Category: Appetizers & Salads
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Easter Happenings
Spring is in full bloom and the Easter weekend was full of fun times. Granddaughter Rachel and the neighbor kids enjoyed an early morning Easter egg hunt. There were so many eggs that her basket was full. Cameron will have to wait until next year to participate because he is still a little unsteady walking […]
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Tuscan Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich Appetizers
My friend Maxine recently attended a symphony guild reception and raved about the appetizers served. One in particular that she mentioned was a simple tomato soup served in a cordial glass topped with a triangle of a grilled cheese sandwich. It was easy to sip the soup and dunk the sandwich if you preferred; […]
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Spicy Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Don’t you just want to dip your chips into this cheesy concoction? I have made this twice during the holidays. The original recipe came from the Tabasco website. My DIL Kristen introduced it to me and I have been making it for large get-togethers ever since. There is lots of cheese in it but somehow […]
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Pork and Wild Rice Soup
Making soup is a creative outlet. I like to experiment with combining ingredients. Making soup is also forgiving of mistakes. Even if you screw up, it still tastes good. But in this case there were no screw ups. I started with a recipe from Cooking Light magazine and adapted it. I had some boneless pork chops […]
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Albondigas Soup
I have been on a quest for new soup ideas this Fall and Winter. I did a Spanish Cocido here and a Tortilla Soup here. Now I have tried an Albondigas soup. It is a Mexican meatball soup. Albondigas means meatballs in Spanish. The meatballs can be made from ground beef alone, a combination of ground beef and […]