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Pepper Jelly and Cream Cheese Appetizer

30 Friday Nov 2012

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IMG_1483Happy Friday!

I’m grateful it’s Friday.

Weeks after holidays are a little rough for me.  Mainly because I always like to be vacating.

Great news, though!  I’m going out of town tonight.  With Jay.  For his birthday.  You’ll be shocked to know that we’re going to a comedy show.  SHOCKING.

This is an appetizer that I made last week for Thanksgiving.  It’s kind of a retro app that isn’t around all that much anymore, but MAN, is it good.  And easy.

There are only 5 ingredients, and one of them is “crackers, for serving.”

You MUST try this.  Go.

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Black Bean Salsa

12 Friday Oct 2012

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Happy Friday!

I’m really stinking excited that it’s the weekend!  I have another 20 hours of yoga this weekend, which makes me happy and peaceful.

…and grumpy on Mondays, but whatever.

This is a total throwback that I’ve been making for YEARS.  Like, since I was 16.  In Tokyo.  One of my cheerleading coaches made this and gave us all the recipe, and it became a staple at our super mandatory and fun sleepovers.  Cheer sleepovers are totally the best after a long game – and food like this was MANDATORY.  Sure, we had the standard rice balls covered in seaweed that everyone eats in high school (ha), but AMERICAN food like this was, like, totally our favorite food to make, even though avocados cost $5 each and Japanese food is better anyways.

Whatever.  We were brats.

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Prosciutto-wrapped Figs with Goat Cheese Cream

12 Wednesday Sep 2012

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See?

I was very clear that there are all sorts of things you can do with Goat Cheese Cream.  This is one of them!

It’s called a concrete example, folks.

So, a few weeks ago Jay had to work late on a Friday because he works at a college and when the students are back to school it only makes sense that the staff stay late every night and feed them free pizza while pimping out their respective organizations and activities, right?

Right.

So, homeboy was late, and I was bored, so I mad a gazillion course steak dinner.

We’ll get to the actual dinner tomorrow.

This is what we had for an appetizer though!

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Snack of the Day – Grilled Bread with Feta, Basil, Sundried Tomatoes

21 Tuesday Aug 2012

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Guys.

Do you eat lots of snacks?  I do!

I don’t like snacks in bags though.  Or boxes.  I like to make my own.  It’s a food snob thing.

You can be a food snob too!

Here’s one of my favorites – there aren’t any process pictures because you’re a grown up and I didn’t want to insult your intelligence.

You’re welcome for that!

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Monday Funday!

05 Monday Mar 2012

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That’s what people say about Sundays, isn’t it?

I think all days should be fun.

If, per chance, you’d like to have some of your nearest and dearest over for an impromptu happy hour sometime this week, here’s what I suggest you throw together for a super duper fake-fancy appetizer.

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More Party Food! Meatballs Marinara

01 Wednesday Feb 2012

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We remember from the last time that saying balls is fun, right?

Balls in your mouth, grab my balls, you could really go on forever if you get a bunch of guys all in one place and serve them meatballs.

Or girls, whatever.

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Party Snack – Boiled Peanuts

22 Thursday Dec 2011

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You know how everyone, like, loves boiled peanuts and talks about them all the time and says you can only get them by the roadside and craves them and eats 8,373 of them when they’re around?

It’s because they’re great.  Really great.

You can make your own!  It’s SO easy and raw peanuts are CHEAP, so why not impress some people at your upcoming parties with these babies?

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I Need You to HEAR Me

22 Tuesday Nov 2011

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Yes.  Please listen.

Thanksgiving shouldn’t be hard!  People get SO stressed about this holiday (myself included) because there is just so.much.to.do.

I get that, I do.

BUT, it is my so humble opinion that people make things harder on themselves than they really need to by insisting on making everything themselves and ON THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving is for giving thanks and getting drunk, people.

Not slaving in the kitchen.

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A No-Stress Appetizer for Thanksgiving

22 Tuesday Nov 2011

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The following recipe is appropriate for you if you:

  • Like to have good appetizers on hand
  • Don’t like to put forth much effort for said appetizers
  • Have random bread bits in your freezer at all time
  • Hate good photography (I was in a hurry, sorry)
It’s also good for you if you like delicious buttery, lemony toast for a fun twist on a regular cheese plate – you’ll love this!

 

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