked Carnitas ((pork butt)) Tacos

Smoked Carnitas ((pork butt)) Tacos

Every year at this time, the clan heads to the lake. Our lake is Table Rock – we spend 51 weeks out of the year counting down to the one week we are ‘home’. There are 26 of us in total, well – this year 

Skinnier BBQ Smoked Salmon Herbed Dip

Skinnier BBQ Smoked Salmon Herbed Dip

Have you ever heard of “salmon jerky’? If not, let me give you a quick description: it’s sweet, salty & slightly dehydrated ((but still moist)) salmon fillets. I get mine from the seafood case at Whole Foods, where they make it themselves!! This particular salmon 

Guacamole at it’s BEST

Guacamole at it’s BEST

My favorite type of guacamole is the kind that keeps the avocado ‘STAR’

“Pot Stickers in Transition”

“Pot Stickers in Transition”

Okay, there are a few things that are apparent as you examine this picture:

Homemade Hatch Green Chili Hummus

Homemade Hatch Green Chili Hummus

Hatch Green Chili Hummus — The recipe I am sharing with you today is NOT the fastest or simplest way to acquire this type of food — but WOW!!!