Ricotta cheese helps make these Smoked Bacon Cheddar Hush Puppies light and fluffy. The gooey, cheesy center is a pleasant surprise. Hush puppies are easy to make. They are one of those foods that require little effort to produce delicious, satisfying results. They are made with a cornmeal/flour-based batter. In my hush puppies, there is a particular ingredient that you will not find in many others—ricotta …
Zesty Crab Soufflé
Jazz up any meal with this Zesty Crab Soufflé with Monterey Jack and Jalapeño Pepper Cheese. It is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation. When you are a food blogger and want to complete your photoshoot at lightning speed, you make a soufflé. Speed is of the essence if you want to capture the soufflé at its best. Within minutes, your subject will …
Honey Beer Glazed Wings
These crispy Honey Beer Glazed Wings are baked chicken wings in a sweet and salty honey beer glaze. These wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or any game day. Our Patriots didn’t make it to the Super Bowl, but it doesn’t mean we can’t participate in the festivities on game day. To many, it’s all about the game, but to others it’s all …
Corn and Chourico Dip
This gooey and cheesy Corn and Chourico Dip has a slight kick from green chiles and chourico. Serve it at the next gathering and watch it disappear. If you are looking for a crowd pleasing dip recipe, look no further. This one has corn, chourico, cheeses, green chiles, and is hot and gooey. It has a slight hint of heat and is great with tortilla …
Chicken Salad Sandwich with Garlic and Herbs Cheese
Chicken Salad Sandwich with Garlic and Herbs Cheese kicks a classic favorite up a notch! The chicken is infused with garlic, fragrant herbs, and scrumptious cheese. This sandwich is a great way to use leftover chicken and make perfect appetizers! We had our new next door neighbors over for dinner for the first time last weekend. For over five hours we sat, talked, ate, and …
Spinach & Ritz Cracker Stuffed Mushrooms
Spinach and Ritz Cracker Stuffed Mushrooms are ideal for appetizers, snacks, or party food. The butteriness, tenderness, and cheesiness make them irresistible! They are vegetation making them crowd-friendly and perfect for parties! I like stuffed mushrooms of all kinds—with crab, sausage, cream cheese, and bread stuffing—you name it. But my favorite is with Ritz crackers. The first time I made it, I used this recipe …
Spinach and Bacon Dip
This creamy Spinach and Bacon Dip is full of chopped spinach and scrumptious bacon. With reduced fat and calorie ingredients, it’s a good balance of indulgence and going light. It’s a crowd-pleasing appetizer that always disappears quickly. This post has been updated with new images and added content since its original publication in May 2013. Good news! I have a date with Michael Bublé in …
Eggless Cornbread
Eggless Cornbread is slightly sweet, tender, and has little kernels of tender corn. It’s so easy to put together and makes a great side dish or snack. Well, we got a little snow again a few days ago. Little? Right! That’s my deck, and that’s a yardstick at the bottom of the first picture. It measured a mere 18 inches of freshly fallen snow. All …