Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
This dip is everything you love about tuna salad sandwiches (minus the bread) in the form of a dip. Served with crispy potato chips, it’s a pairing made in heaven! I love canned tuna! I know there are a lot of canned tuna haters out there. In the past, I refrained from making this post because, after all, who’s going to want to read a …
These Cheesy Garlic Pita Chips are crispy and delicious. They freeze well and reheat quickly. Make a lot of extras to keep on hand for a spur-of-the-moment appetizer or snack. When I get a cold, it lasts for an excruciatingly long period…about 3 weeks from the first tickle in my throat to the last tissue wipe. It really irritates me when other people overcome their …
The secret ingredient for this Skinny Taco Dip is puréed cottage cheese, which is low in fat and calories. With creaminess and layers of salsa, lettuce, and shredded cheese, it’s deliciously light and healthy! I originally created this skinny taco dip recipe for my friend, Melanie, at Reasons to Skip the Housework. I’m finally bringing it back home to share with you! If you like …
These summer rolls consist of roast pork, shrimp, herbs, and vegetables rolled in rice paper. Served with a dipping sauce (nước chấm), they are a favorite Vietnamese appetizer. My mom used to make summer rolls or gỏi cuốn, a Vietnamese appetizer, regularly when I was young. In our family, it was served as part of the main course. Although I loved it, I distinctly remember the …
Apricot Cream Cheese Dip with Bacon and Pecans is sweet, salty, and delicious. It’s delicious with bread or crackers. This was a dip I whipped together last week for our weekend guests. Even though we planned to have dinner with our company shortly after they arrived, I wanted to offer something to nosh on beforehand. But before I knew it, it was the day off, and I had …
Homemade chicken sausage, pickled carrots and daikon, and cilantro wrapped in lettuce leaves. Serve with soy-oyster dipping sauce. Great as an appetizer or a light and healthy summer meal. I served these chicken lettuce wraps to my husband twice this past week. To my delight, he loved them and gave them two thumbs up. He is my biggest blog supporter and critic, so it makes …
Store-bought provolone and prosciutto-stuffed hot cherry peppers that are dipped in a batter and panko crumbs and fried until golden brown. This salty, vinegary, and hot appetizer will disappear quickly. Do you like hot stuffed cherry peppers? I am a fan. They are pickled and stuffed with provolone cheese and prosciutto. These vessels of deliciousness deliver salty and vinegary flavors as well as heat to your mouth. They …
Apricot Thyme Glazed Bacon Sticks are thick sliced bacon strips glazed with apricot preserves and dried thyme. They are addictively sweet, salty, herbaceous, and sticky. We are bacon lovers in my house. If I want the gang to come running, all I have to say is BACCCON! And they come running faster if it’s glazed bacon sticks. There is no such thing as leftovers when it comes …
Shredded chicken tenders, Monterey Jack cheese, avocado, tomato, scallion, and a hint of lime make these nachos hard to resist. Perfect for an appetizer, as game day food, or for movie night. Nachos is a popular snack in my household as it is in many. My husband is the biggest fan of all and often snacks on this salty, cheesy guilty pleasure. However, he prefers it very …
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