Category Archives: Appetizer

recent eats

Holy moly, I have cooked some good things recently and have not been sharing them with you guys! Instead of writing up too many food posts, I decided to just dump them all here into one post. You guys don’t mind, right? Let’s get started. Back in July, I made some Beef Empanadas for a friend’s birthday [...]

Spiced Popcorn

If you stop by my house unexpected and I feel the need to have a snack to feed you, it is highly likely that you will be fed some spiced popcorn. I always have the ingredients on hand. . . just in case. You just never know when you will need it. It is affectionately [...]

Book Club Treats

I had the pleasure of hosting book club last month and made some fun treats that were gobbled up. My goal was to make simple/quick items that had very few ingredients but still packed a lot of punch in the flavor department. Oh, and I had a very small budget, so the ingredients had to [...]

Feta Salsa

Another recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I know, I should branch out a bit! But she’s just so good at what she does! She compiled this list of party foods and I wanted to make everything on the list. Really. I almost did. I tried to limit myself and still ended up with more than we [...]

Some Thanksgiving Recipes

So I made most of our Thanksgiving menu from the November issue of Bon Appetit and while everything was tasty (the stuffing, the turkey), the recipes I’m sharing were the standouts for me. The others were fun but I’ll definitely be going back to brining the turkey next year. These are definitely worth repeating for [...]

Cannellini Bean Dip with Truffle Oil

There is this restaurant here in Austin, called Asti, that serves this fantastic bean dip as an appetizer (although I think they may call it a purée… It’s fancier that way). It is so delicious, it’s addicting! I decided to try and whip up a batch for Amanda’s shower and I think it was a [...]

Creamy Garlic and Sun Dried Tomato Hummus

I can’t believe I haven’t shared this recipe with y’all yet! I made it so frequently for about a year and then kinda forgot about it. Hummus is my go-to dip and I have modified and merged several recipes to create my favorite version. I used to bring in to work to share with my [...]