Category: Appetizers + Snacks
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BBQ Chilli Cheese Fries + Buffalo Ranch Brussels
Today I’m posting a recipe for fantastic bbq chilli cheese fries and bbq buffalo ranch brussels sprouts that we made a couple weeks ago and I just hadn’t gotten around to getting a post up! But this was such a fun meal and one that I’ll absolutely be posting. Easy, smoky, amazing chili cheese fries…
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Grilled Artichokes
Guys, I barbecued artichokes!!! It’s official, my world is complete 🙂 There was a restaurant in Pasadena that I loved that served a wonderful grilled artichoke appetizer. I wanted to remake it a couple years ago, but without a grill blackened artichokes were the closest I could get (and they’re seriously awesome.) But that smoky…
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Saltine-Crusted Fried Green Tomatoes
It’s the beginning of tomato season here, which means: grab some not-yet-ripe tomatoes and get them fried! 🙂 Tomatoes are the last food left on my “Learn to Like” checklist. (Well, second to last just above eggplant. Bleh.) I am just not generally a fan, unless there are teeny amounts of small-diced pieces or unless…
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Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Slices
Allow me to introduce you to one of the easiest and most delicious snacks ever. First, a little secret: I’m not so into bananas. There are actually a handful of things that most people LOVE that I am not all that excited about (chocolate, whipped cream, plus I NEVER really liked bacon so when non-vegans…
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Sweet Onion Kale Chips | Take 2
It’s been WAY too long since I’ve made some kale chips, so I made truly spectacular ones to make up for the long wait. Check. them. out. Last year I made sweet onion kale chips to enjoy the awesome flavor of those Sweet Maui Onion chips in a healthier vegan way. I’m still in love…
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Easy Cupboard Trail Mix
Here’s the trail mix recipe I mentioned yesterday! Trail mix is a fantastic thing to take with you when you’re literally snacking on it on a hiking trail, but it’s also a great filling snack when you need one. This is what I threw in mine because it was all things that I already had…
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Mushroom & Artichoke Pastry Cups
I have been working on my “use my cookbooks” goal a bit more this month, and doing pretty well. This simple and incredible meal came from a cookbook, and I just HAD to share. These awesome little pastry cups are filled with sautéed mushrooms, garlic, chives, and marinated artichoke hearts and stuffed into puff pastry. …
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Sun Dried Tomato + Cream Cheese Crackers
Let me introduce one of the most basic recipes I will ever post on this blog. It is one of my all-time favorite snacks that I’ve been eating since before I can remember. Growing up, my family was big on slowly snacking throughout holidays instead of big meals. On Thanksgiving, we’d have snacks until dinner…
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Avocado Polenta Toast Bites
I made a new version of avocado toast. Avocado on top of toasted polenta rounds! I am so happy with this creation. I had a partially-eaten tube of polenta in my fridge and thought “I had better think of some way to use this up! Maybe breakfast tomorrow…but wah, I want avocado toast for breakfast! …
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Savory Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
I posted a recap of my trip to Apple Hill the weekend before last. It actually didn’t take much convincing to get Preston to go with me. He was fairly excited for orchards, wineries, and food. Who wouldn’t be?! Of course, he did seem to realize that he would be forced to go regardless of…