Quick and easy to make with ingredients you probably already have in the kitchen, spinach and bell pepper quiches make for an awesome appetizer or for a light lunch served with a side salad.
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Fig and Onion Tart
Fig and onion tart might sound intimidating but is actually surprisingly easy to make with the most decadent of results. Sweet, salty, cheesy and crispy, this is an intense tart with over the top flavors and oh so good!
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Puff Pastry Bell Pepper Quiche for a New Year”s Eve Dinner at Swati and Tarak’s 2018
Quiche is synonymous for many with a good crust and a great egg filling. For me however quiche will always be about the veggies that go in it, because without a great tasting veggie mix, that quiche can taste rather boring in my opinion. When I make quiche I make sure my veggie mix is packed with lots of veggies, lots of flavor, and lots of good quality cheese. These are to me what make any quiche taste outstanding. Continue reading Puff Pastry Bell Pepper Quiche for a New Year”s Eve Dinner at Swati and Tarak’s 2018
Mint Chutney on Pita Bread with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Looking for a totally original, delicious, and healthy appetizer to serve at your next dinner gathering? This appetizer is the most creative and delicious appetizer I have had in a while – spicy homemade mint chutney spread on pita bread and then topped with roasted Brussels sprouts. It’s so unique and delicious. Continue reading Mint Chutney on Pita Bread with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Wild Mushrooms & Leeks with Melted Brie
Wild mushrooms and leeks with melted Brie is an appetizer that my daughter Rani and I made for our Thanksgiving dinner and what a spectacular dish it turned out to be. Delicious, cheesy, flavorful and beautiful – melted Brie with mushrooms and leeks is one showstopper of an appetizer! Continue reading Wild Mushrooms & Leeks with Melted Brie
Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash
Roasted butternut squash with an exotic spice rub elevates a sweet squash into something delectable. If you like roasted butternut squash and the wonderful flavor of spices, I promise this spicy roasted butternut squash will knock your socks off.
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Raw Mango Chutney & Sweet Apple on Baguette
Loking for an artsy avant garde appetizer that tastes as good as it look? Then this recipe is for you. A combination of raw mango chutney slathered on baguette and topped with sweet apples. Absolutely delicious and totally unique!
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Blistered Shishito Peppers with Mustard Seeds and Turmeric
Shishito peppers are a Japanese variety of peppers that are bright green mild chili peppers . It is said that one in every 10 shishito peppers is spicy, and it’s hard to know if that one spicy pepper will end up in your batch. The excitement, the anticipation, the unknown, and the wondering of “Am I going to bite into that one spicy shishito pepper?” makes it a fun experience eating shishito peppers 😳😡😀. Shishito peppers are so pupular these days that restaurants around town serve blistered peppers as appetizers. Continue reading Blistered Shishito Peppers with Mustard Seeds and Turmeric
Creamy Chèvre on Baguette with Fig Jam
Artisanal creamy cheese topped with fig jam on a baguette is a positively decadent combination.
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Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
Rather than have the family binge on some cookies and crackers on a Sunday afternoon I made this roasted cauliflower dish for a late afternoon snack which the entire family devoured 😋. I picked up this recipe watching an old episode of Ina Garten’s show Barefoot Contessa on Food Network channel. The episode was all about vegetable side dishes, and this cauliflower dish caught my attention because it was so easy to make and looked scrumptious. It involves just roasting cauliflower and then melting Parmesan cheese over the florets. How easy is that? The best part of this cauliflower dish is how awesome it tastes!! Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower by Ina Garten. Continue reading Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower