Bruschetta is so simple to make, I almost feel a little silly for blogging about it….almost. But with all this warm and sunny Spring weather we have had this year here in Virginia ,I feel inspired to share my Bruschetta with you. It’s a small morsel loaded with flavor. Between the juicy fresh tomatoes, fragrant [...]
Archive for the ‘Appetizers’ Category
Bruschetta a la Primo
Posted in Appetizers, Lunch, tagged appetizer, balsamic vinegar, bruschetta, toast, tomatoes on May 14, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Shrimp and Crab Salad
Posted in Appetizers, Lunch, New Years Eve, Salad, Seafood, tagged appetizer, crab, dill, Lunch, old bay, party, salad, seafood, shrimp on March 19, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I have been looking for a really good seafood salad and I think I finally found it. This recipe is super delicious! I kept the Old Bay down to just a scant 1/2 teaspoon because often times I think the Old Bay is just too overpowering and it ends up ruining the gently seafood flavors. [...]
Shrimp and Lime Cocktail – Secret Recipe Club
Posted in Appetizers, Salad, Seafood, Secret Recipe Club, tagged appetizer, cocktail, lime, seafood, secret recipe club, shrimp on February 20, 2012 | 15 Comments »
Guess what time it is? It’s Secret Recipe time! This months assignment for the Secret Recipe Club was for me to go sneak around A Spoonful of Thyme’s food blog. The site belongs to Kate who is a seasoned traveler (I’m a little jealous here) and her lovely food blog is filled with many, many [...]
Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper Quisadilla
Posted in Appetizers, Chicken, Lunch, Quick and Easy, tagged cabot, cheese, chicken, feta, quisadilla, roasted red pepper, tortillas on January 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I love a really good Chicken Quisadilla and when you make them yourself at home, your completely in charge of the outcome. I don’t particularly like a lot of cheese on my food and when asking for light cheese in a restaurant, it still comes loaded on. In this write-up I have not written any amounts, simply just make it [...]
Spicy Sausage Dip
Posted in Appetizers, Dip, Quick and Easy, tagged food, spicy, tomatoes, quick, easy, sausage, dip, green chiles, chiles, cream cheese on November 14, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years are coming up and there will be parties, family gatherings and potluck’s at work, so we need something that’s delicious of course, quick and easy to prepare such as a little side dish, snack or appetizer if you will. This Spicy Sausage Dip is simply excellent! It is so easy and quick [...]
Shrimp and Feta Cheese Quiche
Posted in Appetizers, Main course, Seafood, Side dish, tagged cheese, eggs, feta, half-and-half, pepper, pie, quiche, red, roashed, shrimp, tart on October 31, 2011 | 9 Comments »
This recipe is from an old Everyday magazine. I had made this quiche a couple of times and my guests always loved it. It’s the kind of quiche that dissappears from the pie dish in no time at all. Then I lost the magazine and I tried to recreate it from memory but something was missing. I [...]
Kaja’s Corn Salad (borrowed from Henriette)
Posted in Appetizers, Lunch, Quick and Easy, Salad, Side dish, tagged bell pepper, corn, cranberries, cucumber, peas, pine nuts, raspberry, salad, vinaigrette on September 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
My Danish friend Kaja served this wonderful salad for our last get-together, which she in turn got from my other Danish friend Henriette. It is simple, refreshing and good for you. Kaja served it with walnuts which was very delicious but my favorite kinda nut is pine nuts and so I choose pine for this presentation. The raspberry walnut [...]
Pasta Salad with Sun-dried Tomatoes
Posted in Appetizers, Quick and Easy, Salad, Side dish, tagged ABGT, blacksmith, forge, gentile, jganvil, kalamata, olives, parmesan, pasta, salad, sun-dried, tomatoes on August 15, 2011 | 15 Comments »
I was looking for a good Pasta Salad to serve for the “BurleyMen Club” :) aka Artist Blacksmith Group of Tidewater for their monthly meeting held at Gentile Forge. I came across this Pasta Salad and thought it sounded super delicious. Sun-dried tomatoes and Kalamate olives, what a winning combination. And it was delicious!….but….I’m now thinking that it [...]
Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
Posted in Appetizers, Comfort food, Lunch, Main course, Soup, tagged basil, roasted tomatoes, soup, tomato on September 13, 2010 | 17 Comments »
If you read my blog on a regular basis you’ll know that I am a bit of a tomato freak. So it makes sense that tomato soup is one of my favorite types of soup. In my humble opinion, there is nothing more soothing than a bowl of warm and slightly peppery tomato soup served with a slice of [...]






