Category Archives: Appetizer

Homemade Hummus (STILL!) Hits the Spot

 I will go on record and say that I adore hummus. I love it as a dip, and I love it as a spread for sandwiches. I even love all the individual ingredients in hummus and often add extra garbanzo … Continue reading

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Easy Cheese Fondue

Click here to view recipe. My youngest son, Jakey Boy, had a birthday in February, so I bought him an electric fondue pot and invited his family for dinner.  The fondue was meant to be our appetizer, but it should … Continue reading

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Nachos Grande

Click here to view recipe. OK people… a short while ago I posted a picture from Belize of our dinner – nachos grande.  Several of you wrote and wanted the recipe.  Recipe?  Really?!?  You actually asked me to quantify this? … Continue reading

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Oaxaca Peanuts

Click here to view recipe. I travelled to Oaxaca in late August. I’d never been to this part of Mexico, and we wanted to try a Spanish language “almost immersion” school.  When I returned home, friends here in  Seattle asked … Continue reading

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Chicken & Turkey Larb

Click here to view recipe. If you have mint growing in your garden – you may have the same challenge I do … delicious as it is – it grows like a weed! I trim mine often and am always … Continue reading

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Holy Holy Guacamole

Click here to view recipe. It’s summer, I’m down in Belize for a few weeks and for once there are avocados everywhere!  These avocados are most likely from neighboring Mexico – not hothouse ripened, mind you.  When they are soft … Continue reading

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Amazing Apricot Appetizers

Click here to view recipe. For someone who loves food, it might shock you that I am not a huge fan of appetizers – eating them or making them. For me, consuming too much before a meal satiates my hunger … Continue reading

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Homemade Hummus Hits the Spot

Click here to view recipe. “I’m in Israel!” These are the words that happily ran through my mind as our plane touched down in Tel Aviv last month. I kept pinching myself and telling myself that it was true … … Continue reading

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Chicken Wings

“It’s too complicated, and you could never explain it.” These were my husband’s words when I asked him if he thought it would be a good idea to write about Maria and Jose’s wedding in Belize. Despite his misgivings, I … Continue reading

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