This post is not a recipe but rather a collection of ingredients which make up a delicious little appetizer. I first had this at my Danish friend Tina’s house and I was immediately hooked. It consist of these wonderful mini pancakes called Blinis which are Russian in origin and traditionally made of buckwheat flour and yeast. However, [...]
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Blinis with Smoked Salmon and Caviar
Posted in Appetizers, New Years Eve, Seafood, tagged appetizer, blinis, caviar, pancakes, russian, salmon, sour cream on September 6, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Hummus with Roasted Red Bell Pepper
Posted in Appetizers, Dip, Lunch, tagged bell pepper, chickpeas, dakota fanning, garbanzo beans, hummus, roasted red bell pepper, tahini, tom cruise, war of the worlds on August 15, 2010 | 18 Comments »
My first encounter with Hummus was when I watched the movie War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. Tom Cruise picks up a wedge of pita and dips it into the Hummus, starts to eat it and then puts on an expression of disgust and horrid. The conversation goes something [...]
Restaurant Style Salsa
Posted in Appetizers, Condiments, Mexican, tagged appetizer, mexican, salsa on June 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I finally decided to make a homemade Salsa, like the one you get at a restaurant. The one that there’s no stopping once you get started, the mouth-watering one, the spicy one, the one they bring you refills on which you gladly accept. Yep, that’s the one ! This is Ree Drummond’s recipe and she hit it [...]
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Posted in Appetizers, Asian, Chicken, Side dish, tagged appetizer, chinese, lettuce, side dish, wraps on June 15, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Lettuce Wraps are so popular these days and I can see why. These Wraps are not exactly like the ones that you get at that famous China Bistro everyone is flocking to (me included, if I can persuade my husband), but they are pretty darn close. Once you get all the specialty ingredients together they are a breeze [...]






