Today is the kids last full day of school before summer vacation. We have had concerts, rehearsals, competitions and a thousand other things over the past month. We still have a few busy weeks ahead but I see an end in sight. One of their favorite things about busy times is to have appetizers for…
Category: Appetizers
Irish Nachos
It seems like every day it gets harder and harder to blog. In the beginning it was easy and I seemed to have too many things I wanted to write about. Lately, I seem to be doing more and writing less. I am still trying to keep a shortened version of our Dinner Game going…
Slow Cooker Cocktail Meatballs
So, on New Year’s Day we don’t eat a traditional meal. We snack all day long. I searched through Pinterest for easy and different appetizers for my family to try. I remember trying this dish about 20 years ago at a party and liking it but when I went to make it I thought it…
Aunt Amy & Uncle Mike’s Texas Caviar
When I am entertaining friends and family I like to have things that I can make ahead and then pull out at the last-minute before guests arrive. I don’t want to be in the kitchen all night serving and baking. That’s why I love having a variety of dips on hand so that I only…
Veggie Pizza Appetizer
Between now and Super Bowl Sunday I am planning on making and tasting quite a few appetizers. For us New Year’s Eve and Super Bowl Sunday are all about the food. Oh, and isn’t there a ball dropping and a game we are supposed to be paying attention to? But, for us we start weeks…
Hot Italian Sandwich Bites
I have recently been trying to rely more on my old cookbooks and recipe cards (what we used in the days before Pinterest). I love my cookbooks. I have many from the 1950’s, 1960’s and little pamphlets put out by companies to promote their products. I love reading them. Some of the recipes especially the…
Entertaining with Chik-fil-A: Dress Up Your Chicken Nugget Appetizers
The past two weeks have been extra busy around our house. Between visiting family, dance competitions, Halloween, decorating for Christmas (yes, I said Christmas!) and an impromptu party I felt I was going to fall down! Chik-fil-A to the rescue! We were challenged to create appetizers using Chik-fil-A nuggets for the #ChikfilAMOMS Club. My kids…
Cheesy Sloppy Joe Eggrolls
Day three without a kitchen sink. It is now glued back on but it needs to dry for 48 hours and then be sealed. I am getting really tired of not having a sink and running water in the sink. I can use my dishwasher but I don’t put pots and pans in it. So,…
Buffalo Chicken “Cupcakes”
Today is the first day back to school for the kids. I am an emotional wreck. Both of my children are starting taking big steps forward in their lives. My baby boy starts middle school (6th grade) and my daughter starts high school (9th grade). Through I know as parents we are to prepare them…
Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings
Well, this is one more in our junk food bonanza week. I guess it is just slightly a step up from deep-fried chicken wings. I know this is the time of year everyone starts their resolutions to only eat salads for dinner or eat 7 servings of fruit and vegetables per day but I have…
Mini Rye Cheese Appetizers
For Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we eat mostly appetizers and the day after on the 26th we eat all the leftovers. This is one of the leftovers. We always have a discussion when we serve these. Most people have usually had them somewhere before but other different names – Mini Greek Pizzas, Onassis pizzas,…
Nachos with Beef
My kids really wanted to go out to eat. Being just over a week to Christmas Day the budget cried, “No.” So, we started to brainstorm about what we could make that would make them feel like they were going out. They wanted nachos, soda and dessert. I started Googling restaurant style nachos. Every single…
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